वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-44

पितरं मातरं चैव संमान्याभिप्रसाद्य च ।
अनुप्रव्रजितो रामं सुमित्रा येन सुप्रजाः ।
आनुकूल्येन धर्मात्मा त्यक्त्वा सुखमनुत्तमम् ॥४४॥

44. pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva saṃmānyābhiprasādya ca ,
anupravrajito rāmaṃ sumitrā yena suprajāḥ ,
ānukūlyena dharmātmā tyaktvā sukhamanuttamam.

44. pitaram mātaram ca eva saṃmānya
abhiprasādya ca anupravrajitaḥ rāmam
sumitrā yena suprajāḥ ānukūlyena
dharmātmā tyaktvā sukham anuttamam

44. pitaram mātaram ca eva saṃmānya
abhiprasādya ca rāmam anupravrajitaḥ
yena sumitrā suprajāḥ dharmātmā
anuttamam sukham tyaktvā ānukūlyena

44. Having honored and duly propitiated his father and mother, and having followed Rama into exile—by him, Sumitra is truly blessed with an excellent son. That righteous soul (dharmātmā), abandoning unequalled happiness, acts with utmost devotion.

Words meanings summery:

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, even, only

• संमान्य (saṁmānya) - having honored, having respected

• अभिप्रसाद्य (abhiprasādya) - having propitiated, having pleased, having calmed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनुप्रव्रजितः (anupravrajitaḥ) - having followed (into exile) (one who has followed, having followed, gone after)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (name of a king, son of Dasaratha)

• सुमित्रा (sumitrā) - Sumitra (name of Lakshmana's mother)

• येन (yena) - because of whom (referring to Lakshmana) (by whom, by which)

• सुप्रजाः (suprajāḥ) - blessed with an excellent son (Lakshmana) (having good children, blessed with good offspring)

• आनुकूल्येन (ānukūlyena) - with utmost devotion (to Rama) (with favor, with amiability, with conformity, with devotion)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that virtuous soul (referring to Lakshmana) (a righteous person, one whose soul is (pure) (dharma))

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort, ease

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, peerless, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, even, only

(indeclinable)

संमान्य (saṁmānya) - having honored, having respected

(indeclinable)

Gerund (indeclinable past participle)

Derived from prefix sam- + root mā (to measure, compare, respect) with suffix -ya for gerund.

Prefix: sam

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: This is an indeclinable past participle (gerund).

अभिप्रसाद्य (abhiprasādya) - having propitiated, having pleased, having calmed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (indeclinable past participle)

Derived from prefixes abhi- + pra- + root sad (to sit, settle) in causative sense 'to cause to settle/become pleased', with suffix -ya for gerund.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: This is an indeclinable past participle (gerund).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनुप्रव्रजितः (anupravrajitaḥ) - having followed (into exile) (one who has followed, having followed, gone after)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupravrajita

anupravrajita - followed, gone after

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefixes anu- + pra- + root vraj (to go, wander) with suffix -ita.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Here used as a noun meaning 'one who has followed'.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (name of a king, son of Dasaratha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

सुमित्रा (sumitrā) - Sumitra (name of Lakshmana's mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumitrā

sumitrā - Sumitra (proper name)

येन (yena) - because of whom (referring to Lakshmana) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to Lakshmana implicitly.

सुप्रजाः (suprajāḥ) - blessed with an excellent son (Lakshmana) (having good children, blessed with good offspring)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suprajā

suprajā - having good children, blessed with good offspring

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+prajā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• prajā – offspring, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Sumitra.

आनुकूल्येन (ānukūlyena) - with utmost devotion (to Rama) (with favor, with amiability, with conformity, with devotion)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ānukūlya

ānukūlya - favor, amiability, conformity, devotion

Derived from anukūla (favorable) + suffix -ya (denoting state/quality).

Prefix: anu

Root: kul

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that virtuous soul (referring to Lakshmana) (a righteous person, one whose soul is (pure) (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteous conduct, natural law, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Gerund (indeclinable past participle)

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: This is an indeclinable past participle (gerund).

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort, ease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, ease

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, peerless, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unequalled, peerless, supreme, best

Compound of an- (negation) and uttama (best).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (neuter)
  Superlative of ud (up).

Note: Qualifies 'sukham'.

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