वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-48

मत्तः प्रियतरो नित्यं भ्राता रामस्य लक्ष्मणः ।
नियुक्तो धुरि यस्यां तु तामुद्वहति वीर्यवान् ॥४८॥

48. mattaḥ priyataro nityaṃ bhrātā rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ ,
niyukto dhuri yasyāṃ tu tāmudvahati vīryavān.

48. mattaḥ priyataraḥ nityam bhrātā rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ
| niyuktaḥ dhuri yasyām tu tām udvahati vīryavān

48. rāmasya bhrātā lakṣmaṇaḥ mattaḥ nityam priyataraḥ
tu vīryavān yasyām dhuri niyuktaḥ tām udvahati

48. Lakshmana, the brother of Rama, is always dearer to him than I am. That valiant one carries out whatever responsibility he is assigned.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

• प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer, more beloved

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, engaged, commissioned

• धुरि (dhuri) - in a responsibility, in a burden, in a yoke

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• उद्वहति (udvahati) - carries, bears, performs

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, mighty, powerful one

Words meanings and morphology

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer, more beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyatara

priyatara - dearer, more beloved (comparative degree of priya)

comparative suffix -tara added to priya

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king, son of Dasaratha)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, engaged, commissioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, commissioned

Past Passive Participle

from ni-√yuj (to yoke, appoint)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

धुरि (dhuri) - in a responsibility, in a burden, in a yoke

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dhur

dhur - burden, yoke, responsibility

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

उद्वहति (udvahati) - carries, bears, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Prefix: ud

Root: vah (class 1)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, mighty, powerful one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, mighty, powerful, energetic

possessive suffix -vat added to vīrya

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