वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-49, verse-4

राजा दशरथो नाम रथकुञ्जरवाजिमान् ।
पितेव बन्धुर्लोकस्य सुरेश्वरसमद्युतिः ॥४॥

4. rājā daśaratho nāma rathakuñjaravājimān ,
piteva bandhurlokasya sureśvarasamadyutiḥ.

4. rājā daśarathaḥ nāma rathakuñjaravājimān
pitā iva bandhuḥ lokasya sureśvarasamadyutiḥ

4. There was a king named Daśaratha, who possessed many chariots, elephants, and horses. He was like a father and a kinsman to his people, and his splendor rivaled that of the lord of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - the king, Daśaratha (king, ruler)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of a king)

• नाम (nāma) - named (indicating the name of the king) (named, by name, indeed, verily)

• रथकुञ्जरवाजिमान् (rathakuñjaravājimān) - (the king) possessing a powerful army of chariots, elephants, and horses (possessing chariots, elephants, and horses)

• पिता (pitā) - (like) a father (to the people) (father)

• इव (iva) - like (indicating comparison) (like, as, as if)

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - a kinsman (to the people) (kinsman, relative, friend)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the world, of the people)

• सुरेश्वरसमद्युतिः (sureśvarasamadyutiḥ) - (the king) whose splendor rivaled that of Indra, the lord of gods (having splendor equal to the lord of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - the king, Daśaratha (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Strong stem of n-ending noun

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (father of Rāma)

नाम (nāma) - named (indicating the name of the king) (named, by name, indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

रथकुञ्जरवाजिमान् (rathakuñjaravājimān) - (the king) possessing a powerful army of chariots, elephants, and horses (possessing chariots, elephants, and horses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathakuñjaravājimant

rathakuñjaravājimant - possessing chariots, elephants, and horses

Derived from 'ratha-kuñjara-vāji' (chariots, elephants, horses) + '-mat' (possessing)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ratha+kuñjara+vājin)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse; swift, strong
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular of a -mant ending adjective

पिता (pitā) - (like) a father (to the people) (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

इव (iva) - like (indicating comparison) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - a kinsman (to the people) (kinsman, relative, friend)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the world, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

सुरेश्वरसमद्युतिः (sureśvarasamadyutiḥ) - (the king) whose splendor rivaled that of Indra, the lord of gods (having splendor equal to the lord of gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sureśvarasamadyuti

sureśvarasamadyuti - having splendor equal to the lord of gods

Compound of sureśvara (lord of gods), sama (equal), and dyuti (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sura+īśvara+sama+dyuti)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, same, similar
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, luster
  noun (feminine)