वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-21, verse-20

अथर्क्षरजसः पुत्रो युधि राजन् सुदुर्जयः ।
गद्गदस्याथ पुत्रो ऽत्र जाम्बवानिति विश्रुतः ॥२०॥

20. atharkṣarajasaḥ putro yudhi rājan sudurjayaḥ ,
gadgadasyātha putro'tra jāmbavāniti viśrutaḥ.

20. atha ṛkṣarājasaḥ putraḥ yudhi rājan sudurjayaḥ
gadgadasya atha putraḥ atra jāmbavān iti viśrutaḥ

20. rājan atha ṛkṣarājasaḥ putraḥ sudurjayaḥ yudhi
atha atra gadgadasya putraḥ iti jāmbavān viśrutaḥ

20. O King, then there was Jāmbavān, renowned as the son of Ṛkṣarajas, unconquerable in battle, and also as the son of Gadgada.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, moreover

• ऋक्षराजसः (ṛkṣarājasaḥ) - of the Vānara chief Ṛkṣarajas (of Ṛkṣarajas)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, offspring

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• राजन् (rājan) - addressing the king who is being narrated to (O King)

• सुदुर्जयः (sudurjayaḥ) - unconquerable in battle (very difficult to conquer, unconquerable)

• गद्गदस्य (gadgadasya) - of the Vānara chief Gadgada (of Gadgada)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, moreover

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, offspring

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - the bear-king Jāmbavān, a prominent Vānara chief (Jāmbavān)

• इति (iti) - indicating that the preceding word is a name or a quote (thus, in this manner, so called)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, celebrated

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

ऋक्षराजसः (ṛkṣarājasaḥ) - of the Vānara chief Ṛkṣarajas (of Ṛkṣarajas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛkṣarājas

ṛkṣarājas - Ṛkṣarajas (name of Jāmbavān's father, a bear-king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛkṣa+rājan)

• ṛkṣa – bear; star; constellation
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, offspring, child

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

राजन् (rājan) - addressing the king who is being narrated to (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

सुदुर्जयः (sudurjayaḥ) - unconquerable in battle (very difficult to conquer, unconquerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurjaya

sudurjaya - very difficult to conquer, unconquerable

Compound type : prādisamāsa (su+durjaya)

• su – good, well, very, easily
  indeclinable
• durjaya – difficult to conquer, invincible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer) with prefix dur- and suffix -ya
  Prefix: dur
  Root: ji (class 1)

गद्गदस्य (gadgadasya) - of the Vānara chief Gadgada (of Gadgada)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadgada

gadgada - Gadgada (a proper name, often a Vānara chief)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, offspring, child

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - the bear-king Jāmbavān, a prominent Vānara chief (Jāmbavān)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jāmbavān (proper name of a bear-king)

इति (iti) - indicating that the preceding word is a name or a quote (thus, in this manner, so called)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, celebrated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard, known, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śru (to hear) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

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