वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-56

शूरो धीमान् रथी खड्गी रथप्रवरमास्थितः ।
हत्वा दाशरथिं रामं भवान्प्राप्स्यति मैथिलीम् ॥५६॥

56. śūro dhīmān rathī khaḍgī rathapravaramāsthitaḥ ,
hatvā dāśarathiṃ rāmaṃ bhavānprāpsyati maithilīm.

56. śūraḥ dhīmān rathī khaḍgī ratha-pravaram āsthitaḥ
hatvā dāśarathim rāmam bhavān prāpsyati maithilīm

56. bhavān śūraḥ dhīmān rathī khaḍgī ratha-pravaram āsthitaḥ dāśarathim rāmam hatvā maithilīm prāpsyati.

56. You, being brave, intelligent, a charioteer, and a swordsman seated on the finest chariot, will obtain Maithilī after killing Rāma, the son of Daśaratha.

Words meanings summery:

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave man, hero, warrior

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

• रथी (rathī) - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

• खड्गी (khaḍgī) - swordsman, one bearing a sword

• रथ-प्रवरम् (ratha-pravaram) - the best chariot, excellent chariot

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, seated, placed upon

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• दाशरथिम् (dāśarathim) - son of Daśaratha

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will obtain, will attain

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithila)

Words meanings and morphology

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave man, hero, warrior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, possessing intellect

रथी (rathī) - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot, possessing a chariot

खड्गी (khaḍgī) - swordsman, one bearing a sword

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍgin

khaḍgin - swordsman, one who carries a sword

रथ-प्रवरम् (ratha-pravaram) - the best chariot, excellent chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha-pravara

ratha-pravara - best chariot, excellent chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+pravara)

• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
• pravara – excellent, chief, best
  adjective (masculine)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, seated, placed upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - placed, seated, situated, standing upon

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From √han with suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

दाशरथिम् (dāśarathim) - son of Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

Patronymic from Daśaratha

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will obtain, will attain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of prāp

From √āp with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithilī (Sītā, princess of Mithila)

Derivative from Mithilā

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