वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-2

कौशिको ऽथ यवक्रीतो रैभ्यश्च्यवन एव च ।
कण्वो मेधातिथेः पुत्रः पूर्वस्यां दिशि ये श्रिताः ॥२॥

2. kauśiko'tha yavakrīto raibhyaścyavana eva ca ,
kaṇvo medhātitheḥ putraḥ pūrvasyāṃ diśi ye śritāḥ.

2. kauśikaḥ atha yavakrītaḥ raibhyaḥ cyavanaḥ eva ca
| kaṇvaḥ medhātiteḥ putraḥ pūrvasyām diśi ye śritāḥ

2. And then, there were Kauśika, Yavakrīta, Raibhya, and Cyavana, along with Kaṇva, the son of Medhātithi. These are the sages (ṛṣi) who resided in the eastern quarter.

Words meanings summery:

• कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - the sage Kauśika (descendant of Kuśika, one of the Viśvāmitras)

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

• यवक्रीतः (yavakrītaḥ) - the sage Yavakrīta (Yavakrīta (a sage's name))

• रैभ्यः (raibhyaḥ) - the sage Raibhya (Raibhya (a sage's name))

• च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - the sage Cyavana (Cyavana (a sage's name))

• एव (eva) - along with (only, indeed, just, very, also)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

• कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - the sage Kaṇva (Kaṇva (a sage's name))

• मेधातितेः (medhātiteḥ) - of Medhātithi

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (son, child)

• पूर्वस्याम् (pūrvasyām) - in the eastern (in the eastern, in the former)

• दिशि (diśi) - in the quarter (in the direction, in the quarter, in the region)

• ये (ye) - these are the ones who (who, those who, which)

• श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - resided (resorted to, resided in, dependent on, dwelling)

Words meanings and morphology

कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - the sage Kauśika (descendant of Kuśika, one of the Viśvāmitras)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - descendant of Kuśika, an epithet of Viśvāmitra, a sage of the Kaushika lineage

Derived via apatyārthe (descendant) from Kuśika.

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

(indeclinable)

यवक्रीतः (yavakrītaḥ) - the sage Yavakrīta (Yavakrīta (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yavakrīta

yavakrīta - Yavakrīta (name of a sage, son of Bharadvāja in some texts)

रैभ्यः (raibhyaḥ) - the sage Raibhya (Raibhya (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raibhya

raibhya - Raibhya (name of a sage, father of Parāvasu and Arvāvasu)

च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - the sage Cyavana (Cyavana (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - Cyavana (name of a powerful ancient sage, son of Bhṛgu)

Root: cyu (class 1)

एव (eva) - along with (only, indeed, just, very, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ca' to mean "and also" or "even".

च (ca) - and also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - the sage Kaṇva (Kaṇva (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇva

kaṇva - Kaṇva (name of a revered sage, son of Ghora, foster-father of Shakuntala)

मेधातितेः (medhātiteḥ) - of Medhātithi

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of medhātithi

medhātithi - Medhātithi (name of a sage, commentator on Manusmṛti)

Note: Indicates parentage for Kaṇva.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: Agrees with Kaṇva.

पूर्वस्याम् (pūrvasyām) - in the eastern (in the eastern, in the former)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - eastern, former, prior, first

Note: Agrees with diśi.

दिशि (diśi) - in the quarter (in the direction, in the quarter, in the region)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region, point of the compass

From root diś (to point, show).

Root: diś (class 6)

ये (ye) - these are the ones who (who, those who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

Relative pronoun.

श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - resided (resorted to, resided in, dependent on, dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrita

śrita - resorted to, adhered to, residing in, protected, dwelling, resting upon

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to resort to, to lean on, to depend on).

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used here to mean 'who reside' or 'who dwelt'.

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