वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-5

वसिष्ठः कश्यपो ऽथात्रिर्विश्वामित्रो ऽथ गौतमः ।
जमदग्निर्भरद्वाजस्ते ऽपि सप्तमहर्षयः ॥५॥

5. vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapo'thātrirviśvāmitro'tha gautamaḥ ,
jamadagnirbharadvājaste'pi saptamaharṣayaḥ.

5. vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaḥ atha atriḥ viśvāmitraḥ atha gautamaḥ
jamadagniḥ bharadvājaḥ te api sapta maharṣayaḥ

5. Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Atri, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, and Bharadvāja – these are also the seven great sages (maharṣis).

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - the sage Kaśyapa (proper name of an ancient Vedic sage)

• अथ (atha) - and (then, thereupon; and, moreover)

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - the sage Atri (proper name of a Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - the sage Viśvāmitra (proper name of a celebrated Vedic sage and king)

• अथ (atha) - and (then, thereupon; and, moreover)

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - the sage Gautama (proper name of a Vedic sage, founder of the Nyaya school)

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - the sage Jamadagni (proper name of an ancient Vedic sage)

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - the sage Bharadvāja (proper name of a Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis)

• ते (te) - these (they, those)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (great sages, revered seers)

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - a celebrated Vedic sage

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - the sage Kaśyapa (proper name of an ancient Vedic sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - an ancient Vedic sage, progenitor of gods and demons

अथ (atha) - and (then, thereupon; and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - the sage Atri (proper name of a Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - a Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - the sage Viśvāmitra (proper name of a celebrated Vedic sage and king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - a celebrated Vedic sage and king

Compound: viśva (all) + mitra (friend)

अथ (atha) - and (then, thereupon; and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - the sage Gautama (proper name of a Vedic sage, founder of the Nyaya school)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - a Vedic sage, founder of the Nyaya school; a descendant of Gotama

Derived from Gotama

जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - the sage Jamadagni (proper name of an ancient Vedic sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jamadagni

jamadagni - an ancient Vedic sage, father of Paraśurāma

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - the sage Bharadvāja (proper name of a Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - a Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis

ते (te) - these (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (great sages, revered seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, revered seer

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

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