वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-26

परितुष्टो ऽस्मि भद्रं ते गुणानां संपदा भृशम् ।
तस्मात्ते विरमाम्यद्य पुत्रमात्मसमं गुणैः ।
उभयोर्वंशकर्तारं पौलस्त्य इति विश्रुतम् ॥२६॥

26. parituṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ te guṇānāṃ saṃpadā bhṛśam ,
tasmātte viramāmyadya putramātmasamaṃ guṇaiḥ ,
ubhayorvaṃśakartāraṃ paulastya iti viśrutam.

26. parituṣṭaḥ asmi bhadram te guṇānām
sampadā bhṛśam tasmāt te viramāmi
adya putram ātmasamam guṇaiḥ ubhayoḥ
vaṃśakartāram paulastyaḥ iti viśrutam

26. guṇānām bhṛśam sampadā te bhadram
asmi tasmāt adya te guṇaiḥ ātmasamam
ubhayoḥ vaṃśakartāram paulastyaḥ
iti viśrutam putram viramāmi

26. I am greatly pleased, may good fortune be yours, by the abundant wealth of your virtues. Therefore, today I grant you a son, equal to myself in virtues, who will be the perpetuator of both our lineages, renowned as Paulastya.

Words meanings summery:

• परितुष्टः (parituṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, highly satisfied)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (welfare, good, fortune, auspicious)

• ते (te) - to you, yours (to you, for you, your)

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of your virtues (of qualities, of virtues)

• सम्पदा (sampadā) - by the abundance (of your virtues) (by abundance, by wealth, by prosperity)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly (greatly, exceedingly, very much)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• विरमामि (viramāmi) - I grant (a son) (I grant, I bestow, I cease)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - a son (son, child)

• आत्मसमम् (ātmasamam) - equal to myself (equal to oneself, similar to oneself)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by good attributes)

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (lineages) (of both, pertaining to both)

• वंशकर्तारम् (vaṁśakartāram) - perpetuator of the lineage (perpetuator of the lineage, founder of the family)

• पौलस्त्यः (paulastyaḥ) - Paulastya (the name of the son) (descendant of Pulastya)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking a quote) (thus, so saying, (quotation marker))

• विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned (renowned, famous, heard)

Words meanings and morphology

परितुष्टः (parituṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, highly satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - greatly pleased, highly satisfied, fully gratified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'pari-' and suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, subject of 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active First Singular

Present tense form of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (welfare, good, fortune, auspicious)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate, welfare, blessing

Note: Used here as an exclamation 'may good fortune be!'

ते (te) - to you, yours (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular for 'you'.

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of your virtues (of qualities, of virtues)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit

सम्पदा (sampadā) - by the abundance (of your virtues) (by abundance, by wealth, by prosperity)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sampad

sampad - success, accomplishment, wealth, abundance, prosperity

From prefix 'sam-' + root 'pad' (to go, fall, obtain).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly (greatly, exceedingly, very much)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'parituṣṭaḥ'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular neuter of 'tad', used adverbially.

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular for 'you'.

विरमामि (viramāmi) - I grant (a son) (I grant, I bestow, I cease)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vi-ram

Present Active First Singular

Derived from root 'ram' (to stop) with prefix 'vi-'. In this context, with dative, it means 'to bestow' or 'to cease' giving trouble, implying 'to grant'.

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रम् (putram) - a son (son, child)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

आत्मसमम् (ātmasamam) - equal to myself (equal to oneself, similar to oneself)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmasama

ātmasama - equal to oneself, like oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+sama)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying 'putram'.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by good attributes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit

Note: Indicates the aspect in which the son is equal.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (lineages) (of both, pertaining to both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Genitive dual, referring to the lineages of the husband and wife.

वंशकर्तारम् (vaṁśakartāram) - perpetuator of the lineage (perpetuator of the lineage, founder of the family)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṃśakartṛ

vaṁśakartṛ - perpetuator of the lineage, founder of a family or race

Compound of 'vaṃśa' (lineage) and 'kartṛ' (doer, creator).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+kartṛ)

• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• kartṛ – doer, creator, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying 'putram'.

पौलस्त्यः (paulastyaḥ) - Paulastya (the name of the son) (descendant of Pulastya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya (a celebrated sage)

Patronymic from 'Pulastya'.

Note: Nominative singular masculine, the name by which the son will be renowned.

इति (iti) - thus (marking a quote) (thus, so saying, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned (renowned, famous, heard)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard, widely known, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear) with prefix 'vi-' and suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying 'putram'.

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