वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-4

पुरा कृतयुगे राम प्रजापतिसुतः प्रभुः ।
पुलस्त्यो नाम ब्रह्मर्षिः साक्षादिव पितामहः ॥४॥

4. purā kṛtayuge rāma prajāpatisutaḥ prabhuḥ ,
pulastyo nāma brahmarṣiḥ sākṣādiva pitāmahaḥ.

4. purā kṛtayuge rāma prajāpatisutaḥ prabhuḥ
pulastyaḥ nāma brahmarṣiḥ sākṣāt iva pitāmahaḥ

4. rāma purā kṛtayuge prajāpatisutaḥ prabhuḥ
pulastyaḥ nāma brahmarṣiḥ sākṣāt pitāmahaḥ iva

4. Long ago, in the Kṛtayuga, O Rāma, there was a powerful son of Prajāpati, a brahmin sage named Pulastya, who was like Brahmā (pitāmaha) himself.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, long ago, previously

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga, in the first age, in the golden age

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• प्रजापतिसुतः (prajāpatisutaḥ) - son of Brahmā (son of Prajāpati)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful, mighty

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya (a proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed, verily

• ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - brahmin sage, a sage of the brahmin class

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person, before one's eyes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Lord Brahmā (grandfather, creator, Brahmā)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, long ago, previously

(indeclinable)

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga, in the first age, in the golden age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - the Kṛtayuga (first of the four yugas, the golden age), age of perfection

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, performed; perfect
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, era, epoch, pair
  noun (masculine)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); pleasing, charming; dark

प्रजापतिसुतः (prajāpatisutaḥ) - son of Brahmā (son of Prajāpati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpatisuta

prajāpatisuta - son of Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajāpati+suta)

• prajāpati – lord of creatures, progenitor, Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful, mighty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty

From pra- + bhū (to be, become)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - Pulastya (name of one of the ten Prajāpatis, son of Brahmā and father of Viśravas and Kaśyapa)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - brahmin sage, a sage of the brahmin class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, a sage of the brahmin class

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – the Absolute, the Supreme Reality; sacred knowledge, Veda; a brahmin
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person, before one's eyes

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Lord Brahmā (grandfather, creator, Brahmā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, creator, Brahmā

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