वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-23

मातामहस्य यो ऽस्माकं ज्येष्ठो भ्राता सुमालिनः ।
माल्यवानिति विख्यातो वृद्धप्राज्ञो निशाचरः ॥२३॥

23. mātāmahasya yo'smākaṃ jyeṣṭho bhrātā sumālinaḥ ,
mālyavāniti vikhyāto vṛddhaprājño niśācaraḥ.

23. mātāmahasya yaḥ asmākam jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā sumālinaḥ
mālyavān iti vikhyātaḥ vṛddhaprājñaḥ niśācaraḥ

23. asmākam mātāmahasya sumālinaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā yaḥ
mālyavān iti vikhyātaḥ vṛddhaprājñaḥ niśācaraḥ

23. The elder brother of our maternal grandfather, Sumālin, was renowned as Mālyavān, a venerable and wise night-dweller (niśācara).

Words meanings summery:

• मातामहस्य (mātāmahasya) - of the maternal grandfather

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder, eldest, senior

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• सुमालिनः (sumālinaḥ) - of Sumālin

• माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - Mālyavān (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, well-known

• वृद्धप्राज्ञः (vṛddhaprājñaḥ) - old and wise, venerable and wise

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer, night-dweller, demon

Words meanings and morphology

मातामहस्य (mātāmahasya) - of the maternal grandfather

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mātāmaha

mātāmaha - maternal grandfather (mother's father)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder, eldest, senior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - elder, eldest, senior, principal

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सुमालिनः (sumālinaḥ) - of Sumālin

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sumālin

sumālin - Sumālin (a proper name, often associated with a rākṣasa king)

माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - Mālyavān (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mālyavat

mālyavat - Mālyavān (a proper name), possessing a garland

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, renowned, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā

वृद्धप्राज्ञः (vṛddhaprājñaḥ) - old and wise, venerable and wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddhaprājña

vṛddhaprājña - old and wise, venerable and sagacious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛddha+prājña)

• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, venerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: vṛdh
• prājña – wise, intelligent, sagacious
  adjective (masculine)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer, night-dweller, demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, a class of beings, often translated as demon or goblin

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car- (to move).
  Root: car