वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-24

पुत्रः प्रियतरः प्राणैर्भ्रातुर्वैश्रवणस्य ते ।
ख्यातो यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु नलकूबर इत्यसौ ॥२४॥

24. putraḥ priyataraḥ prāṇairbhrāturvaiśravaṇasya te ,
khyāto yastriṣu lokeṣu nalakūbara ityasau.

24. putraḥ priyataraḥ prāṇaiḥ bhrātuḥ vaiśravaṇasya
te khyātaḥ yaḥ triṣu lokeṣu nalakūbaraḥ iti asau

24. asau te bhrātuḥ vaiśravaṇasya putraḥ,
prāṇaiḥ priyataraḥ.
yaḥ nalakūbaraḥ iti triṣu lokeṣu khyātaḥ.

24. He is Nalakūbara, the son of your brother Vaiśravaṇa, dearer to him than life itself, and renowned in the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer, more beloved

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - than life itself (than life, by breaths, by vital airs)

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

• वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

• ते (te) - your (referring to Rāvaṇa) (your, to you)

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - renowned (renowned, famous, known)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which (relative pronoun))

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• नलकूबरः (nalakūbaraḥ) - Nalakūbara (proper name of Kubera's son)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• असौ (asau) - this one, he (demonstrative pronoun)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer, more beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyatara

priyatara - dearer, more beloved, more agreeable (comparative degree)

comparative suffix -tara added to priya

Note: Agrees with putraḥ.

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - than life itself (than life, by breaths, by vital airs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used in the sense of 'than' with a comparative adjective.

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - Vaiśravaṇa (an epithet of Kubera, the god of wealth, and brother of Ravana)

descendant of Viśravas

ते (te) - your (referring to Rāvaṇa) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of yuşmad, refers to Rāvaṇa.

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - renowned (renowned, famous, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - renowned, famous, known

Past Passive Participle

from root khyā (to be known, to tell) + kta suffix

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with putraḥ/asau.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Nalakūbara (putraḥ).

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with lokeṣu.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

नलकूबरः (nalakūbaraḥ) - Nalakūbara (proper name of Kubera's son)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nalakūbara

nalakūbara - Nalakūbara (name of Kubera's son)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - this one, he (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Nalakūbara.