वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-31, verse-7

तुल्य आसीन्नृपस्तस्य प्रतापाद्वसुरेतसः ।
अर्जुनो नाम यस्याग्निः शरकुण्डे शयः सदा ॥७॥

7. tulya āsīnnṛpastasya pratāpādvasuretasaḥ ,
arjuno nāma yasyāgniḥ śarakuṇḍe śayaḥ sadā.

7. tulyaḥ āsīt nṛpaḥ tasya pratāpāt vasuretasaḥ
arjunaḥ nāma yasya agniḥ śarakuṇḍe śayaḥ sadā

7. tasya vasuretasaḥ pratāpāt tulyaḥ arjunaḥ nāma
nṛpaḥ āsīt yasya agniḥ sadā śarakuṇḍe śayaḥ

7. A king named Arjuna, equal to that Vasuretasa (Agni) in splendor, resided there. For him, Agni was always present in his fire-pit (śarakuṇḍa).

Words meanings summery:

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• तस्य (tasya) - to that (Vasuretasa) (of him, to him, to that)

• प्रतापात् (pratāpāt) - in splendor (in valor, by splendor, due to power)

• वसुरेतसः (vasuretasaḥ) - of Vasuretasa (Agni) (of Vasuretasa (Agni), whose seed is wealth/fire)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) (Arjuna)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• यस्य (yasya) - for whom (Arjuna) (whose, for whom)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire god Agni (Agni, fire)

• शरकुण्डे (śarakuṇḍe) - in his fire-pit (for rituals) (in the arrow-pit, in the fire-pit)

• शयः (śayaḥ) - was present (lying, resting, present)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

from tulā (balance) + yat-pratyaya

Root: tul

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Imperfect form of root as

Root: as (class 2)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pā – to protect, to nourish
  verb
  nominal suffix -a
  Root pā can also form nouns directly. Here, 'one who protects'
  Root: pā (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - to that (Vasuretasa) (of him, to him, to that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vasuretasa.

प्रतापात् (pratāpāt) - in splendor (in valor, by splendor, due to power)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pratāpa

pratāpa - valor, might, splendor, glory, heat

from pra + tap (to heat, shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Denotes the aspect of comparison for 'tulyaḥ'.

वसुरेतसः (vasuretasaḥ) - of Vasuretasa (Agni) (of Vasuretasa (Agni), whose seed is wealth/fire)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasūretas

vasūretas - having wealth for seed, an epithet of Agni, Skanda, Shiva

Compound of vasu (wealth/fire) and retas (seed/fluid)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasu+retas)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, fire, water, god (class of deities)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas
• retas – seed, semen, fluid
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rī

Note: Compare 'nṛpaḥ' to 'vasuretasaḥ'.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Kārtavīrya Arjuna) (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a king, Kārtavīrya Arjuna)

Root: ṛj

Note: Proper name of the king.

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

used as an indeclinable particle meaning 'by name'

Note: Indicates 'Arjuna by name'.

यस्य (yasya) - for whom (Arjuna) (whose, for whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relates to Arjuna.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire god Agni (Agni, fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the fire god Agni

Root: ag

Note: Personification of fire as a deity.

शरकुण्डे (śarakuṇḍe) - in his fire-pit (for rituals) (in the arrow-pit, in the fire-pit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarakuṇḍa

śarakuṇḍa - arrow-pit, a pit for (fire) ritual where arrows may be relevant

Compound of śara (arrow) and kuṇḍa (pit/basin)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+kuṇḍa)

• śara – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ
• kuṇḍa – pit, basin, fire-pit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kuṇḍ

Note: Location where Agni resides.

शयः (śayaḥ) - was present (lying, resting, present)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaya

śaya - lying, resting, dwelling, being present

from root śī (to lie, rest), suffix -a

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Predicate to Agni.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)