वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-17

स तस्यां जनयामास हेती राक्षसपुंगवः ।
पुत्रं पुत्रवतां श्रेष्ठो विद्युत्केश इति श्रुतम् ॥१७॥

17. sa tasyāṃ janayāmāsa hetī rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ ,
putraṃ putravatāṃ śreṣṭho vidyutkeśa iti śrutam.

17. sa tasyām janayāmāsa hetī rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ putram
putravatām śreṣṭhaḥ vidyutkeśa iti śrutam

17. sa hetī rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ putravatām śreṣṭhaḥ
tasyām vidyutkeśa iti śrutam putram janayāmāsa

17. Heti, the chief among rākṣasas and the best among fathers, begot in her a son named Vidyutkeśa, who became famous.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Heti) (he, that)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her (Bhayā) (in her, in that)

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - begot (begot, caused to be born, produced)

• हेती (hetī) - Heti (Heti (proper name))

• राक्षसपुङ्गवः (rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ) - chief among rākṣasas (chief of rākṣasas, foremost demon)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - a son (son)

• पुत्रवताम् (putravatām) - among those having sons / fathers (of those having sons, among those with children)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best (best, most excellent)

• विद्युत्केश (vidyutkeśa) - Vidyutkeśa (Vidyutkeśa (proper name))

• इति (iti) - named (thus, so, named)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - famous (heard, famous, known)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Heti) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her (Bhayā) (in her, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - begot (begot, caused to be born, produced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of jan

Perfect Active

From causal stem jan + āp + s (lit)

Root: jan (class 4)

हेती (hetī) - Heti (Heti (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of heti

heti - Heti (proper name), weapon

राक्षसपुङ्गवः (rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ) - chief among rākṣasas (chief of rākṣasas, foremost demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasapuṅgava

rākṣasapuṅgava - chief of rākṣasas, foremost demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+puṅgava)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रम् (putram) - a son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

पुत्रवताम् (putravatām) - among those having sons / fathers (of those having sons, among those with children)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putravat

putravat - having sons, possessing children

suffix -vat

Note: Adjective acting as a noun here.

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best (best, most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent

Superlative form of praśasya

Root: praśas

विद्युत्केश (vidyutkeśa) - Vidyutkeśa (Vidyutkeśa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyutkeśa

vidyutkeśa - Vidyutkeśa (proper name)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+keśa)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• keśa – hair, mane
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in apposition to 'putram' and 'śrutam', hence nominative singular.

इति (iti) - named (thus, so, named)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - famous (heard, famous, known)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, famous, known

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'putram'