वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-40, verse-17

ईदृशो नश्चिरं राजा भवत्विति नरेश्वर ।
कथयन्ति पुरे पौरा जना जनपदेषु च ॥१७॥

17. īdṛśo naściraṃ rājā bhavatviti nareśvara ,
kathayanti pure paurā janā janapadeṣu ca.

17. īdṛśaḥ naḥ ciram rājā bhavatu iti nareśvara
kathayanti pure paurāḥ janāḥ janapadeṣu ca

17. nareśvara naḥ īdṛśaḥ rājā ciram bhavatu iti
pure paurāḥ ca janapadeṣu janāḥ kathayanti

17. O Lord of men, 'May such a king be ours for a long time!' thus say the citizens in the city and the people in the districts.

Words meanings summery:

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• राजा (rājā) - king

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let him be, may he be

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

• नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men, O King

• कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they say, they tell

• पुरे (pure) - in the city

• पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens, city dwellers

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people

• जनपदेषु (janapadeṣu) - in the districts, in the countryside

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भवतु (bhavatu) - let him be, may he be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O lord of men, O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they say, they tell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kathaya

Causative

Root: kath (class 10)

पुरे (pure) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

पौराः (paurāḥ) - citizens, city dwellers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, city dweller, urban

जनाः (janāḥ) - people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature

जनपदेषु (janapadeṣu) - in the districts, in the countryside

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of janapada

janapada - country, district, population of a country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+pada)

• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, foot, step
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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