वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-2

तस्य देववती नाम द्वितीया श्रीरिवात्मजा ।
तां सुकेशाय धर्मेण ददौ दक्षः श्रियं यथा ॥२॥

2. tasya devavatī nāma dvitīyā śrīrivātmajā ,
tāṃ sukeśāya dharmeṇa dadau dakṣaḥ śriyaṃ yathā.

2. tasya devavatī nāma dvitīyā śrīḥ iva ātmajā
tām sukeśāya dharmeṇa dadau dakṣaḥ śriyam yathā

2. tasya ātmajā devavatī nāma dvitīyā śrīḥ iva
tām sukeśāya dharmeṇa dadau dakṣaḥ śriyam yathā

2. His daughter, named Devavatī, was like a second goddess of fortune (śrī). Grāmaṇī gave her to Sukeśa according to (dharma), just as (Prajāpati) Dakṣa gave the goddess of fortune (śrī).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Grāmaṇī) (his, its)

• देववती (devavatī) - Devavatī (daughter's name) (possessing divine qualities; proper name Devavatī)

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed, namely)

• द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - a second (goddess of fortune) (second, another, a second one)

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - goddess of fortune (śrī), Lakṣmī (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; the goddess Lakṣmī)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आत्मजा (ātmajā) - daughter (daughter, son)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Devavatī) (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• सुकेशाय (sukeśāya) - to Sukeśa (the demon) (to Sukeśa)

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to (dharma) (by (dharma), according to (dharma), righteously, justly)

• ददौ (dadau) - he (Grāmaṇī) gave (he gave)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - (Prajāpati) Dakṣa (able, skillful, clever; a Prajāpati (mythological progenitor))

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - the goddess of fortune (śrī), Lakṣmī (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; the goddess Lakṣmī)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Grāmaṇī) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देववती (devavatī) - Devavatī (daughter's name) (possessing divine qualities; proper name Devavatī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devavatī

devavatī - proper name of a woman; possessing divinity

Feminine of 'devavat'

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - a second (goddess of fortune) (second, another, a second one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, a second one, another

Ordinal number from 'dvi' (two)

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - goddess of fortune (śrī), Lakṣmī (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; the goddess Lakṣmī)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness; the goddess Lakṣmī

Root: śrī (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आत्मजा (ātmajā) - daughter (daughter, son)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmajā

ātmajā - daughter (feminine of 'ātmaja')

Formed from 'ātman' (self) and 'jā' (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+jā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• jā – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

ताम् (tām) - her (Devavatī) (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine accusative singular of 'tad'

सुकेशाय (sukeśāya) - to Sukeśa (the demon) (to Sukeśa)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sukeśa

sukeśa - proper name of a demon; good-haired

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to (dharma) (by (dharma), according to (dharma), righteously, justly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, moral law

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ददौ (dadau) - he (Grāmaṇī) gave (he gave)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Reduplicated root

Root: dā (class 3)

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - (Prajāpati) Dakṣa (able, skillful, clever; a Prajāpati (mythological progenitor))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, clever; the name of one of the Prajāpatis

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - the goddess of fortune (śrī), Lakṣmī (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; the goddess Lakṣmī)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness; the goddess Lakṣmī

Root: śrī (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)