वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-53, verse-3
पूर्वं कृतयुगे राम दैतेयः सुमहाबलः ।
लोलापुत्रो ऽभवज्ज्येष्ठो मधुर्नाम महासुरः ॥३॥
लोलापुत्रो ऽभवज्ज्येष्ठो मधुर्नाम महासुरः ॥३॥
3. pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rāma daiteyaḥ sumahābalaḥ ,
lolāputro'bhavajjyeṣṭho madhurnāma mahāsuraḥ.
lolāputro'bhavajjyeṣṭho madhurnāma mahāsuraḥ.
3.
pūrvam kṛtayuge rāma daiteyaḥ sumahābalaḥ
lolāputraḥ abhavat jyeṣṭhaḥ madhuḥ nāma mahāsuraḥ
lolāputraḥ abhavat jyeṣṭhaḥ madhuḥ nāma mahāsuraḥ
3.
rāma pūrvam kṛtayuge sumahābalaḥ daiteyaḥ
lolāputraḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ madhuḥ nāma mahāsuraḥ abhavat
lolāputraḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ madhuḥ nāma mahāsuraḥ abhavat
3.
O Rāma, formerly, in the Kṛta yuga, there was a very mighty son of Diti, the eldest son of Lolā, a great demon named Madhu.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, in the past (before, formerly, previously)
- कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛta yuga
- राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (O Rāma)
- दैतेयः (daiteyaḥ) - a demon (son of Diti) (a son of Diti, a demon)
- सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - very mighty (very mighty, extremely powerful)
- लोलापुत्रः (lolāputraḥ) - son of Lolā
- अभवत् (abhavat) - was, existed (was, became, existed)
- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest (eldest, chief, best)
- मधुः (madhuḥ) - Madhu (proper name of the demon) (Madhu (a proper name); honey)
- नाम (nāma) - by name, named (name, by name, indeed)
- महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - a great demon
Words meanings and morphology
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, in the past (before, formerly, previously)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular.
कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛta yuga
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga
kṛtayuga - the first of the four ages of the world, the Golden Age
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+yuga)
- kṛta – done, made, performed
participle
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - yuga – age, era, epoch; a yoke, pair
noun (masculine)
राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (O Rāma)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)
दैतेयः (daiteyaḥ) - a demon (son of Diti) (a son of Diti, a demon)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daiteya
daiteya - son of Diti, a demon (class of beings)
derived from Diti (mother of demons)
सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - very mighty (very mighty, extremely powerful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahābala
sumahābala - having great strength, very powerful
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+bala)
- su – good, well, excellent; very
indeclinable - mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - bala – strength, power, might
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies daiteyaḥ and mahāsuraḥ
लोलापुत्रः (lolāputraḥ) - son of Lolā
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lolāputra
lolāputra - son of Lolā
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (lolā+putra)
- lolā – Lolā (a proper name, likely the mother of Madhu)
proper noun (feminine) - putra – son
noun (masculine)
अभवत् (abhavat) - was, existed (was, became, existed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect tense, third person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest (eldest, chief, best)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, principal
superlative of vṛddha (old)
Note: Qualifies Madhu / Daiteyaḥ
मधुः (madhuḥ) - Madhu (proper name of the demon) (Madhu (a proper name); honey)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madhu
madhu - Madhu (proper name); honey, sweet
नाम (nāma) - by name, named (name, by name, indeed)
(indeclinable)
महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - a great demon
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsura
mahāsura - a great demon
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - asura – a demon, an anti-god
noun (masculine)