वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-53, verse-4

ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च बुद्ध्या च परिनिष्ठितः ।
सुरैश्च परमोदारैः प्रीतिस्तस्यातुलाभवत् ॥४॥

4. brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ ,
suraiśca paramodāraiḥ prītistasyātulābhavat.

4. brahmaṇyaḥ ca śaraṇyaḥ ca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ
suraiḥ ca paramodāraiḥ prītiḥ tasya atulā abhavat

4. brahmaṇyaḥ ca śaraṇyaḥ ca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ (āsīt).
tasya paramodāraiḥ suraiḥ ca atulā prītiḥ abhavat.

4. He was devoted to sacred knowledge (brahmaṇya), worthy of refuge, and steadfast in his intelligence. He had an incomparable affection for the exceedingly noble gods.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to sacred knowledge (brahmaṇya) (devoted to sacred knowledge (brahman), pious, propitious to Brahmins)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - worthy of refuge (worthy of refuge, offering protection, protector)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by understanding / intelligence (by intelligence, with understanding, by intellect)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परिनिष्ठितः (pariniṣṭhitaḥ) - perfected, steadfast (perfected, established, skilled, accomplished)

• सुरैः (suraiḥ) - with the gods (by/with the gods)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परमोदारैः (paramodāraiḥ) - with the exceedingly noble (by/with the exceedingly noble/generous)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (affection, love, friendship, pleasure)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, to him)

• अतुला (atulā) - incomparable (incomparable, unequalled)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was (was, became, existed)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to sacred knowledge (brahmaṇya) (devoted to sacred knowledge (brahman), pious, propitious to Brahmins)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmaṇya

brahmaṇya - pious, devoted to sacred knowledge (brahman) or Brahmins

Note: Qualifies Madhu (implied)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses or words.

शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - worthy of refuge (worthy of refuge, offering protection, protector)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - worthy of refuge, protector, refuge

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root śṛ (to crush, to break) or associated with śaraṇa (refuge)

Root: śṛ

Note: Qualifies Madhu (implied)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses or words.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by understanding / intelligence (by intelligence, with understanding, by intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, understanding, intellect, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses or words.

परिनिष्ठितः (pariniṣṭhitaḥ) - perfected, steadfast (perfected, established, skilled, accomplished)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariniṣṭhita

pariniṣṭhita - perfected, well-established, skilled in

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand) with prefixes pari- and ni-

Prefixes: pari+ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Madhu (implied)

सुरैः (suraiḥ) - with the gods (by/with the gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura

sura - a god, deity

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses or words.

परमोदारैः (paramodāraiḥ) - with the exceedingly noble (by/with the exceedingly noble/generous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paramodāra

paramodāra - extremely noble, highly generous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udāra)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective
• udāra – noble, generous, exalted
  adjective

Note: Qualifies suraiḥ

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (affection, love, friendship, pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, pleasure, joy

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of abhavat

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Madhu.

अतुला (atulā) - incomparable (incomparable, unequalled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atulā

atulā - incomparable, unequalled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tulā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tulā – balance, scale, comparison
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies prītiḥ

अभवत् (abhavat) - was (was, became, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, third person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

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