वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-5

यस्तयोः पूर्वजो जातः स कुशैर्मन्त्रसंस्कृतैः ।
निर्मार्जनीयस्तु भवेत् कुश इत्यस्य नामतः ॥५॥

5. yastayoḥ pūrvajo jātaḥ sa kuśairmantrasaṃskṛtaiḥ ,
nirmārjanīyastu bhavet kuśa ityasya nāmataḥ.

5. yaḥ tayoḥ pūrvajaḥ jātaḥ saḥ kuśaiḥ mantrasaṃskṛtaiḥ
nirmārjanīyaḥ tu bhavet kuśaḥ iti asya nāmataḥ

5. tayoḥ yaḥ pūrvajaḥ jātaḥ saḥ mantrasaṃskṛtaiḥ kuśaiḥ
निर्मार्जनीयः tu bhavet asya nāmataḥ iti kuśaḥ

5. The one who was born as the elder (pūrvaja) of those two should be purified with kuśa grass, consecrated by mantras. And so, he should be named Kuśa due to this.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (children) (of those two, of them (dual))

• पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - the elder (son) (elder, born first)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the elder son) (he, that)

• कुशैः (kuśaiḥ) - with kuśa grass

• मन्त्रसंस्कृतैः (mantrasaṁskṛtaiḥ) - consecrated by mantras (consecrated by mantras, purified by sacred verses)

• निर्मार्जनीयः (nirmārjanīyaḥ) - should be purified (to be purified, to be cleansed)

• तु (tu) - and (as a particle for emphasis or conjunction) (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

• कुशः (kuśaḥ) - Kuśa (the proper name) (Kuśa (name), kuśa grass)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, a particle used to introduce or conclude a quote or thought)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (the elder child) (of him, of this)

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by his name (Kuśa) (by name, on account of the name)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (children) (of those two, of them (dual))

(pronoun)

dual of tad

tad - that, this

पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - the elder (son) (elder, born first)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - elder, born first, ancestral

From pūrva (former) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – former, prior, preceding
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From √jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he (the elder son) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

कुशैः (kuśaiḥ) - with kuśa grass

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśa

kuśa - a type of sacred grass

मन्त्रसंस्कृतैः (mantrasaṁskṛtaiḥ) - consecrated by mantras (consecrated by mantras, purified by sacred verses)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrasaṃskṛta

mantrasaṁskṛta - consecrated by mantras, purified by sacred verses

From mantra (sacred verse) + saṃskṛta (consecrated, purified)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+saṃskṛta)

• mantra – sacred verse, hymn, incantation
  noun (masculine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)
• saṃskṛta – consecrated, purified, prepared, refined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-√kṛ (to prepare, refine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'kuśaiḥ'.

निर्मार्जनीयः (nirmārjanīyaḥ) - should be purified (to be purified, to be cleansed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmārjanīya

nirmārjanīya - to be purified, to be cleansed

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Prayoga)

From nir-√mṛj (to cleanse, purify) + anīya

Prefix: nir

Root: mṛj (class 2)

तु (tu) - and (as a particle for emphasis or conjunction) (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative third person singular

From √bhū in optative mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुशः (kuśaḥ) - Kuśa (the proper name) (Kuśa (name), kuśa grass)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśa

kuśa - Kuśa (proper name), a type of sacred grass

इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, a particle used to introduce or conclude a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate the name.

अस्य (asya) - of him (the elder child) (of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by his name (Kuśa) (by name, on account of the name)

(indeclinable)

-tas suffix indicating "by means of" or "from"

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