वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-6

यश्चापरो भवेत्ताभ्यां लवेन सुसमाहितः ।
निर्मार्जनीयो वृद्धाभिर्लवश्चेति स नामतः ॥६॥

6. yaścāparo bhavettābhyāṃ lavena susamāhitaḥ ,
nirmārjanīyo vṛddhābhirlavaśceti sa nāmataḥ.

6. yaḥ ca aparaḥ bhavet tābhyām lavena susamāhitaḥ
nirmārjanīyaḥ vṛddhābhiḥ lavaḥ ca iti saḥ nāmataḥ

6. ca yaḥ aparaḥ tābhyām bhavet saḥ lavena susamāhitaḥ
वृद्धाभिः nirmārjanīyaḥ ca iti saḥ nāmataḥ lavaḥ

6. And the other one who is born to those two should be purified by old women, with a well-performed (ritual involving) 'cutting' (lava). And so, he is named Lava due to this.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other (son) (other, another, second)

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

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - to those two (children) (to/for them (dual))

• लवेन (lavena) - by means of 'lava' (a cutting/fragment, likely referring to a ritual object or action) (by a cutting, by a fragment, by Lava)

• सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-performed (describing the ritual) (well-placed, well-performed, well-concentrated)

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

• वृद्धाभिः (vṛddhābhiḥ) - by old women

• लवः (lavaḥ) - Lava (the proper name of the younger child) (Lava (name), fragment, a cutting)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

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

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by his name (Lava) (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

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - the other (son) (other, another, second)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, inferior

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)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - to those two (children) (to/for them (dual))

(pronoun)

dual of tad

tad - that, this

लवेन (lavena) - by means of 'lava' (a cutting/fragment, likely referring to a ritual object or action) (by a cutting, by a fragment, by Lava)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lava

lava - a cutting, fragment, a piece, Lava (proper name)

From √lū (to cut)

Root: lū (class 9)

सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-performed (describing the ritual) (well-placed, well-performed, well-concentrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-placed, well-composed, well-performed

Past Passive Participle

From su-sam-ā-√dhā (to place, compose well)

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• samāhita – composed, concentrated, well-performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-ā-√dhā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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)

वृद्धाभिः (vṛddhābhiḥ) - by old women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - old woman, venerable woman

From vṛddha (old, grown), feminine form

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

लवः (lavaḥ) - Lava (the proper name of the younger child) (Lava (name), fragment, a cutting)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lava

lava - Lava (proper name), a cutting, fragment

From √lū (to cut)

Root: lū (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate the name.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

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

(indeclinable)

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

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