वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-9

तथा तां क्रियमाणां तु रक्षां गोत्रं च नाम च ।
संकीर्तनं च रामस्य सीतायाः प्रसवौ शुभौ ॥९॥

9. tathā tāṃ kriyamāṇāṃ tu rakṣāṃ gotraṃ ca nāma ca ,
saṃkīrtanaṃ ca rāmasya sītāyāḥ prasavau śubhau.

9. tathā tām kriyamāṇām tu rakṣām gotram ca nāma ca
saṃkīrtanam ca rāmasya sītāyāḥ prasavau śubhāu

9. tathā tu tām kriyamāṇām rakṣām ca rāmasya sītāyāḥ
gotram ca nāma ca saṃkīrtanam ca śubhāu prasavau

9. Similarly, during that ongoing protective ritual, the lineage, the name, and the glorification of Rama and Sītā were (also observed) for the two auspicious offspring.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (thus, so, similarly)

• ताम् (tām) - that (protective ritual) (that)

• क्रियमाणाम् (kriyamāṇām) - which was being performed (being done, being performed)

• तु (tu) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, but, however)

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - the protective ritual (protection, guard, protective charm)

• गोत्रम् (gotram) - the family lineage (lineage, family, clan)

• च (ca) - and

• नाम (nāma) - the personal name (name)

• च (ca) - and

• संकीर्तनम् (saṁkīrtanam) - the glorification (of Rama and Sītā) (chanting, glorification, mentioning)

• च (ca) - and

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Lord Rama (of Rama)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā (Rama's wife) (of Sītā)

• प्रसवौ (prasavau) - the two children (Kuśa and Lava) (two births, two offspring)

• शुभाउ (śubhāu) - the two auspicious ones (auspicious, good, beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (protective ritual) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

क्रियमाणाम् (kriyamāṇām) - which was being performed (being done, being performed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyamāṇa

kriyamāṇa - being done, being made, being performed

Present Passive Participle

derived from root kṛ (to do, make) in passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, but, however)

(indeclinable)

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - the protective ritual (protection, guard, protective charm)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, guarding, preserving, protective charm

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

गोत्रम् (gotram) - the family lineage (lineage, family, clan)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gotra

gotra - family, race, lineage, clan

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - the personal name (name)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संकीर्तनम् (saṁkīrtanam) - the glorification (of Rama and Sītā) (chanting, glorification, mentioning)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃkīrtana

saṁkīrtana - proclaiming, glorifying, chanting, mentioning

nominal derivative

derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kīrt (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Lord Rama (of Rama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā (Rama's wife) (of Sītā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka)

प्रसवौ (prasavau) - the two children (Kuśa and Lava) (two births, two offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasava

prasava - birth, production, offspring, fruit

nominal derivative

derived from root sū (to bring forth) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

शुभाउ (śubhāu) - the two auspicious ones (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate

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