वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-67, verse-9

त्वं मे बहुमतो राम गुणैर्बहुभिरुत्तमैः ।
अतिथिः पूजनीयश्च माम राजन् हृदि स्थितः ॥९॥

9. tvaṃ me bahumato rāma guṇairbahubhiruttamaiḥ ,
atithiḥ pūjanīyaśca māma rājan hṛdi sthitaḥ.

9. tvam me bahumataḥ rāma guṇaiḥ bahubhiḥ uttamaiḥ
| atithiḥ pūjanīyaḥ ca mām rājan hṛdi sthitaḥ

9. rāma tvam me bahumataḥ,
bahubhiḥ uttamaiḥ guṇaiḥ ca mām atithiḥ pūjanīyaḥ,
rājan hṛdi sthitaḥ

9. O Rama, you are highly esteemed by me due to your many excellent qualities. You are a guest to be honored, and O King, you reside in my heart.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, for me, my)

• बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much honored, greatly respected

• राम (rāma) - Rama

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with qualities

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

• उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - by excellent, with excellent, by best

• अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - guest

• पूजनीयः (pūjanīyaḥ) - to be honored, venerable, worshipful

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - for me (to honor) (me)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, within the heart

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, residing

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: enclitic form

बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much honored, greatly respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumata

bahumata - highly esteemed, much honored, greatly respected

compound of bahu + mata (PPP of man)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+mata)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• mata – thought, considered, esteemed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root man
  Root: man (class 4)

राम (rāma) - Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, name of a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, with qualities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ'

उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - by excellent, with excellent, by best

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, supreme, highest

superlative of ud

Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ'

अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - guest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, visitor

पूजनीयः (pūjanīyaḥ) - to be honored, venerable, worshipful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjanīya

pūjanīya - to be honored, venerable, worshipful

Gerundive

formed from root pūj with suffix anīya

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - for me (to honor) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Used here with a dative/genitive nuance of 'for me' or 'by me' (for honoring).

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, within the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart

Note: Stem changes from hṛd to hṛdi in locative singular

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding, residing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'tvam'

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