वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-6

एवं वर्षसहस्राणि समतीतानि सुव्रत ।
राज्यं कारयतो ब्रह्मन्प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षतः ॥६॥

6. evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇi samatītāni suvrata ,
rājyaṃ kārayato brahmanprajā dharmeṇa rakṣataḥ.

6. evam varṣasahasrāṇi samatītāni suvrata rājyam
kārayataḥ brahman prajāḥ dharmeṇa rakṣataḥ

6. suvrata brahman evam varṣasahasrāṇi samatītāni
rājyam kārayataḥ dharmeṇa prajāḥ rakṣataḥ

6. O brahmin, observer of good vows, thus thousands of years passed as I ruled the kingdom and protected the subjects in accordance with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years

• समतीतानि (samatītāni) - passed, elapsed, gone by

• सुव्रत (suvrata) - O observer of good vows, O virtuous one

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign, sovereignty

• कारयतः (kārayataḥ) - of one causing to rule, of one governing

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O one devoted to sacred knowledge

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the subjects of the kingdom (subjects, people, progeny)

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by natural law, by righteousness, in accordance with duty)

• रक्षतः (rakṣataḥ) - of one protecting, of one guarding

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years

(noun)

neuter, plural of varṣasahasra

varṣasahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

समतीतानि (samatītāni) - passed, elapsed, gone by

(adjective)

neuter, plural of samatīta

samatīta - passed, elapsed, gone by

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ati'.

Prefixes: sam+ati

Root: i (class 2)

सुव्रत (suvrata) - O observer of good vows, O virtuous one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - one of good vows, virtuous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign, government

Derived from 'rājan' (king)

कारयतः (kārayataḥ) - of one causing to rule, of one governing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kārayat

kārayat - causing to do, causing to make, ruling

Present Participle (Causative)

Present participle of the causative form of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O one devoted to sacred knowledge

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the Absolute Reality, sacred word

Root: bṛh (class 1)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the subjects of the kingdom (subjects, people, progeny)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creation

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Devanagari shows 'prajā', often implying visarga elision or alternative spelling for prajāḥ (acc. pl.). Grammatical context requires plural accusative.

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by natural law, by righteousness, in accordance with duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

रक्षतः (rakṣataḥ) - of one protecting, of one guarding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Participle

Present participle of root 'rakṣ' (to protect).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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