वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-13

कर्मभिर्बहुरूपैश्च तैस्तैर्मनुसुतः सुतान् ।
जनयामास धर्मात्मा शतं देवसुतोपमान् ॥१३॥

13. karmabhirbahurūpaiśca taistairmanusutaḥ sutān ,
janayāmāsa dharmātmā śataṃ devasutopamān.

13. karmabhiḥ bahurūpaiḥ ca taiḥ taiḥ manusutaḥ
sutān janayāmāsa dharmātmā śatam devasutopamān

13. ca dharmātmā manusutaḥ taiḥ taiḥ bahurūpaiḥ
karmabhiḥ devasutopamān śatam sutān janayāmāsa

13. And that son of Manu, the virtuous (dharmātmā) Ikṣvāku, begot a hundred sons who resembled the sons of gods, by means of those various, manifold actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by means of (procreative) actions/rituals (by actions, by deeds, by rituals)

• बहुरूपैः (bahurūpaiḥ) - manifold (actions/rituals) (of many forms, manifold, diverse)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (actions/rituals) (by those)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (actions/rituals) (by those)

• मनुसुतः (manusutaḥ) - Ikṣvāku, the son of Manu (son of Manu)

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons, offspring

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - he begot, he produced, he caused to be born

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose (intrinsic nature) is virtue

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (sons) (a hundred)

• देवसुतोपमान् (devasutopamān) - resembling sons of gods

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by means of (procreative) actions/rituals (by actions, by deeds, by rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate

From root √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Means by which sons were begotten.

बहुरूपैः (bahurūpaiḥ) - manifold (actions/rituals) (of many forms, manifold, diverse)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - having many forms, various, manifold

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'karmabhiḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (actions/rituals) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphasized by repetition.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (actions/rituals) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphasizes the preceding 'taiḥ'.

मनुसुतः (manusutaḥ) - Ikṣvāku, the son of Manu (son of Manu)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manu+suta)

• manu – Manu, man, human being
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from √sū)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence (referring to Ikṣvāku).

सुतान् (sutān) - sons, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, offspring

Past Passive Participle (from √sū)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of 'janayāmāsa'.

जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - he begot, he produced, he caused to be born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of jan

Perfect (lit)

Periphrastic perfect using causative stem janaya- + auxiliary root √ās

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Main verb.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose (intrinsic nature) is virtue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose (intrinsic nature) is (natural law)/virtue, righteous-souled, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – (natural law), duty, virtue, righteousness, religion
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'manusutaḥ'.

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (sons) (a hundred)

(numeral)

Note: Acts as an adjective for 'sutān'.

देवसुतोपमान् (devasutopamān) - resembling sons of gods

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of devasutopama

devasutopama - resembling sons of gods, godlike

Compound type : tatpurusha (devasuta+upama)

• devasuta – son of a god
  compound (masculine)
• upama – resembling, comparable, like
  adjective
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sutān'.