वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-6

तं पुत्रं पूर्वके राज्ये निक्षिप्य भुवि दुर्जयम् ।
पृथिव्यां राजवंशानां भव कर्तेत्युवाच ह ॥६॥

6. taṃ putraṃ pūrvake rājye nikṣipya bhuvi durjayam ,
pṛthivyāṃ rājavaṃśānāṃ bhava kartetyuvāca ha.

6. tam putram pūrvake rājye nikṣipya bhuvi durjayam
pṛthivyām rājavaṃśānām bhava kartā iti uvāca ha

6. Having placed that unconquerable son in the ancestral kingdom on earth, he said: 'Become the founder of royal dynasties on this earth!'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to Ikshvaku) (that, him)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son (Ikshvaku) (son)

• पूर्वके (pūrvake) - in the ancestral (in the former, in the ancestral)

• राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom (in the kingdom, in the reign)

• निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having placed (having placed, having deposited, having entrusted)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

• दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - unconquerable (unconquerable, invincible, difficult to conquer)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on this earth (on the earth, in the world)

• राजवंशानाम् (rājavaṁśānām) - of royal dynasties (of royal dynasties/lineages)

• भव (bhava) - become (be, become)

• कर्ता (kartā) - founder (doer, maker, creator, agent, founder)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, (interrogative or emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (referring to Ikshvaku) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies putram.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son (Ikshvaku) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

पूर्वके (pūrvake) - in the ancestral (in the former, in the ancestral)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pūrvaka

pūrvaka - former, ancestral, first, preceding

From pūrva (before, prior) + ka suffix.

Note: Qualifies rājye.

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom (in the kingdom, in the reign)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, reign

From rājan (king) + ya suffix.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Place where the son was placed.

निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having placed (having placed, having deposited, having entrusted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed with prefix ni and suffix ya (for prefixed roots).

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, world, ground

u-stem noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the location of the kingdom.

दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - unconquerable (unconquerable, invincible, difficult to conquer)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durjaya

durjaya - difficult to conquer, invincible, unconquerable

From dur (difficult) + jaya (conquest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+jaya)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies putram.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on this earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, land, world, soil

ī-stem noun.

Root: pṛth (class 1)

राजवंशानाम् (rājavaṁśānām) - of royal dynasties (of royal dynasties/lineages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājavaṃśa

rājavaṁśa - royal dynasty, king's lineage

Compound of rājan (king) and vaṃśa (lineage).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+vaṃśa)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  n-stem noun.
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaṃś (class 1)

Note: Governed by kartā.

भव (bhava) - become (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative active

Second person singular imperative active form of root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb in the direct speech.

कर्ता (kartā) - founder (doer, maker, creator, agent, founder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent, author

agent noun

From root kṛ (to do, make) + tṛ suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject of bhava.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

Particle.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active indicative

Third person singular perfect active form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, (interrogative or emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Adds emphasis or confirms a statement.

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