वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-3

श्रूयते हि पुरा सौम्य कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः ।
पुत्रो बाह्लीश्वरः श्रीमानिलो नाम सुधार्मिकः ॥३॥

3. śrūyate hi purā saumya kardamasya prajāpateḥ ,
putro bāhlīśvaraḥ śrīmānilo nāma sudhārmikaḥ.

3. śrūyate hi purā saumya kardamasya prajāpateḥ
putraḥ bāhlīśvaraḥ śrīmān ilaḥ nāma sudhārmikaḥ

3. saumya,
hi purā śrūyate,
kardamasya prajāpateḥ bāhlīśvaraḥ śrīmān sudhārmikaḥ ilaḥ nāma putraḥ (āsīt)

3. Indeed, O gentle one, it is heard that in ancient times, Prajāpati Kardama had a glorious and extremely righteous son named Ila, who was the lord of Bāhlī.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - it is heard (it is heard, one hears)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in the past)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one (O gentle one, O benevolent one)

• कर्दमस्य (kardamasya) - of Kardama

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (title for Kardama) (of Prajāpati (lord of creation))

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• बाह्लीश्वरः (bāhlīśvaraḥ) - lord of Bāhlī (a region) (lord of Bāhlī)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, beautiful)

• इलः (ilaḥ) - Ila (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, namely)

• सुधार्मिकः (sudhārmikaḥ) - extremely righteous (very righteous, highly pious)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - it is heard (it is heard, one hears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of śru

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Impersonal passive construction.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in the past)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one (O gentle one, O benevolent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, benevolent, lunar, related to Soma

Note: Addressed to Lakṣmaṇa.

कर्दमस्य (kardamasya) - of Kardama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - Kardama (name of a Prajāpati)

Note: Possessive, connected to 'putraḥ'.

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (title for Kardama) (of Prajāpati (lord of creation))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation, progenitor, a class of divine beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Kardama.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'āsīt' (was).

बाह्लीश्वरः (bāhlīśvaraḥ) - lord of Bāhlī (a region) (lord of Bāhlī)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhlīśvara

bāhlīśvara - lord of Bāhlī (a country)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhlī+īśvara)

• bāhlī – Bāhlī (name of a country or region, Bactria)
  proper noun (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'putraḥ' (Ila).

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Adjective for 'putraḥ' (Ila).

इलः (ilaḥ) - Ila (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ila

ila - Ila (a mythical king, son of Kardama)

Note: Name of the son.

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, namely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially to specify the name.

सुधार्मिकः (sudhārmikaḥ) - extremely righteous (very righteous, highly pious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhārmika

sudhārmika - very righteous, truly virtuous

Compound of su- (good, very) and dhārmika (righteous)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+dhārmika)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent of (dharma)
  adjective (masculine)
  From dharma with -ika suffix

Note: Adjective for 'putraḥ' (Ila).