वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-80, verse-24

जातमात्रं तु सुश्रोणी पितुर्हस्ते न्यवेशयत् ।
बुधस्य समवर्णाभमिलापुत्रं महाबलम् ॥२४॥

24. jātamātraṃ tu suśroṇī piturhaste nyaveśayat ,
budhasya samavarṇābhamilāputraṃ mahābalam.

24. jātamātram tu suśroṇī pituḥ haste nyaveśayat
budhasya samavarṇābham ilāputram mahābalam

24. tu suśroṇī jātamātram ilāputram budhasya
samavarṇābham mahābalam pituḥ haste nyaveśayat

24. And as soon as he was born, the beautiful-hipped one (Ilā) placed her mighty son (Purūravas), who resembled Budha in complexion, into Budha's hand.

Words meanings summery:

• जातमात्रम् (jātamātram) - as soon as born, immediately born

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

• सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) - Ilā, known for her beauty. (O lady with beautiful hips, she with beautiful hips)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of Budha, the father of Purūravas. (of the father)

• हस्ते (haste) - in the hand, into the hand

• न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - she placed, she caused to enter

• बुधस्य (budhasya) - of Budha

• समवर्णाभम् (samavarṇābham) - resembling Budha in color or appearance. (of similar complexion/appearance)

• इलापुत्रम् (ilāputram) - Purūravas, the son of Ilā (in her female form) and Budha. (the son of Ilā)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, very strong

Words meanings and morphology

जातमात्रम् (jātamātram) - as soon as born, immediately born

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - born just, only just born, as soon as born

Compound of jāta (P.P.P. of jan) and mātra (only, mere).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced, occurred
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jan- by suffix -ta.
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring, extent
  indeclinable

Note: Used adverbially to refer to the newborn child.

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) - Ilā, known for her beauty. (O lady with beautiful hips, she with beautiful hips)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suśroṇī

suśroṇī - a woman with beautiful hips

Compound of su (good, beautiful) and śroṇī (hips).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+śroṇī)

• su – good, well, beautiful, excellent
  indeclinable
• śroṇī – hip, hips, buttocks
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'nyaveśayat'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of Budha, the father of Purūravas. (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Modifies 'haste' or indicates possession of the hand.

हस्ते (haste) - in the hand, into the hand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, arm

Note: Indicates the place where the child was put.

न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - she placed, she caused to enter

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of niveśay

Causative

Causative stem derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the first sentence. The 'n' in 'nyaveśayat' results from external sandhi with 'ni-' prefix.

बुधस्य (budhasya) - of Budha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of budha

budha - Budha (the deity of planet Mercury), wise, intelligent

Note: Modifies 'samavarṇābham' (resembling Budha).

समवर्णाभम् (samavarṇābham) - resembling Budha in color or appearance. (of similar complexion/appearance)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samavarṇābha

samavarṇābha - having the same color, resembling in complexion or lustre

Compound of sama (same, similar) + varṇa (color, complexion) + ābha (appearance, lustre).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+varṇa+ābha)

• sama – same, equal, similar, uniform
  adjective
• varṇa – color, complexion, caste, letter, quality
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, having the appearance of, lustre, light
  adjective
  Suffix indicating resemblance.

Note: Agrees with and modifies 'ilāputram'.

इलापुत्रम् (ilāputram) - Purūravas, the son of Ilā (in her female form) and Budha. (the son of Ilā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ilāputra

ilāputra - son of Ilā

Compound of Ilā (proper noun) and putra (son).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (ilā+putra)

• ilā – Ilā (a female deity or personage, often associated with Sudyumna), earth, stream
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'nyaveśayat'.

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, very strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - possessing great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
  Form of mahat in compounds.
• bala – strength, power, force, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with and modifies 'ilāputram'.