वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-15

साधुकारश्च सुमहान्देवानां सहसोत्थितः ।
साधु साध्विति वै सीते यस्यास्ते शीलमीदृशम् ॥१५॥

15. sādhukāraśca sumahāndevānāṃ sahasotthitaḥ ,
sādhu sādhviti vai sīte yasyāste śīlamīdṛśam.

15. sādhukāraḥ ca sumahān devānām sahasā utthitaḥ
sādhu sādhu iti vai sīte yasyāḥ te śīlam īdṛśam

15. ca devānām sumahān sādhukāraḥ sahasā utthitaḥ
sādhu sādhu iti vai sīte yasyāḥ te śīlam īdṛśam

15. And a very great shout of 'Excellent!' from the gods suddenly arose, saying, 'Excellent, excellent indeed, O Sītā, whose conduct (śīlam) is of such a noble kind!'

Words meanings summery:

• साधुकारः (sādhukāraḥ) - a shout of 'excellent!' (shout of approval, applause, exclamation of 'excellent')

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, very large)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arose (arisen, stood up)

• साधु (sādhu) - Excellent! (good, excellent, righteous)

• साधु (sādhu) - Excellent! (good, excellent, righteous)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing the direct speech) (thus, so, (marks a quotation))

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• सीते (sīte) - O Sītā

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose (whose (feminine))

• ते (te) - your (your (genitive/dative singular enclitic))

• शीलम् (śīlam) - character, conduct (character, conduct, nature, habit)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of such a kind (noble and pure) (such, of this kind)

Words meanings and morphology

साधुकारः (sādhukāraḥ) - a shout of 'excellent!' (shout of approval, applause, exclamation of 'excellent')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhukāra

sādhukāra - exclamation of approval, applause

Compound of sādhu (good, excellent) + kāra (making, doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sādhu+kāra)

• sādhu – good, excellent, righteous
  adjective (masculine)
• kāra – making, doing, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, very large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large

Compound of su (very, well) + mahat (great).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix.
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
  Strong stem of mahā.

Note: Qualifies sādhukāraḥ.

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of sahas (force, power), used as an adverb.

Note: Adverb of manner.

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arose (arisen, stood up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ud (ut).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes sādhukāraḥ.

साधु (sādhu) - Excellent! (good, excellent, righteous)

(adjective)

singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, excellent, righteous, virtuous

From root sādh (to accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

साधु (sādhu) - Excellent! (good, excellent, righteous)

(adjective)

singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, excellent, righteous, virtuous

From root sādh (to accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing the direct speech) (thus, so, (marks a quotation))

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle indicating direct speech or definition.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सीते (sīte) - O Sītā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā, furrow

Vocative singular of Sītā.

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose (whose (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Feminine genitive singular of yad.

Note: Refers to Sītā.

ते (te) - your (your (genitive/dative singular enclitic))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Enclitic pronominal form, genitive singular of 'you'.

शीलम् (śīlam) - character, conduct (character, conduct, nature, habit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - character, conduct, nature, custom

From root śīl (to meditate, practice).

Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of such a kind (noble and pure) (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

From idam (this) + dṛś (to see, appear).

Note: Qualifies śīlam.

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