वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-20

अथाब्रवीन्मुनिस्तत्र पश्चिमो यस्तवात्मजः ।
मम वंशानुरूपश्च धर्मात्मा च भविष्यति ॥२०॥

20. athābravīnmunistatra paścimo yastavātmajaḥ ,
mama vaṃśānurūpaśca dharmātmā ca bhaviṣyati.

20. atha abravīt muniḥ tatra paścimaḥ yaḥ tava ātmajaḥ
| mama vaṃśa-anurūpaḥ ca dharmātmā ca bhaviṣyati

20. atha muniḥ tatra abravīt yaḥ tava paścimaḥ ātmajaḥ,
saḥ mama vaṃśa-anurūpaḥ ca dharmātmā ca bhaviṣyati

20. Then the sage said, 'The last son of yours, who will be born, will be worthy of my lineage and possess a righteous soul (dharmātmā).'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

• तत्र (tatra) - then (there, then, in that matter)

• पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - last (last, westernmost)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which, that)

• तव (tava) - yours (your (singular))

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son (son, born from oneself)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• वंश-अनुरूपः (vaṁśa-anurūpaḥ) - worthy of my lineage (suitable to the lineage, conforming to the family)

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - possess a righteous soul (dharmātmā) (righteous soul, virtuous nature, one whose (dharma) is his soul)

• च (ca) - and

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, shall become)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the beginning of a new statement/action.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

imperfect active

root bru, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired one

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

तत्र (tatra) - then (there, then, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - last (last, westernmost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - last, hindmost, western

Note: Modifies 'ātmajaḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

तव (tava) - yours (your (singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

genitive singular of yuṣmad

Note: Possessive, modifies 'ātmajaḥ'.

आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son (son, born from oneself)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, born of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – (ātman), self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

genitive singular of asmad

Note: Possessive, modifies 'vaṃśa-anurūpaḥ'.

वंश-अनुरूपः (vaṁśa-anurūpaḥ) - worthy of my lineage (suitable to the lineage, conforming to the family)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa-anurūpa

vaṁśa-anurūpa - suitable to the lineage, conforming to the family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+anurūpa)

• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• anurūpa – suitable, appropriate, conforming to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - possess a righteous soul (dharmātmā) (righteous soul, virtuous nature, one whose (dharma) is his soul)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous nature, one whose (dharma) is his soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – (dharma), natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – (ātman), self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, shall become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

future active

root bhū, future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.