वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-90, verse-1

कस्य चित्त्वथ कालस्य युधाजित् केकयो नृपः ।
स्वगुरुं प्रेषयामास राघवाय महात्मने ॥१॥

1. kasya cittvatha kālasya yudhājit kekayo nṛpaḥ ,
svaguruṃ preṣayāmāsa rāghavāya mahātmane.

1. kasya cit tu atha kālasya yudhājit kekayaḥ
nṛpaḥ svagurum preṣayāmāsa rāghavāya mahātmane

1. atha kasya cit kālasya tu kekayaḥ nṛpaḥ yudhājit
svagurum mahātmane rāghavāya preṣayāmāsa

1. After some time, King Yudhājit of Kekaya sent his own preceptor (guru) to the magnanimous (ātman) Rāghava.

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - of some (of which, whose, of some)

• चित् (cit) - a certain (time) (a certain, some, any)

• तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, however, then)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• युधाजित् (yudhājit) - Yudhājit (Yudhājit (proper name))

• केकयः (kekayaḥ) - (the king) of Kekaya (of Kekaya, a king of the Kekayas)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

• स्वगुरुम् (svagurum) - his own preceptor (guru) (his own preceptor/teacher)

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent (he sent, he dispatched)

• राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rāghava (to Rāghava, for Rāghava)

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the magnanimous (ātman) (Rāghava) (to the magnanimous one, to the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - of some (of which, whose, of some)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

Note: Used with `cit` to form "some".

चित् (cit) - a certain (time) (a certain, some, any)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to make an interrogative pronoun indefinite.

तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

Note: Indicates a slight pause or transition.

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

Particle denoting commencement or sequence.

Note: Combined with `tu` to emphasize 'then'.

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Root: kal

Note: "Of a certain time" - used to mean "after some time".

युधाजित् (yudhājit) - Yudhājit (Yudhājit (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhājit

yudhājit - Yudhājit (name of a king, brother of Kaikeyī, Rāma's uncle)

From `yudhā` (battle) and `jit` (victorious).

Compound type : aluk-samāsa (yudhā+jit)

• yudhā – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Instrumental singular of `yudh`
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• jit – victorious, conqueror
  adjective
  From √ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of `preṣayāmāsa`.

केकयः (kekayaḥ) - (the king) of Kekaya (of Kekaya, a king of the Kekayas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kekaya

kekaya - a king of the Kekayas, a country in ancient India

Note: Qualifies `nṛpaḥ`.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of `nṛ` (man) and `pa` (protector/ruler).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root used as a noun.
  Root: nṛ
• pa – protector, guardian, one who drinks
  noun (masculine)
  From √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Identifies `Yudhājit`.

स्वगुरुम् (svagurum) - his own preceptor (guru) (his own preceptor/teacher)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svaguru

svaguru - one's own preceptor, teacher, revered person

Compound of `sva` (one's own) and `guru` (preceptor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+guru)

• sva – one's own, his own, self
  pronoun
  Possessive pronoun.
• guru – preceptor, teacher, master, venerable person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ

Note: Direct object of `preṣayāmāsa`.

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent (he sent, he dispatched)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of iṣ

Periphrastic Perfect Active

From √iṣ (to go, to send) with prefix pra, forming a causative stem iṣaya, then periphrastic perfect with āmāsa.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rāghava (to Rāghava, for Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma)

Derived from Raghu, referring to Rāma.

Note: Indirect object, recipient.

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the magnanimous (ātman) (Rāghava) (to the magnanimous one, to the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - magnanimous, great-souled, noble, sublime (lit. great (ātman) self)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `rāghavāya`.