योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-21

शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणश्चापि सीता चापि यशस्विनी ।
रामानुयायिनस्ते वा मन्त्रिपुत्रा महाधियः ॥ २१ ॥

śatrughno lakṣmaṇaścāpi sītā cāpi yaśasvinī ,
rāmānuyāyinaste vā mantriputrā mahādhiyaḥ 21

21. śatrughnaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ ca api sītā ca api yaśasvinī
rāma anuyāyinaḥ te vā mantri putrāḥ mahā dhiyaḥ

21. And how did Shatrughna, Lakshmana, and the glorious Sita act? And what about those followers of Rama, the highly intelligent sons of the ministers?

Words meanings summery:

• शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Shatrughna, one of Rama's brothers (Shatrughna)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana, one of Rama's brothers (Lakshmana)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सीता (sītā) - Sita, Rama's wife (Sita)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - glorious, famous, illustrious

• राम (rāma) - followers of Rama (Rama's)

• अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers, attendants

• ते (te) - they, those

• वा (vā) - used to list additional subjects of the question 'how did they act' (or, and)

• मन्त्रि (mantri) - of the ministers (minister's)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• महा (mahā) - great, highly

• धियः (dhiyaḥ) - possessed of great intellect/wisdom (intellect, wisdom)

Words meanings and morphology

शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Shatrughna, one of Rama's brothers (Shatrughna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Shatrughna (name, 'slayer of foes')

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana, one of Rama's brothers (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother, 'auspicious')

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sita, Rama's wife (Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife, 'furrow')

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - glorious, famous, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, possessing fame

Suffix -vin attached to yaśas (fame).

Note: Qualifies 'Sītā'

राम (rāma) - followers of Rama (Rama's)

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly Lord Rama)

Note: First part of the compound 'rāmānuyāyin'

अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers, attendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuyāyin

anuyāyin - follower, attendant

Agent Noun

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'anu' and suffix '-in'.

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Second part of the compound 'rāmānuyāyin'

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those

वा (vā) - used to list additional subjects of the question 'how did they act' (or, and)

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रि (mantri) - of the ministers (minister's)

(noun)

masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Note: First part of the compound 'mantriputra'

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Second part of the compound 'mantriputra'

महा (mahā) - great, highly

(adjective)

of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty

Note: First part of the compound 'mahādhiyaḥ'

धियः (dhiyaḥ) - possessed of great intellect/wisdom (intellect, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom

Note: Second part of the compound 'mahādhiyaḥ' (masculine plural nominative form for adjective 'mahādhī')