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तेषामपि महातेजा रामो रतिकरः पितुः। स्वयम्भूरिव भूतानां बभूव गुणवत्तरः ।।2.1.6।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
teṣāmतेषाम्among themgenitive
apiअपिevenparticle
mahātejāḥमहातेजाःof great splendornominative adjective
rāmaḥरामःRamanominative
ratikaraḥरतिकरःthe source of delightnominative adjective
pituḥपितुःof his fathergenitive
svayambhūḥस्वयम्भूःthe Self-existent one (Brahma)nominative
ivaइवlikeparticle
bhūtānāmभूतानाम्among created beingsgenitive
babhūvaबभूवbecameverb, past
guṇavattaraḥगुणवत्तरःmore excellent in virtuesnominative adjective

Reference: 2.1.6 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa