महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-10

सुग्रीवः प्रेषयामास सचिवं वानरं तयोः ।
बुद्धिमन्तं हनूमन्तं हिमवन्तमिव स्थितम् ॥१०॥

10. sugrīvaḥ preṣayāmāsa sacivaṁ vānaraṁ tayoḥ ,
buddhimantaṁ hanūmantaṁ himavantamiva sthitam.

10. sugrīvaḥ preṣayāmāsa sacivaṃ vānaraṃ tayoḥ
buddhimantaṃ hanūmantaṃ himavantam iva sthitam

10. Sugriva sent his intelligent monkey minister, Hanuman, to them; Hanuman was as firm as the Himalayas.

Words meanings summery:

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent, dispatched

• सचिवं (sacivaṁ) - minister, companion, assistant

• वानरं (vānaraṁ) - monkey, ape

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - to Rama and Lakshmana (of them, for them, to them)

• बुद्धिमन्तं (buddhimantaṁ) - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

• हनूमन्तं (hanūmantaṁ) - Hanuman

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - The Himalayas (personified as firm and unwavering) (Himavat, snowy mountain)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, firm, situated, established

Words meanings and morphology

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of preṣaya

causative stem

Derived from root iṣ with prefix pra, and causative suffix -aya

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

सचिवं (sacivaṁ) - minister, companion, assistant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, assistant

वानरं (vānaraṁ) - monkey, ape

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape, belonging to monkeys

तयोः (tayoḥ) - to Rama and Lakshmana (of them, for them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those (pronoun)

Note: Grammatically genitive/locative, but often implies a dative sense ('to them') in context of action.

बुद्धिमन्तं (buddhimantaṁ) - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, having intellect

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat (matUP) from buddhi (intellect)

हनूमन्तं (hanūmantaṁ) - Hanuman

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of a prominent monkey warrior)

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - The Himalayas (personified as firm and unwavering) (Himavat, snowy mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - possessing snow, snowy; the Himalayas (mountain range)

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat (matUP) from hima (snow), used as a proper noun for the Himalayas.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, firm, situated, established

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sthā (to stand) with suffix kta (past passive participle)

Root: sthā (class 1)