महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-18

हेममाली ततो वाली तारां ताराधिपाननाम् ।
प्रोवाच वचनं वाग्मी तां वानरपतिः पतिः ॥१८॥

18. hemamālī tato vālī tārāṁ tārādhipānanām ,
provāca vacanaṁ vāgmī tāṁ vānarapatiḥ patiḥ.

18. hemamālī tataḥ vālī tārām tārādhipānanām
provāca vacanam vāgmī tām vānarapatiḥ patiḥ

18. Then, the eloquent Vali, lord of monkeys and her husband, who was adorned with a golden garland, spoke these words to Tara, whose face was like the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• हेममाली (hemamālī) - one wearing a golden garland

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a monkey king)

• ताराम् (tārām) - to Tara

• ताराधिपाननाम् (tārādhipānanām) - moon-faced, having a face like the lord of stars

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - he spoke, said

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent, fluent in speech

• ताम् (tām) - to Tara (to her)

• वानरपतिः (vānarapatiḥ) - lord of monkeys

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband

Words meanings and morphology

हेममाली (hemamālī) - one wearing a golden garland

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hemamālin

hemamālin - one wearing a golden garland, adorned with gold

Derived from 'heman' (gold) and 'mālin' (wearing a garland). 'mālin' itself derived from 'mālā' (garland) + suffix '-in' denoting possession.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+mālin)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• mālin – wearing a garland, having a garland
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'mālā' (garland) + possessive suffix '-in'.

Note: Refers to Vali.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix '-tas' (ablative sense) from 'tad' (that).

वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of the monkey king)

ताराम् (tārām) - to Tara

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - Tara (name of Vali's wife), a star

ताराधिपाननाम् (tārādhipānanām) - moon-faced, having a face like the lord of stars

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tārādhipānana

tārādhipānana - moon-faced, having a face like the moon

Compound of 'tārādhipa' (lord of stars = moon) and 'ānana' (face).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tārādhipa+ānana)

• tārādhipa – lord of stars, moon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'tārā' (star) and 'adhipa' (lord).
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent, fluent in speech

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāgmin

vāgmin - eloquent, fluent in speech, voluble

Derived from 'vāc' (speech) + possessive suffix '-min'.

Note: Refers to Vali.

ताम् (tām) - to Tara (to her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

वानरपतिः (vānarapatiḥ) - lord of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarapati

vānarapati - lord of monkeys, monkey king

Compound of 'vānara' (monkey) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+pati)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Vali.

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master

Note: Refers to Vali.