वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-55

ततः सुग्रीववचनाद्धत्वा वालिनमाहवे ।
सुग्रीवमेव तद् राज्ये राघवः प्रत्यपादयत् ॥५५॥

55. tataḥ sugrīvavacanāddhatvā vālinamāhave ,
sugrīvameva tad rājye rāghavaḥ pratyapādayat.

55. tataḥ sugrīvavacanāt hatvā vālinam āhave
sugrīvam eva tat rājye rāghavaḥ pratyapādayat

55. tataḥ rāghavaḥ sugrīvavacanāt āhave vālinam
hatvā sugrīvam eva tat rājye pratyapādayat

55. Then, at Sugriva's command, Rama (Raghava), having killed Vali in battle, installed Sugriva himself in that kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, thereafter)

• सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - at Sugriva's command (from Sugriva's words, by Sugriva's command)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, after killing)

• वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (Vali (name))

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva (Sugriva (name))

• एव (eva) - himself, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• तत् (tat) - that

• राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom (in the kingdom, in the reign)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rama (descendant of Raghu))

• प्रत्यपादयत् (pratyapādayat) - installed, reinstated (established, reinstated, caused to return)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas applied to tad

सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - at Sugriva's command (from Sugriva's words, by Sugriva's command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sugrīvavacana

sugrīvavacana - Sugriva's words/command

Compound type : tatpurusha (sugrīva+vacana)

• sugrīva – Sugriva (name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, command, saying
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of the action.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, after killing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (Vali (name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of Sugriva's brother, the monkey king)

Note: Object of hatvā.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

from root hu (to offer, sacrifice) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva (Sugriva (name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of pratyapādayat.

एव (eva) - himself, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Functions as an adjective for rājye. The form tat is nominative/accusative singular neuter, but here it implies 'that' in a locative context.

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom (in the kingdom, in the reign)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, reign

derived from rājan (king)

Root: rāj (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rama (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

patronymic from Raghu

Note: Subject of pratyapādayat.

प्रत्यपादयत् (pratyapādayat) - installed, reinstated (established, reinstated, caused to return)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of pratipad

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ), Causal form

3rd person singular active, causal stem (-āpay-), with augment 'a' for past tense. From prati-ā-pad (causative).

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: pad (class 4)