वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-104, verse-22

सो ऽधिरुह्य नरव्याघ्रः पादुके ह्यवरुह्य च ।
प्रायच्छत् सुमहातेजा भरताय महात्मने ॥२२॥

22. so'dhiruhya naravyāghraḥ pāduke hyavaruhya ca ,
prāyacchat sumahātejā bharatāya mahātmane.

22. saḥ adhiruhya naravyāghraḥ pāduke hi avaruhya
ca prāyacchat sumahātejāḥ bharatāya mahātmane

22. saḥ naravyāghraḥ sumahātejāḥ pāduke adhiruhya
ca hi avaruhya mahātmane bharatāya prāyacchat

22. Having placed his feet upon the sandals, and then having taken them off, that tiger among men (naravyāghraḥ), of immensely great splendor, gave them to the great-souled (mahātmane) Bharata.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that one (he, that)

• अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having placed his feet upon (having ascended, having mounted)

• नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men (naravyāghraḥ)

• पादुके (pāduke) - sandals

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizer) (indeed, for, surely)

• अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - having taken off (having descended, having dismounted)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रायच्छत् (prāyacchat) - he gave, he offered

• सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of immensely great splendor, very powerful

• भरताय (bharatāya) - to Bharata

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one, to the noble one (mahātmane)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that one (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अधिरुह्य (adhiruhya) - having placed his feet upon (having ascended, having mounted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

root ruh with prefix adhi and suffix -ya

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men (naravyāghraḥ)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - man-tiger; a distinguished man, best of men

Compound type : upami-tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger; a superior or excellent person
  noun (masculine)

पादुके (pāduke) - sandals

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of pādukā

pādukā - sandal, shoe, wooden sandal

Note: Object of 'adhiruhya' and 'avaruhya'.

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizer) (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - having taken off (having descended, having dismounted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

root ruh with prefix ava and suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: ruh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रायच्छत् (prāyacchat) - he gave, he offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-yam

Imperfect

root yam with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of immensely great splendor, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātejas

sumahātejas - of great splendor/power, greatly energetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+tejas)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine stem of mahat
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (Rāma).

भरताय (bharatāya) - to Bharata

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king or character)

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one, to the noble one (mahātmane)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'bharatāya'.

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