वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-4

तं वन्दमानं रुदती माता सौमित्रिमब्रवीत् ।
हितकामा महाबाहुं मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय लक्ष्मणम् ॥४॥

4. taṃ vandamānaṃ rudatī mātā saumitrimabravīt ,
hitakāmā mahābāhuṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya lakṣmaṇam.

4. tam vandamānam rudatī mātā saumitrim abravīt
hitakāmā mahābāhum mūrdhni upāghrāya lakṣmaṇam

4. rudatī hitakāmā mātā tam vandamānam mahābāhum
lakṣmaṇam saumitrim mūrdhni upāghrāya abravīt

4. Weeping (rudatī), his mother, desiring his welfare (hitakāmā), kissed the mighty-armed Lakshmana (saumitrim) on the head, and spoke to him (Lakshmana) as he was bowing.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Lakshmana) (him, that)

• वन्दमानम् (vandamānam) - him who was bowing (referring to Lakshmana) (bowing, saluting, worshipping)

• रुदती (rudatī) - weeping, crying

• माता (mātā) - Sumitra, Lakshmana's mother (mother)

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Lakshmana (to Saumitri (son of Sumitra))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she said, spoke

• हितकामा (hitakāmā) - desiring welfare, benevolent

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

• उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having kissed (on the head, a sign of affection) (having kissed, having smelt)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Lakshmana) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वन्दमानम् (vandamānam) - him who was bowing (referring to Lakshmana) (bowing, saluting, worshipping)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vandamāna

vandamāna - bowing, saluting, worshipping

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root vand (to salute, praise) with present middle participle suffix -māna

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

रुदती (rudatī) - weeping, crying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root rud (to weep, cry) with present active participle suffix -at

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Refers to Sumitra, the mother.

माता (mātā) - Sumitra, Lakshmana's mother (mother)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Subject of abravīt.

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Lakshmana (to Saumitri (son of Sumitra))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra, an epithet of Lakshmana or Shatrughna

A patronymic derived from Sumitrā

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root brū (or vac), imperfect tense, parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Sumitra is the subject.

हितकामा (hitakāmā) - desiring welfare, benevolent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hitakāma

hitakāma - desiring welfare, benevolent, well-wishing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+kāma)

• hita – beneficial, good, welfare, well-being
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from dhā)
  Derived from root dhā (to place) and the prefix hi, means placed/beneficial.
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sumitra, the mother.

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed, a hero

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top, summit

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having kissed (on the head, a sign of affection) (having kissed, having smelt)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root ghrā (to smell) with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: ghrā (class 1)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (son of Dasharatha, brother of Rama)

Note: Object of upāghrāya and in apposition to saumitrim and tam vandamānam.