वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-41, verse-4

शङ्कमानस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणो राममब्रवीत् ।
तमेवैनमहं मन्ये मारीचं राक्षसं मृगम् ॥४॥

4. śaṅkamānastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇo rāmamabravīt ,
tamevainamahaṃ manye mārīcaṃ rākṣasaṃ mṛgam.

4. śaṅkamānaḥ tu tam dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇaḥ rāmam abravīt
tam eva enam aham manye mārīcam rākṣasam mṛgam

4. tu śaṅkamānaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ tam dṛṣṭvā rāmam abravīt
aham enam tam mṛgam eva rākṣasam mārīcam manye

4. But Lakshmana, having seen him and suspecting, spoke to Rāma: 'I believe this very deer is the demon Maricha.'

Words meanings summery:

• शङ्कमानः (śaṅkamānaḥ) - suspecting (Maricha's true nature) (doubting, suspecting, apprehending)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• तम् (tam) - him (the deer) (that, him)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (the deer) (having seen, after seeing)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (name))

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma (Rāma (name))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• तम् (tam) - that (deer) (that, him)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• एनम् (enam) - this (deer) (this, him)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Lakshmana) (I)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I believe (I think, I consider, I believe)

• मारीचम् (mārīcam) - Maricha (Maricha (name of a demon))

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (demon, demonic)

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer (deer, animal, game)

Words meanings and morphology

शङ्कमानः (śaṅkamānaḥ) - suspecting (Maricha's true nature) (doubting, suspecting, apprehending)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkamāna

śaṅkamāna - doubting, suspecting, apprehending, fearing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root śaṅk (to doubt, suspect) with present participle suffix -māna.

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Indicates simultaneous action with 'dṛṣṭvā'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Adversative or continuative particle.

तम् (tam) - him (the deer) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (the deer) (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (Lakshmana (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rāma's brother)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rāma (Rāma (name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (eldest son of Daśaratha)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active, 3rd person singular

Root brū, imperfect tense (laṅ lakāra).

Root: brū (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (deer) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

एनम् (enam) - this (deer) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun, alternative to etad.

Note: Object of manye.

अहम् (aham) - I (Lakshmana) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I believe (I think, I consider, I believe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present middle, 1st person singular

Root man, present tense (laṭ lakāra), ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

मारीचम् (mārīcam) - Maricha (Maricha (name of a demon))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Maricha (son of Tārakā, a demon)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (demon, demonic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, belonging to Rākṣasas

Derived from rakṣas (demon) with aṇ suffix.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer (deer, animal, game)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game, antelope

Note: Object of manye.