वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-59, verse-22

यथा विष्णुर्महाबाहुर्बलिं बद्ध्वा महीमिमाम् ।
एवमुक्तस्तु वीरेण लक्ष्मणेन स राघवः ॥२२॥

22. yathā viṣṇurmahābāhurbaliṃ baddhvā mahīmimām ,
evamuktastu vīreṇa lakṣmaṇena sa rāghavaḥ.

22. yathā viṣṇuḥ mahābāhuḥ balim baddhvā mahīm imām
evam uktaḥ tu vīreṇa lakṣmaṇena saḥ rāghavaḥ

22. yathā mahābāhuḥ viṣṇuḥ balim baddhvā imām mahīm
saḥ rāghavaḥ tu vīreṇa lakṣmaṇena evam uktaḥ

22. Just as the mighty-armed Viṣṇu, having bound Bali, (recovered) this earth; thus addressed by the heroic Lakṣmaṇa, that Raghava...

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu (a major deity))

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet for Viṣṇu) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• बलिम् (balim) - Bali (the demon king bound by Viṣṇu as Vāmana) (Bali (a demon king))

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound (having bound, after binding)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (earth, land)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine))

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Lakṣmaṇa) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - indeed, then (introduces a shift or emphasis) (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

• वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the heroic (Lakṣmaṇa) (by the hero, by the brave one)

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

• सः (saḥ) - that (Rāghava/Rāma) (he, that)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu (a major deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu, the Preserver god

Note: Nominative singular form.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet for Viṣṇu) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

Note: Nominative singular form, modifying 'viṣṇuḥ'.

बलिम् (balim) - Bali (the demon king bound by Viṣṇu as Vāmana) (Bali (a demon king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a celebrated demon-king), strength, tribute

Note: Accusative singular form.

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound (having bound, after binding)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bandh' (9th class verb: badhnāti) with 'ktvā' affix.

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Denotes action completed before the main verb.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (earth, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Accusative singular form.

इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Accusative singular feminine form, modifying 'mahīm'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Lakṣmaṇa) (spoken, said, addressed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (2nd class verb: vakti) with 'kta' affix, irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular masculine form, modifying 'rāghavaḥ'.

तु (tu) - indeed, then (introduces a shift or emphasis) (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the heroic (Lakṣmaṇa) (by the hero, by the brave one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Instrumental singular form.

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

Note: Instrumental singular form, agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (Rāghava/Rāma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine form.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Derivative from 'raghu' (Raghu's lineage).

Note: Nominative singular form, refers to Rāma.