वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-59, verse-28

तं सान्त्वयामास ततो लक्ष्मणः प्रियबान्धवः ।
बहुप्रकारं धर्मज्ञः प्रश्रितः प्रश्रिताञ्जलिः ॥२८॥

28. taṃ sāntvayāmāsa tato lakṣmaṇaḥ priyabāndhavaḥ ,
bahuprakāraṃ dharmajñaḥ praśritaḥ praśritāñjaliḥ.

28. tam sāntvayāmāsa tataḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ priyabāndhavaḥ
bahuprakāram dharmajnaḥ praśritaḥ praśritāñjaliḥ

28. tataḥ priyabāndhavaḥ dharmajnaḥ praśritaḥ
praśritāñjaliḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ tam bahuprakāram sāntvayāmāsa

28. Then Lakshmana, his dear kinsman, a knower of (natural) law (dharma), humble and with folded hands, consoled him in many ways.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Refers to Rama. (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• सान्त्वयामास (sāntvayāmāsa) - he consoled, he comforted

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

• प्रियबान्धवः (priyabāndhavaḥ) - Describes Lakshmana as Rama's beloved brother. (dear kinsman, beloved relative)

• बहुप्रकारम् (bahuprakāram) - in many ways, in various manners

• धर्मज्नः (dharmajnaḥ) - knower of (natural) law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

• प्रश्रितः (praśritaḥ) - humble, modest, polite, bowed

• प्रश्रिताञ्जलिः (praśritāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having respectfully bowed hands

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Refers to Rama. (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सान्त्वयामास (sāntvayāmāsa) - he consoled, he comforted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of sāntv

Perfect (Causative)

Perfect 3rd person singular active of the causative form of root 'sāntv' (to soothe). Formed by adding -āmāsa to the verbal base.

Root: sāntv (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana, auspicious mark, characteristic

प्रियबान्धवः (priyabāndhavaḥ) - Describes Lakshmana as Rama's beloved brother. (dear kinsman, beloved relative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyabāndhava

priyabāndhava - dear kinsman, beloved relative

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+bāndhava)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• bāndhava – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'bandhu' (relative).

बहुप्रकारम् (bahuprakāram) - in many ways, in various manners

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuprakāra

bahuprakāra - of many kinds, in many ways

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+prakāra)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• prakāra – kind, type, manner, way
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'pra-ā-'.
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially to describe how Lakshmana consoled.

धर्मज्नः (dharmajnaḥ) - knower of (natural) law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajna

dharmajna - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jna)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jna – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / Derived adjective
  Derived from root 'jnā' (to know).
  Root: jnā (class 9)

प्रश्रितः (praśritaḥ) - humble, modest, polite, bowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, polite, bowed, submissive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

प्रश्रिताञ्जलिः (praśritāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having respectfully bowed hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśritāñjali

praśritāñjali - with folded hands (as a sign of respect), having made a respectful gesture

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praśrita+añjali)

• praśrita – folded, bowed, humble, modest
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śri (class 1)
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands together, a respectful gesture of folded hands
  noun (masculine)