वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-71, verse-8

अभित्वरे च तं द्रष्टुं सुग्रीवं वानरर्षभम् ।
तदधीनं हि मे सौम्य सीतायाः परिमार्गणम् ॥८॥

8. abhitvare ca taṃ draṣṭuṃ sugrīvaṃ vānararṣabham ,
tadadhīnaṃ hi me saumya sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam.

8. abhitvare ca tam draṣṭum sugrīvam vānaraṛṣabham
tatadhīnam hi me saumya sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam

8. saumya ca aham tam vānaraṛṣabham sugrīvam draṣṭum
abhitvare hi me sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam tatadhīnam

8. O gentle one (saumya), I am also eager to see Sugriva, the chief of monkeys. Indeed, my search for Sītā is dependent on him.

Words meanings summery:

• अभित्वरे (abhitvare) - I am eager to see (I hasten towards, I am eager for)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• तम् (tam) - him (Sugriva) (him, that)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (to see, for seeing)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva (Sugriva (name of the monkey king))

• वानरऋषभम् (vānaraṛṣabham) - the chief of monkeys (chief of monkeys, best of monkeys)

• ततधीनम् (tatadhīnam) - dependent on him (Sugriva) (dependent on that, subject to that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, because (indeed, because, for)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one (referring to Lakshmana) (O gentle one, O tranquil one)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā (of Sita)

• परिमार्गणम् (parimārgaṇam) - the search (searching, seeking, investigation)

Words meanings and morphology

अभित्वरे (abhitvare) - I am eager to see (I hasten towards, I am eager for)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhitvar

Present Active Indicative, 1st Person Singular

root tvar with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: tvar (class 1)

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

तम् (tam) - him (Sugriva) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

pronominal stem

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (to see, for seeing)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun (infinitive suffix)) of dṛś

infinitive

derived from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva (Sugriva (name of the monkey king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of a monkey chief); 'beautiful neck'

वानरऋषभम् (vānaraṛṣabham) - the chief of monkeys (chief of monkeys, best of monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānaraṛṣabha

vānaraṛṣabha - bull among monkeys, chief of monkeys, best of monkeys

compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
  derived from vana 'forest'
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

ततधीनम् (tatadhīnam) - dependent on him (Sugriva) (dependent on that, subject to that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatadhīna

tatadhīna - dependent on that, subject to that

compound of 'tad' (that) and 'adhīna' (dependent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+adhīna)

• tad – that, him, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  pronominal stem
• adhīna – dependent, subject to, submissive
  adjective (masculine)
  prefix adhi + root 'i' (to go) + suffix 'na'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'parimārgaṇam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

particle

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person pronoun, alternative dative/genitive form

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one (referring to Lakshmana) (O gentle one, O tranquil one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, tranquil, mild; son of Soma (the Moon god); a gentle person

derived from 'soma'

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā (of Sita)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife); furrow

परिमार्गणम् (parimārgaṇam) - the search (searching, seeking, investigation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parimārgaṇa

parimārgaṇa - searching, seeking, investigation, quest

derived from prefix 'pari' + root 'mṛj' (to cleanse/wipe, also to seek) + suffix 'ana'

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)