वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-14, verse-4

अथ बालार्कसदृशो दृप्तसिंहगतिस्तदा ।
दृष्ट्वा रामं क्रियादक्षं सुग्रीवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥४॥

4. atha bālārkasadṛśo dṛptasiṃhagatistadā ,
dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ kriyādakṣaṃ sugrīvo vākyamabravīt.

4. atha bālārkasadṛśaḥ dṛptasiṃhagatiḥ tadā dṛṣṭvā
rāmam kriyādakṣam sugrīvaḥ vākyam abravīt

4. atha tadā bālārkasadṛśaḥ dṛptasiṃhagatiḥ
sugrīvaḥ kriyādakṣam rāmam dṛṣṭvā vākyam abravīt

4. Then, Sugriva, resembling the rising sun and with the gait of a proud lion, having seen Rama who was skilled in action, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• बालार्कसदृशः (bālārkasadṛśaḥ) - resembling the rising sun

• दृप्तसिंहगतिः (dṛptasiṁhagatiḥ) - having the gait of a proud lion

• तदा (tadā) - at that time, then

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative)

• क्रियादक्षम् (kriyādakṣam) - skilled in action, efficient

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (nominative)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement, words

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

बालार्कसदृशः (bālārkasadṛśaḥ) - resembling the rising sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālārkasadṛśa

bālārkasadṛśa - resembling the rising sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāla+arka+sadṛśa)

• bāla – young, child, rising (sun)
  adjective (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

दृप्तसिंहगतिः (dṛptasiṁhagatiḥ) - having the gait of a proud lion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛptasiṃhagati

dṛptasiṁhagati - having the gait of a proud lion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛpta+siṃha+gati)

• dṛpta – proud, arrogant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛp- (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• gati – gait, movement, course
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - at that time, then

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' with suffix -dā

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś- with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun)

क्रियादक्षम् (kriyādakṣam) - skilled in action, efficient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kriyādakṣa

kriyādakṣa - skilled in action, expert in performance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+dakṣa)

• kriyā – action, performance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dakṣa – skillful, expert, capable
  adjective (masculine)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (nominative)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (a proper noun, name of the monkey king)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement, words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, words

From root vac- (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)