वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-11

महेन्द्रपुत्रं पतितं वालिनं हेममालिनम् ।
सिंहोरस्कं महाबाहुं दीप्तास्यं हरिलोचनम् ।
लक्ष्मणानुगतो रामो ददर्शोपससर्प च ॥११॥

11. mahendraputraṃ patitaṃ vālinaṃ hemamālinam ,
siṃhoraskaṃ mahābāhuṃ dīptāsyaṃ harilocanam ,
lakṣmaṇānugato rāmo dadarśopasasarpa ca.

11. mahendraputram patitam vālinam
hemamālinam siṃhauraskam mahābāhum
dīptaāsyam harilocanam lakṣmaṇānugataḥ
rāmaḥ dadarśa upasasarpa ca

11. lakṣmaṇānugataḥ rāmaḥ patitam
mahendraputram vālinam hemamālinam
siṃhauraskam mahābāhum dīptaāsyam
harilocanam dadarśa ca upasasarpa

11. Rama, accompanied by Lakshmana, saw the fallen son of Mahendra (Indra), Valin, adorned with a golden garland, with a chest like a lion's, mighty-armed, with a radiant face, and tawny eyes; and he approached him.

Words meanings summery:

• महेन्द्रपुत्रम् (mahendraputram) - son of Mahendra (Indra)

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended

• वालिनम् (vālinam) - Valin (name of a Vanara king)

• हेममालिनम् (hemamālinam) - adorned with a golden garland

• सिंहौरस्कम् (siṁhauraskam) - lion-chested, having a chest like a lion's

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• दीप्तआस्यम् (dīptaāsyam) - with a shining face, radiant-faced

• हरिलोचनम् (harilocanam) - with tawny eyes, golden-eyed

• लक्ष्मणानुगतः (lakṣmaṇānugataḥ) - followed by Lakshmana, accompanied by Lakshmana

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a prince, an incarnation of Vishnu)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• उपससर्प (upasasarpa) - approached, went near

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

महेन्द्रपुत्रम् (mahendraputram) - son of Mahendra (Indra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendraputra

mahendraputra - son of Mahendra/Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahendra+putra)

• mahendra – the great Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

वालिनम् (vālinam) - Valin (name of a Vanara king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Valin (name of a powerful monkey king)

हेममालिनम् (hemamālinam) - adorned with a golden garland

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hemamālin

hemamālin - wearing a golden garland

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hema+mālin)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• mālin – garlanded, adorned with a garland
  adjective
  Derived from mālā (garland) with suffix -in.

सिंहौरस्कम् (siṁhauraskam) - lion-chested, having a chest like a lion's

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃhauraska

siṁhauraska - having a lion-like chest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+uraska)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• uraska – chest, breast
  noun (masculine/neuter)

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

दीप्तआस्यम् (dīptaāsyam) - with a shining face, radiant-faced

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīptaāsya

dīptaāsya - having a shining countenance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+āsya)

• dīpta – shining, radiant, brilliant
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dīp (to shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• āsya – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

हरिलोचनम् (harilocanam) - with tawny eyes, golden-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of harilocana

harilocana - having tawny or golden eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hari+locana)

• hari – tawny, yellowish-brown, golden
  adjective
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

लक्ष्मणानुगतः (lakṣmaṇānugataḥ) - followed by Lakshmana, accompanied by Lakshmana

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇānugata

lakṣmaṇānugata - followed or accompanied by Lakshmana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+anugata)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (Rama's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anugata – followed, accompanied
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix anu-.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a prince, an incarnation of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of the Ramayana)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उपससर्प (upasasarpa) - approached, went near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sṛp

Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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