वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-19, verse-3

तं भार्याबाणमोक्षेण रामदत्तेन संयुगे ।
हतं प्लवगशार्दूलं तारा शुश्राव वालिनम् ॥३॥

3. taṃ bhāryābāṇamokṣeṇa rāmadattena saṃyuge ,
hataṃ plavagaśārdūlaṃ tārā śuśrāva vālinam.

3. tam bhāryābāṇamokṣeṇa rāmadattena saṃyuge
hatam plavagaśārdūlam tārā śuśrāva vālinam

3. tārā saṃyuge rāmadattena bhāryābāṇamokṣeṇa
hatam tam plavagaśārdūlam vālinam śuśrāva

3. Tara heard that Vali, the tiger among monkeys, was killed in battle by Rama's arrow-shot, which resulted in a wife's widowhood.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - (referring to Vali) (him)

• भार्याबाणमोक्षेण (bhāryābāṇamokṣeṇa) - by the arrow-release that caused widowhood (by the arrow-release affecting a wife)

• रामदत्तेन (rāmadattena) - by Rama, given by Rama, caused by Rama

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

• हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

• प्लवगशार्दूलम् (plavagaśārdūlam) - the tiger among monkeys, the chief of monkeys

• तारा (tārā) - Tara (Vali's wife) (Tara)

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - she heard

• वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (the monkey king) (Vali)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - (referring to Vali) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

भार्याबाणमोक्षेण (bhāryābāṇamokṣeṇa) - by the arrow-release that caused widowhood (by the arrow-release affecting a wife)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāryābāṇamokṣa

bhāryābāṇamokṣa - arrow-release related to a wife's condition (e.g., causing widowhood)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāryā+bāṇamokṣa)

• bhāryā – wife, woman to be supported
  noun (feminine)
• bāṇamokṣa – release of an arrow, arrow-shot
  noun (masculine)

Note: The term bhāryābāṇamokṣa is unusual and likely a variant of rāma-bāṇamokṣa in other texts. Interpreted here as an arrow-release that impacts a wife (by causing widowhood).

रामदत्तेन (rāmadattena) - by Rama, given by Rama, caused by Rama

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāmadatta

rāmadatta - given by Rama, bestowed by Rama, caused by Rama

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dā (to give) with Rama as the agent/bestower.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+datta)

• rāma – Rama (name of the hero)
  proper noun (masculine)
• datta – given, bestowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dā (class 3)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, encounter, struggle

हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Root: han (class 2)

प्लवगशार्दूलम् (plavagaśārdūlam) - the tiger among monkeys, the chief of monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavagaśārdūla

plavagaśārdūla - tiger among monkeys (metaphor for a chief or excellent monkey)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (plavaga+śārdūla)

• plavaga – monkey (literally 'jumper')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• śārdūla – tiger (used metaphorically for 'best', 'chief')
  noun (masculine)

तारा (tārā) - Tara (Vali's wife) (Tara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - Tara (name of Vali's wife), star

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - she heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of śru

Perfect Indicative

Root: śru (class 1)

वालिनम् (vālinam) - Vali (the monkey king) (Vali)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of the monkey king, son of Indra)

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