वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-22, verse-1

वीक्षमाणस्तु मन्दासुः सर्वतो मन्दमुच्छ्वसन् ।
आदावेव तु सुग्रीवं ददर्श त्वात्मजाग्रतः ॥१॥

1. vīkṣamāṇastu mandāsuḥ sarvato mandamucchvasan ,
ādāveva tu sugrīvaṃ dadarśa tvātmajāgrataḥ.

1. vīkṣamāṇaḥ tu mandāsuḥ sarvataḥ mandam ucchvasan
| ādau eva tu sugrīvam dadarśa tvā ātmajāgrataḥ

1. mandāsuḥ vīkṣamāṇaḥ tu sarvataḥ mandam ucchvasan,
ādau eva tu tvā ātmajāgrataḥ sugrīvam dadarśa

1. Indeed, with his life ebbing, looking all around and sighing slowly, he (Vali) first saw you, Sugriva, who stood with your son (Angada) in front.

Words meanings summery:

• वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking all around (seeing, beholding, looking around)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)

• मन्दासुः (mandāsuḥ) - his life ebbing (with failing breath, whose life is ebbing)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly (slowly, gently, mildly)

• उच्छ्वसन् (ucchvasan) - sighing (sighing, breathing out)

• आदौ (ādau) - first (first, in the beginning)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)

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

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• त्वा (tvā) - you (Sugriva) (you (accusative))

• आत्मजाग्रतः (ātmajāgrataḥ) - with your son (Angada) in front (having son(s) in front, attentive to one's son(s))

Words meanings and morphology

वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking all around (seeing, beholding, looking around)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - seeing, looking, beholding

Present Middle Participle

Derived from vi-īkṣ (vi + īkṣa) with śānac suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as a nominal phrase describing Vali.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

मन्दासुः (mandāsuḥ) - his life ebbing (with failing breath, whose life is ebbing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandāsu

mandāsu - slow-breathed, whose life is ebbing, dying

Bahuvrihi compound: manda (slow, weak) + asu (breath, life).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+asu)

• manda – slow, weak, dull
  adjective (masculine)
• asu – breath, vital air, life
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (Vali).

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with the suffix -tas.

मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly (slowly, gently, mildly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

उच्छ्वसन् (ucchvasan) - sighing (sighing, breathing out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucchvasat

ucchvasat - sighing, breathing out, reviving

Present Active Participle

Derived from ut-śvas (ut + śvasa) with śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: ut

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Acts as a nominal phrase describing Vali.

आदौ (ādau) - first (first, in the beginning)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, origin

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

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

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper name, 'beautiful-necked')

Compound: su (good/beautiful) + grīvā (neck).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of dadarśa.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative

Reduplicated perfect of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

त्वा (tvā) - you (Sugriva) (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuvad

yuvad - you

Note: Direct address to Sugriva by narrator.

आत्मजाग्रतः (ātmajāgrataḥ) - with your son (Angada) in front (having son(s) in front, attentive to one's son(s))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmajāgrat

ātmajāgrat - having son(s) in front, attentive to one's son(s)/offspring

Bahuvrihi compound: ātmaja (son/offspring) + agrataḥ (in front of). 'agrataḥ' here acts as a part of the compound, not an independent indeclinable.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātmaja+agrataḥ)

• ātmaja – son, offspring, one's own born
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman (self) + ja (born).
• agrataḥ – in front of, before
  indeclinable
  Derived from agra (front) with suffix -tas.

Note: Modifies Sugriva.