वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-22, verse-21

यथा हि त्वं महाबाहो लालितः सततं मया ।
न तथा वर्तमानं त्वां सुग्रीवो बहु मंस्यते ॥२१॥

21. yathā hi tvaṃ mahābāho lālitaḥ satataṃ mayā ,
na tathā vartamānaṃ tvāṃ sugrīvo bahu maṃsyate.

21. yathā hi tvaṃ mahābāho lālitaḥ satataṃ mayā na
tathā vartamānaṃ tvāṃ sugrīvaḥ bahu maṃsyate

21. mahābāho yathā hi tvaṃ mayā satataṃ lālitaḥ na
tathā vartamānaṃ tvāṃ sugrīvaḥ bahu maṃsyate

21. Indeed, O mighty-armed one, just as you have been constantly cherished by me, Sugrīva will not think highly of you behaving thus.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• हि (hi) - indeed (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, for, because)

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• लालितः (lālitaḥ) - cherished, pampered, caressed

• सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• वर्तमानं (vartamānaṁ) - behaving (in that manner) (behaving, existing, being)

• त्वां (tvāṁ) - you

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

• बहु (bahu) - highly (as in 'think highly') (much, greatly, highly)

• मंस्यते (maṁsyate) - will regard (highly) (will think, will regard, will believe)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from yad (which)

हि (hi) - indeed (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Here, 'you' refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

लालितः (lālitaḥ) - cherished, pampered, caressed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lālita

lālita - cherished, caressed, pampered, fondled

Past Passive Participle

From root lal (to play, to fondle, to cherish) + kta suffix

Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvaṃ'.

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From sa (with) + tata (stretched, extended). Or an adverbial form of the adjective satata.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Agent of 'lālitaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'maṃsyate'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from tad (that)

वर्तमानं (vartamānaṁ) - behaving (in that manner) (behaving, existing, being)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, staying, behaving, present

Present Middle Participle

From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn) + śānac suffix

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvāṃ'.

त्वां (tvāṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'maṃsyate'.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Note: Subject of 'maṃsyate'.

बहु (bahu) - highly (as in 'think highly') (much, greatly, highly)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially here.

Note: Adverbial accusative.

मंस्यते (maṁsyate) - will regard (highly) (will think, will regard, will believe)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of man

Future tense, Atmanepada form.

Root: man (class 4)