वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-23, verse-1

ततः समुपजिघ्रन्ती कपिराजस्य तन्मुखम् ।
पतिं लोकाच्च्युतं तारा मृतं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. tataḥ samupajighrantī kapirājasya tanmukham ,
patiṃ lokāccyutaṃ tārā mṛtaṃ vacanamabravīt.

1. tataḥ samupajighrantī kapirājasya tat mukham
patiṃ lokāt cyutaṃ tārā mṛtaṃ vacanam abravīt

1. tataḥ tārā kapirājasya tat mukham samupajighrantī
lokāt cyutaṃ mṛtaṃ patiṃ vacanam abravīt

1. Then, Tara, smelling and kissing the face of that monkey king, spoke these words to her deceased husband, who had fallen from his earthly realm.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• समुपजिघ्रन्ती (samupajighrantī) - Tara smelling or kissing Valin's face (smelling, kissing (literally, 'smelling thoroughly'))

• कपिराजस्य (kapirājasya) - of Valin, the monkey king (of the monkey king)

• तत् (tat) - Valin's face (that, his)

• मुखम् (mukham) - Valin's face (face, mouth)

• पतिं (patiṁ) - her husband, Valin (husband, lord)

• लोकात् (lokāt) - from the earthly realm (from the world, from his place)

• च्युतं (cyutaṁ) - fallen from the world (deceased) (fallen, departed, fallen from)

• तारा (tārā) - Valin's wife, Tara (Tara (proper noun), star)

• मृतं (mṛtaṁ) - her dead husband (dead, deceased (accusative singular))

• वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (that Tara spoke) (word, speech)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Tara spoke (she spoke, he spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

समुपजिघ्रन्ती (samupajighrantī) - Tara smelling or kissing Valin's face (smelling, kissing (literally, 'smelling thoroughly'))

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samupajighrant

samupajighrant - smelling, kissing

Present Active Participle

From root ghrā (to smell) with prefixes sam and upa

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Tārā.

कपिराजस्य (kapirājasya) - of Valin, the monkey king (of the monkey king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kapirāja

kapirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kapi+rājan)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

तत् (tat) - Valin's face (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his

मुखम् (mukham) - Valin's face (face, mouth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth

Note: Object of samupajighrantī.

पतिं (patiṁ) - her husband, Valin (husband, lord)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master

Note: Object of the verb 'abravīt' (spoke to).

लोकात् (lokāt) - from the earthly realm (from the world, from his place)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, place, people

Root: lok (class 10)

च्युतं (cyutaṁ) - fallen from the world (deceased) (fallen, departed, fallen from)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, departed, released

Past Passive Participle

From root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with patiṃ.

तारा (tārā) - Valin's wife, Tara (Tara (proper noun), star)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - Tara, star

Note: Subject of abravīt.

मृतं (mṛtaṁ) - her dead husband (dead, deceased (accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with patiṃ.

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (that Tara spoke) (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Tara spoke (she spoke, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)