वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-24, verse-36

तवेष्टा ननु नामैता भार्याश्चन्द्रनिभाननाः ।
इदानीं नेक्षसे कस्मात् सुग्रीवं प्लवगेश्वरम् ॥३६॥

36. taveṣṭā nanu nāmaitā bhāryāścandranibhānanāḥ ,
idānīṃ nekṣase kasmāt sugrīvaṃ plavageśvaram.

36. tava iṣṭāḥ nanu nāma etāḥ bhāryāḥ candranibhānanāḥ
idānīm na īkṣase kasmāt sugrīvam plavageśvaram

36. nanu tava candranibhānanāḥ etāḥ bhāryāḥ iṣṭāḥ (santi)
idānīm kasmāt sugrīvam plavageśvaram na īkṣase

36. These wives, whose faces are like the moon, are surely dear to you. Why do you not look at Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, now?

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - desired, beloved, cherished

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, truly

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• भार्याः (bhāryāḥ) - wives

• चन्द्रनिभाननाः (candranibhānanāḥ) - moon-faced, having faces like the moon

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• न (na) - not, no

• ईक्षसे (īkṣase) - you see, you look at

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why? from what?

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva

• प्लवगेश्वरम् (plavageśvaram) - Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tva

tva - you, yourself

इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - desired, beloved, cherished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, longed for, beloved; worshipped; (as noun) a sacrifice, an offering

Past Passive Participle

From root √iṣ (to desire, wish, seek)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, truly

(indeclinable)

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

भार्याः (bhāryāḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife; one who is to be supported

Feminine derivative from root √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

चन्द्रनिभाननाः (candranibhānanāḥ) - moon-faced, having faces like the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of candranibhānana

candranibhānana - moon-faced, having a face resembling the moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candra+nibha+ānana)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ईक्षसे (īkṣase) - you see, you look at

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Present tense, middle voice

Root verb, class 1 (ātmanepada)

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why? from what?

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'why'.

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king, literally 'beautiful-necked')

प्लवगेश्वरम् (plavageśvaram) - Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavageśvara

plavageśvara - lord of monkeys, chief of the monkeys

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (plavaga+īśvara)

• plavaga – monkey (lit. 'that which jumps and goes')
  noun (masculine)
  From √plu (to jump) + √gam (to go) with suffix -ḍa
  Root: plu (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler; controller
  noun (masculine)
  From root √īś (to rule, be master of)
  Root: īś (class 2)