वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-25, verse-20

प्रविश्य त्वभिनिष्क्रान्तं सुग्रीवं वानरर्षभम् ।
अभ्यषिञ्चन्त सुहृदः सहस्राक्षमिवामराः ॥२०॥

20. praviśya tvabhiniṣkrāntaṃ sugrīvaṃ vānararṣabham ,
abhyaṣiñcanta suhṛdaḥ sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ.

20. praviśya tu abhiniṣkrāntam sugrīvam vānararṣabham
abhyaṣiñcanta suhṛdaḥ sahasrākṣam iva amarāḥ

20. suhṛdaḥ sugrīvam vānararṣabham praviśya abhiniṣkrāntam
tu abhyaṣiñcanta amarāḥ iva sahasrākṣam

20. After Sugriva, the best of monkeys, had entered and then emerged, his friends anointed him, just as the gods would anoint the thousand-eyed Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, then

• अभिनिष्क्रान्तम् (abhiniṣkrāntam) - having emerged, having come out

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva

• वानरर्षभम् (vānararṣabham) - best of monkeys, eminent monkey

• अभ्यषिञ्चन्त (abhyaṣiñcanta) - they anointed

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, well-wishers

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - gods, immortals

Words meanings and morphology

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root viś with upasarga pra, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

अभिनिष्क्रान्तम् (abhiniṣkrāntam) - having emerged, having come out

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiniṣkrānta

abhiniṣkrānta - one who has emerged, come out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kram with upasargas abhi and niṣ (nis), forming a past passive participle. Accusative singular masculine.

Prefixes: abhi+nis

Root: kram (class 1)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

वानरर्षभम् (vānararṣabham) - best of monkeys, eminent monkey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānararṣabha

vānararṣabha - best of monkeys, eminent monkey

Compound formed from vānara (monkey) and ṛṣabha (bull, best). Accusative singular masculine.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

अभ्यषिञ्चन्त (abhyaṣiñcanta) - they anointed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ṣic

Imperfect 3rd plural

Root sic (to sprinkle), with upasarga abhi. Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, Ātmanepada.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Middle voice is common for anointing ceremonies, as the action benefits the performer (indirectly, by honoring their king).

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, well-wishers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

Nominative plural masculine.

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed (epithet for Indra)

Compound formed from sahasra (thousand) and akṣa (eye). Accusative singular masculine.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - gods, immortals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - god, immortal

Nominative plural masculine.

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