वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-2

स तत्र गत्वा हनुमान्बलवान् वानरोत्तमः ।
उपचक्राम तौ वाग्भिर्मृद्वीभिः सत्यविक्रमः ॥२॥

2. sa tatra gatvā hanumānbalavān vānarottamaḥ ,
upacakrāma tau vāgbhirmṛdvībhiḥ satyavikramaḥ.

2. saḥ tatra gatvā hanumān balavān vānarottamaḥ
upacakrāma tau vāgbhiḥ mṛdvībhīḥ satyavikramaḥ

2. saḥ hanumān balavān vānarottamaḥ satyavikramaḥ
tatra gatvā tau mṛdvībhīḥ vāgbhiḥ upacakrāma

2. Having gone there, Hanuman, who was powerful and the foremost of monkeys, a hero of true valor, approached the two (Rama and Lakshmana) with gentle words.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman

• बलवान् (balavān) - the powerful (Hanuman) (powerful, strong)

• वानरोत्तमः (vānarottamaḥ) - the foremost of monkeys (Hanuman) (best of monkeys, foremost monkey)

• उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - he approached, he went near

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, them)

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words, by speech

• मृद्वीभीः (mṛdvībhīḥ) - with gentle (words) (with gentle (words), with soft)

• सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - a hero of true valor (Hanuman) (of true valor, whose valor is true)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from √gam with -tvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (a monkey chief, son of Vayu)

बलवान् (balavān) - the powerful (Hanuman) (powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, endowed with strength

from bala + -vat suffix

वानरोत्तमः (vānarottamaḥ) - the foremost of monkeys (Hanuman) (best of monkeys, foremost monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarottama

vānarottama - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+uttama)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)

उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - he approached, he went near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kram

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form with upasarga 'upa'.

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words, by speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

मृद्वीभीः (mṛdvībhīḥ) - with gentle (words) (with gentle (words), with soft)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: Qualifies vāgbhiḥ.

सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - a hero of true valor (Hanuman) (of true valor, whose valor is true)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - of true valor, truly valorous, whose stride/power is true

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – true, real, actual; truth
  adjective (neuter)
• vikrama – valor, courage, strength, heroic stride
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.