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

स्वकं रूपं परित्यज्य भिक्षुरूपेण वानरः ।
आबभाषे च तौ वीरौ यथावत् प्रशशंस च ॥३॥

3. svakaṃ rūpaṃ parityajya bhikṣurūpeṇa vānaraḥ ,
ābabhāṣe ca tau vīrau yathāvat praśaśaṃsa ca.

3. svakam rūpam parityajya bhikṣurūpeṇa vānaraḥ
ābabhāṣe ca tau vīrau yathāvat praśaśaṃsa ca

3. vānaraḥ svakam rūpam parityajya bhikṣurūpeṇa
tau vīrau ābabhāṣe ca yathāvat praśaśaṃsa ca

3. The monkey (Hanuman), having given up his own form and taking the appearance of a mendicant, spoke to those two heroes and duly praised them.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वकम् (svakam) - his own, one's own

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

• भिक्षुरूपेण (bhikṣurūpeṇa) - Refers to the form Hanuman took. (in the form of a mendicant)

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - the monkey (Hanuman) (the monkey)

• आबभाषे (ābabhāṣe) - he spoke

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Rama and Lakshmana) (the two heroes)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, as it should be

• प्रशशंस (praśaśaṁsa) - he praised, he eulogized

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

स्वकम् (svakam) - his own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, self, own property

Note: Qualifies rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from pari-√tyaj with -ya suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

भिक्षुरूपेण (bhikṣurūpeṇa) - Refers to the form Hanuman took. (in the form of a mendicant)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhikṣurūpa

bhikṣurūpa - form of a mendicant, mendicant's appearance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhikṣu+rūpa)

• bhikṣu – mendicant, beggar, Buddhist monk
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the form Hanuman took.

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - the monkey (Hanuman) (the monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

आबभाषे (ābabhāṣe) - he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of bhāṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form with upasarga 'ā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse, connecting two actions.

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Rama and Lakshmana) (the two heroes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Qualifies tau.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, as it should be

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies praśaśaṃsa.

प्रशशंस (praśaśaṁsa) - he praised, he eulogized

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form with upasarga 'pra'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse, connecting two actions.