वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-32

सो ऽङ्गदं रोषताम्राक्षः संदिदेश महायशाः ।
सुग्रीवः कथ्यतां वत्स ममागमनमित्युत ॥३२॥

32. so'ṅgadaṃ roṣatāmrākṣaḥ saṃdideśa mahāyaśāḥ ,
sugrīvaḥ kathyatāṃ vatsa mamāgamanamityuta.

32. saḥ aṅgadam roṣa-tāmrākṣaḥ samdideśa mahāyaśāḥ
sugrīvaḥ kathyatām vatsa mama āgamanam iti uta

32. saḥ roṣa-tāmrākṣaḥ mahāyaśāḥ aṅgadam samdideśa: "vatsa,
sugrīvaḥ mama āgamanam kathyatām" iti uta

32. That renowned one, whose eyes were copper-red with rage, instructed Angada: "Let Sugrīva be informed, my child, of my arrival."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - That one (referring to the angry, now speaking, character) (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - Angada (the monkey prince, object of instruction) (Angada (proper name, accusative))

• रोष-ताम्राक्षः (roṣa-tāmrākṣaḥ) - with eyes reddened to a copper hue by intense anger (whose eyes were copper-red with rage; having eyes reddened by anger)

• सम्दिदेश (samdideśa) - he instructed (he instructed, commanded, pointed out)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned one (highly renowned, glorious, famous)

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (king of the Vanaras, Angada's uncle) (Sugriva (proper name))

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let him be informed, let it be announced (let it be told, let him be told)

• वत्स (vatsa) - my child (term of endearment, addressing Angada) (child, darling, calf)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - my arrival (arrival, coming, approach)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the direct speech) (thus, so, (marks the end of a quote))

• उत (uta) - indeed, furthermore (emphasizing the instruction) (and, also, moreover, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - That one (referring to the angry, now speaking, character) (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'samdideśa'.

अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - Angada (the monkey prince, object of instruction) (Angada (proper name, accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - bracelet, anklet (name of a monkey prince)

Note: Direct object of 'samdideśa'.

रोष-ताम्राक्षः (roṣa-tāmrākṣaḥ) - with eyes reddened to a copper hue by intense anger (whose eyes were copper-red with rage; having eyes reddened by anger)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of roṣa-tāmrākṣa

roṣa-tāmrākṣa - having copper-red eyes due to rage

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (roṣa+tāmra+akṣa)

• roṣa – rage, anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From root ruṣ (to be angry).
  Root: ruṣ (class 4)
• tāmra – copper-colored, red
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

सम्दिदेश (samdideśa) - he instructed (he instructed, commanded, pointed out)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of samdiś

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice. From root diś (to point, show) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned one (highly renowned, glorious, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly renowned, famous

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (king of the Vanaras, Angada's uncle) (Sugriva (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - having a beautiful neck (name of a monkey king)

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good/beautiful) + grīvā (neck).

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kathyatām'.

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let him be informed, let it be announced (let it be told, let him be told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of kath

Imperative (Loṭ), 3rd person singular, passive voice. From denominative root kath (from kathā 'story').

Note: Expresses a command or request.

वत्स (vatsa) - my child (term of endearment, addressing Angada) (child, darling, calf)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling

Note: A term of address.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, refers to the speaker (the angry character).

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - my arrival (arrival, coming, approach)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - arrival, coming, approach

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā and suffix -ana.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kathyatām'.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the direct speech) (thus, so, (marks the end of a quote))

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - indeed, furthermore (emphasizing the instruction) (and, also, moreover, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis or conjunction.

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