वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-35, verse-3

ततः कण्ठगतं माल्यं चित्रं बहुगुणं महत् ।
चिच्छेद विमदश्चासीत् सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः ॥३॥

3. tataḥ kaṇṭhagataṃ mālyaṃ citraṃ bahuguṇaṃ mahat ,
ciccheda vimadaścāsīt sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ.

3. tataḥ kaṇṭhagatam mālyam citram bahuguṇam mahat
ciccheda vimadaḥ ca āsīt sugrīvaḥ vānareśvaraḥ

3. tataḥ sugrīvaḥ vānareśvaraḥ kaṇṭhagatam citram
bahuguṇam mahat mālyam ciccheda ca vimadaḥ āsīt

3. Then Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, tore off the great, splendid, multi-stranded garland that was around his neck, and became free from arrogance.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• कण्ठगतम् (kaṇṭhagatam) - on the neck (gone to the neck, located on the neck)

• माल्यम् (mālyam) - garland (garland, chaplet)

• चित्रम् (citram) - splendid (variegated, splendid, wonderful, diverse)

• बहुगुणम् (bahuguṇam) - multi-stranded (having many strands/qualities, very strong, manifold)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he tore off (he cut, he tore, he broke)

• विमदः (vimadaḥ) - free from arrogance (free from intoxication, free from pride/arrogance, sober)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was (he was, it was)

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (Sugrīva (proper noun))

• वानरेश्वरः (vānareśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys, king of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

कण्ठगतम् (kaṇṭhagatam) - on the neck (gone to the neck, located on the neck)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kaṇṭhagata

kaṇṭhagata - gone to the neck, situated in the throat

Past Passive Participle

From kaṇṭha (neck) + gata (gone, attained), PPP of gam with prefix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṇṭha+gata)

• kaṇṭha – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, attained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mālyam.

माल्यम् (mālyam) - garland (garland, chaplet)

(noun)

neuter, singular of mālya

mālya - garland, chaplet

Note: Object of ciccheda.

चित्रम् (citram) - splendid (variegated, splendid, wonderful, diverse)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, wonderful, strange, splendid

Note: Agrees with mālyam.

बहुगुणम् (bahuguṇam) - multi-stranded (having many strands/qualities, very strong, manifold)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bahuguṇa

bahuguṇa - having many qualities, manifold, of many strands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+guṇa)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• guṇa – strand, quality, virtue, rope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with mālyam.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, big, important, mighty

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root mah/mā (to grow great), but often used as an adjective.

Note: Agrees with mālyam.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he tore off (he cut, he tore, he broke)

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The reduplicated perfect form.

विमदः (vimadaḥ) - free from arrogance (free from intoxication, free from pride/arrogance, sober)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimada

vimada - free from intoxication, free from pride/arrogance, sober

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mada)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for Sugrīva.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was (he was, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Imperfect tense of 'to be'.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (Sugrīva (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Note: Subject of the verbs.

वानरेश्वरः (vānareśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys, king of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānareśvara

vānareśvara - lord of monkeys, king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+īśvara)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Apposition to Sugrīvaḥ.