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

स लक्ष्मणं भीमबलं सर्ववानरसत्तमः ।
अब्रवीत् प्रश्रितं वाक्यं सुग्रीवः संप्रहर्षयन् ॥४॥

4. sa lakṣmaṇaṃ bhīmabalaṃ sarvavānarasattamaḥ ,
abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ sugrīvaḥ saṃpraharṣayan.

4. sa lakṣmaṇam bhīmabalam sarvavānarasattamaḥ
abravīt praśritam vākyam sugrīvaḥ sampraharṣayan

4. sa sugrīvaḥ sarvavānarasattamaḥ bhīmabalam
lakṣmaṇam sampraharṣayan praśritam vākyam abravīt

4. Sugrīva, the best among all monkeys, spoke humble words, delighting mighty Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Sugrīva) (he, that)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun))

• भीमबलम् (bhīmabalam) - mighty (of terrible strength, mighty, possessing dreadful power)

• सर्ववानरसत्तमः (sarvavānarasattamaḥ) - best among all monkeys (best of all monkeys, chief of all monkeys)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble (humble, modest, bowed down)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, speech, sentence)

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

• सम्प्रहर्षयन् (sampraharṣayan) - delighting (making very glad, delighting greatly, causing great joy)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Sugrīva) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sugrīva.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Object of Sampraharṣayan.

भीमबलम् (bhīmabalam) - mighty (of terrible strength, mighty, possessing dreadful power)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmabala

bhīmabala - having terrible strength, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+bala)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Lakṣmaṇam.

सर्ववानरसत्तमः (sarvavānarasattamaḥ) - best among all monkeys (best of all monkeys, chief of all monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvavānarasattama

sarvavānarasattama - best of all monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vānara+sattama)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of sat (good, excellent)

Note: Apposition to Sugrīvaḥ.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Imperfect tense.

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble (humble, modest, bowed down)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, respectful, bowed down

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śri (to lean on, to resort to) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Note: Object of abravīt.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

सम्प्रहर्षयन् (sampraharṣayan) - delighting (making very glad, delighting greatly, causing great joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampraharṣayat

sampraharṣayat - making very glad, delighting greatly

Present Active Participle (causative)

Present active participle of the causative form of root hṛṣ (to be excited, glad) with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sugrīva, acting upon Lakṣmaṇa.

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