वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-4, verse-13

स ज्ञास्यति महावीर्यस्तव भार्यापहारिणम् ।
एवमुक्त्वा दनुः स्वर्गं भ्राजमानो गतः सुखम् ॥१३॥

13. sa jñāsyati mahāvīryastava bhāryāpahāriṇam ,
evamuktvā danuḥ svargaṃ bhrājamāno gataḥ sukham.

13. sa jñāsyati mahāvīryaḥ tava bhāryāpahāriṇam evam
uktvā danuḥ svargam bhrājamānaḥ gataḥ sukham

13. sa mahāvīryaḥ tava bhāryāpahāriṇam jñāsyati
danuḥ evam uktvā bhrājamānaḥ sukham svargam gataḥ

13. That greatly powerful one (Sugrīva) will know the abductor of your wife. Having spoken thus, Danu, shining brightly, went happily to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Sugrīva) (he, that)

• ज्ञास्यति (jñāsyati) - he will know (he will know, he will ascertain)

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - the greatly powerful one (very powerful, great hero)

• तव (tava) - your

• भार्यापहारिणम् (bhāryāpahāriṇam) - the abductor of your wife (Sītā) (abductor of the wife, wife-stealer)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• दनुः (danuḥ) - Danu (Danu (a proper noun))

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (to heaven, to the celestial world)

• भ्राजमानः (bhrājamānaḥ) - shining brightly (shining, radiant, glittering)

• गतः (gataḥ) - went (gone, reached, become)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, comfortably, pleasantly, 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 from the previous verse.

ज्ञास्यति (jñāsyati) - he will know (he will know, he will ascertain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - the greatly powerful one (very powerful, great hero)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great strength, very powerful, a great hero

Compound: mahā (great) + vīrya (strength, power)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – strength, power, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an epithet for Sugrīva.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Rāma.

भार्यापहारिणम् (bhāryāpahāriṇam) - the abductor of your wife (Sītā) (abductor of the wife, wife-stealer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāryāpahārin

bhāryāpahārin - wife-stealer, abductor of a wife

Compound: bhāryā (wife) + apahārin (abductor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāryā+apahārin)

• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ya (suffix)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• apahārin – taking away, seizing, carrying off, abductor
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from verb apahṛ
  Derived from the root hṛ (to seize) with upasarga apa- (away).
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jñāsyati'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root vac (to speak) + tvā (absolutive suffix).

Root: vac (class 2)

दनुः (danuḥ) - Danu (Danu (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of danu

danu - name of a demon, a titan

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (to heaven, to the celestial world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial world

Note: Object of motion verb 'gataḥ'.

भ्राजमानः (bhrājamānaḥ) - shining brightly (shining, radiant, glittering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrājamāna

bhrājamāna - shining, splendid, radiant

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root bhrāj (to shine) + śānac (present participle suffix for Ātmanepada).

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

Note: Modifies Danu.

गतः (gataḥ) - went (gone, reached, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived at, obtained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective with an implied verb 'was'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, comfortably, pleasantly, joy)

(indeclinable)

Can function as an adverb in neuter accusative singular.

Note: Functions as an adverb.

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