वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-43, verse-1

विशेषेण तु सुग्रीवो हनुमत्यर्थमुक्तवान् ।
स हि तस्मिन् हरिश्रेष्ठे निश्चितार्थो ऽर्थसाधने ॥१॥

1. viśeṣeṇa tu sugrīvo hanumatyarthamuktavān ,
sa hi tasmin hariśreṣṭhe niścitārtho'rthasādhane.

1. viśeṣeṇa tu sugrīvaḥ hanumatā artham uktavān saḥ
hi tasmin hariśreṣṭhe niścitārthaḥ arthasādhane

1. tu viśeṣeṇa sugrīvaḥ hanumatā artham uktavān hi
saḥ tasmin hariśreṣṭhe arthasādhane niścitārthaḥ

1. But Sugrīva specifically spoke to Hanumān about the objective. For he (Sugrīva) was indeed confident in that best of monkeys for accomplishing the task.

Words meanings summery:

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, in particular

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• हनुमता (hanumatā) - to Hanumān (as the recipient of speech or the agent for the task) (by Hanumān, with Hanumān, to Hanumān)

• अर्थम् (artham) - the mission or objective (purpose, objective, matter, meaning)

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoke, said, told

• सः (saḥ) - Sugrīva (he, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - concerning Hanumān (in him, concerning that)

• हरिश्रेष्ठे (hariśreṣṭhe) - in Hanumān, the best of monkeys (in the best of monkeys)

• निश्चितार्थः (niścitārthaḥ) - having a decided purpose, resolute, confident in purpose

• अर्थसाधने (arthasādhane) - in the accomplishment of the objective/task

Words meanings and morphology

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, in particular

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, peculiarity, special quality, particularity

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king, literally 'beautiful neck')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, beautiful (prefix)
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

हनुमता (hanumatā) - to Hanumān (as the recipient of speech or the agent for the task) (by Hanumān, with Hanumān, to Hanumān)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of a monkey chief, son of Vāyu)

अर्थम् (artham) - the mission or objective (purpose, objective, matter, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth, matter

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoke, said, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, said

Past Active Participle (kṛtavat)

Derived from root vac- by suffix -tavat

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Sugrīva (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - concerning Hanumān (in him, concerning that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हरिश्रेष्ठे (hariśreṣṭhe) - in Hanumān, the best of monkeys (in the best of monkeys)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective

निश्चितार्थः (niścitārthaḥ) - having a decided purpose, resolute, confident in purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścitārtha

niścitārtha - having a certain aim or purpose, resolute, confident

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niścita+artha)

• niścita – ascertained, decided, determined, sure
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)
• artha – purpose, object, aim
  noun (masculine)

अर्थसाधने (arthasādhane) - in the accomplishment of the objective/task

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of arthasādhana

arthasādhana - accomplishment of an object or purpose, attainment of success

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+sādhana)

• artha – objective, purpose, aim
  noun (masculine)
• sādhana – accomplishment, means, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sādh (class 10)

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