वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-48, verse-9

सुग्रीवः क्रोधनो राजा तीक्ष्णदण्डश्च वानराः ।
भेतव्यं तस्य सततं रामस्य च महात्मनः ॥९॥

9. sugrīvaḥ krodhano rājā tīkṣṇadaṇḍaśca vānarāḥ ,
bhetavyaṃ tasya satataṃ rāmasya ca mahātmanaḥ.

9. sugrīvaḥ krodhanaḥ rājā tīkṣṇadaṇḍaḥ ca vānarāḥ
bhetavyam tasya satatam rāmasya ca mahātmanaḥ

9. vānarāḥ sugrīvaḥ krodhanaḥ rājā ca tīkṣṇadaṇḍaḥ
satatam tasya ca mahātmanaḥ rāmasya bhetavyam

9. O monkeys, King Sugriva is wrathful and metes out severe punishment. You should constantly fear him, and also the great-souled Rama.

Words meanings summery:

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

• क्रोधनः (krodhanaḥ) - irritable, wrathful, angry

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तीक्ष्णदण्डः (tīkṣṇadaṇḍaḥ) - one whose punishment is severe, harsh disciplinarian

• च (ca) - and

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - O monkeys!

• भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - one should fear, it is to be feared

• तस्य (tasya) - of him

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

Words meanings and morphology

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (lit. 'beautiful neck')

क्रोधनः (krodhanaḥ) - irritable, wrathful, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhana

krodhana - angry, irritable, wrathful

Note: agrees with 'sugrīvaḥ' and 'rājā'

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तीक्ष्णदण्डः (tīkṣṇadaṇḍaḥ) - one whose punishment is severe, harsh disciplinarian

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇadaṇḍa

tīkṣṇadaṇḍa - having a sharp rod/staff, administering severe punishment

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+daṇḍa)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, severe
  adjective
• daṇḍa – rod, staff, punishment
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with 'sugrīvaḥ' and 'rājā'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - O monkeys!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - one should fear, it is to be feared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhetavya

bhetavya - to be feared, formidable

gerundive (future passive participle)

derived from root bhī (class 3) + tavya suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: used impersonally, 'it is to be feared'

तस्य (tasya) - of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to Sugriva

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: adverb

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with 'rāmasya'