वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-56, verse-5

बभूवुर् क्षरजो नाम वानरेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् ।
ममार्यः पार्थिवः पक्षिन्धार्मिकौ तस्य चात्मजौ ॥५॥

5. babhūvur kṣarajo nāma vānarendraḥ pratāpavān ,
mamāryaḥ pārthivaḥ pakṣindhārmikau tasya cātmajau.

5. babhūvuḥ kṣarajo nāma vānarendraḥ pratāpavān mama
āryaḥ pārthivaḥ pakṣin dhārmikau tasya ca ātmajau

5. pakṣin,
kṣarajo nāma pratāpavān vānarendraḥ babhūvuḥ.
mama āryaḥ pārthivaḥ ca tasya dhārmikau ātmajau.

5. There was a powerful king of monkeys named Ṛkṣaraja. O bird, my noble king (Vali), and his (Ṛkṣaraja's) two righteous sons (Vali and Sugriva), are known.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - there was (interpreted as singular for narrative coherence, despite the plural form in the provided Devanagari) (they were, they existed)

• क्षरजो (kṣarajo) - Ṛkṣaraja (father of Vali and Sugriva, Angada's grandfather) (Ksharaja (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named, indeed)

• वानररेन्द्रः (vānararendraḥ) - king of monkeys, chief of monkeys

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty, glorious, majestic

• मम (mama) - my (referring to Angada) (my, mine)

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble (as an epithet for a king) (noble, respectable, honorable)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king (referring to Vali, Angada's father) (king, ruler, belonging to the earth)

• पक्षिन् (pakṣin) - O bird!

• धार्मिकौ (dhārmikau) - righteous, virtuous, pious

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Ṛkṣaraja) (his, of him)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मजौ (ātmajau) - the two sons (Vali and Sugriva) (two sons, two born from oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - there was (interpreted as singular for narrative coherence, despite the plural form in the provided Devanagari) (they were, they existed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षरजो (kṣarajo) - Ṛkṣaraja (father of Vali and Sugriva, Angada's grandfather) (Ksharaja (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaraja

kṣaraja - born from water (kṣara-ja). In context, this is a proper noun, likely a scribal error for 'ṛkṣaraja' (king of bears/monkeys), a famous ancestor in the Ramayana.

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

From 'nāman' (name) used adverbially

वानररेन्द्रः (vānararendraḥ) - king of monkeys, chief of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānararendra

vānararendra - king of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, Indra
  noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty, glorious, majestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious, majestic

From 'pratāpa' (power, valor) + 'matup' suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (referring to Angada) (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Angada as the speaker.

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble (as an epithet for a king) (noble, respectable, honorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable, Aryan

Note: Qualifies 'pārthivaḥ' (king).

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king (referring to Vali, Angada's father) (king, ruler, belonging to the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial; a king, ruler, prince

From 'pṛthivī' (earth) + 'aṇ' suffix

पक्षिन् (pakṣin) - O bird!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

From 'pakṣa' (wing) + 'in' suffix

Note: Addressed to the vulture Sampāti.

धार्मिकौ (dhārmikau) - righteous, virtuous, pious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent of (dharma)

From 'dharma' + 'ṭhak' suffix

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Ṛkṣaraja) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Ṛkṣaraja.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses or phrases.

आत्मजौ (ātmajau) - the two sons (Vali and Sugriva) (two sons, two born from oneself)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ātmaja

ātmaja - born from oneself, son, daughter

From 'ātman' (self) + 'ja' (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jan' (to be born) + 'ḍa' suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)