वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-7, verse-14

मधुरं सान्त्वितस्तेन सुग्रीवेण स राघवः ।
मुखमश्रुपरिक्लिन्नं वस्त्रान्तेन प्रमार्जयत् ॥१४॥

14. madhuraṃ sāntvitastena sugrīveṇa sa rāghavaḥ ,
mukhamaśrupariklinnaṃ vastrāntena pramārjayat.

14. madhuram sāntvitaḥ tena sugrīveṇa saḥ rāghavaḥ
mukham aśrupariklinnam vastrāntena pramārjayat

14. tena sugrīveṇa madhuram sāntvitaḥ saḥ rāghavaḥ
aśrupariklinnam mukham vastrāntena pramārjayat

14. Sweetly consoled by Sugriva, Rama (rāghava) then wiped his face, which was wet with tears, with the edge of his garment.

Words meanings summery:

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly (consoled) (sweetly, pleasantly, gently)

• सान्त्वितः (sāntvitaḥ) - consoled (consoled, comforted, pacified)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Sugriva) (by him, by that)

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugriva

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

• मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)

• अश्रुपरिक्लिन्नम् (aśrupariklinnam) - wet with tears (wet with tears, drenched with tears)

• वस्त्रान्तेन (vastrāntena) - with the edge of his garment (with the end/edge of the garment)

• प्रमार्जयत् (pramārjayat) - he wiped (his face) (he wiped, he cleansed)

Words meanings and morphology

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly (consoled) (sweetly, pleasantly, gently)

(indeclinable)

From 'madhu' (honey) + 'ra' suffix.

Note: Often neuter accusative singular used adverbially.

सान्त्वितः (sāntvitaḥ) - consoled (consoled, comforted, pacified)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvita

sāntvita - consoled, comforted, pacified, soothed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sāntv' (to console, appease) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: sāntv (class 10)

तेन (tena) - by him (Sugriva) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'sāntvitaḥ'.

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugriva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

'su' (good) + 'grīvā' (neck). 'One with a good neck'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Rama.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

Derived from 'raghu' (name of an ancestor) + 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Subject of 'pramārjayat'.

मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, entrance

Note: Can also be nominative neuter.

अश्रुपरिक्लिन्नम् (aśrupariklinnam) - wet with tears (wet with tears, drenched with tears)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśrupariklinna

aśrupariklinna - wet with tears, drenched with tears

Compound. 'aśru' (tears) + 'pariklinna' (wet, drenched).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśru+pariklinna)

• aśru – tear, tear-drop
  noun (neuter)
• pariklinna – wet, drenched, moistened, afflicted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'pari' (around, thoroughly) + 'klid' (to be wet, moist) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: klid (class 4)

Note: Can also be nominative neuter.

वस्त्रान्तेन (vastrāntena) - with the edge of his garment (with the end/edge of the garment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vastrānta

vastrānta - end of a garment, edge of cloth

Compound of 'vastra' (garment) and 'anta' (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastra+anta)

• vastra – garment, cloth, dress
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, edge, border
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'am' (to go, move).
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Means of action.

प्रमार्जयत् (pramārjayat) - he wiped (his face) (he wiped, he cleansed)

(verb)

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

Root 'mṛj' (to wipe) with prefix 'pra'. Imperfect 3rd singular active. From 10th class or causative.

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛj (class 10)

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