वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-29

बाष्पवेगं तु सहसा नदीवेगमिवागतम् ।
धारयामास धैर्येण सुग्रीवो रामसंनिधौ ॥२९॥

29. bāṣpavegaṃ tu sahasā nadīvegamivāgatam ,
dhārayāmāsa dhairyeṇa sugrīvo rāmasaṃnidhau.

29. bāṣpavegam tu sahasā nadīvegam iva āgatam
dhārayāmāsa dhairyena sugrīvaḥ rāmasaṃnidhau

29. tu sugrīvaḥ rāmasaṃnidhau sahasā nadīvegam iva āgatam bāṣpavegam dhairyena dhārayāmāsa.

29. But Sugriva, in the presence of Rama, suddenly restrained the surge of tears that had come like the rush of a river, holding them back with fortitude.

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पवेगम् (bāṣpavegam) - surge of tears, torrent of tears

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcefully

• नदीवेगम् (nadīvegam) - the rush of a river, river's current

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come, appeared

• धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - he held, he restrained, he supported

• धैर्येन (dhairyena) - by courage, with fortitude, patiently

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (proper noun)

• रामसंनिधौ (rāmasaṁnidhau) - in Rama's presence, near Rama

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पवेगम् (bāṣpavegam) - surge of tears, torrent of tears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṣpavega

bāṣpavega - surge of tears, torrent of tears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+vega)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• vega – rush, current, force, speed
  noun (masculine)
  from root vij (to move rapidly)
  Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Object of 'dhārayāmāsa'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a contrast or continuation.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'āgatam' or 'dhārayāmāsa'.

नदीवेगम् (nadīvegam) - the rush of a river, river's current

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nadīvega

nadīvega - rush of a river, river's current

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+vega)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• vega – rush, current, force, speed
  noun (masculine)
  from root vij (to move rapidly)
  Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Object of comparison with 'bāṣpavegam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come, appeared

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

from ā- + gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṣpavegam' and 'nadīvegam' by implication.

धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - he held, he restrained, he supported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dhārayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect

from root dhṛ (to hold, support) in Causal stem dhāraya- + āmāsa (periphrastic perfect auxiliary)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

धैर्येन (dhairyena) - by courage, with fortitude, patiently

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - firmness, fortitude, courage, patience

from dhīra (firm, steady)

Note: Instrumental of means.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the Vanara king)

literally 'one with a beautiful neck'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

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

Note: Subject of 'dhārayāmāsa'.

रामसंनिधौ (rāmasaṁnidhau) - in Rama's presence, near Rama

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāmasaṃnidhi

rāmasaṁnidhi - presence of Rama, proximity to Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+saṃnidhi)

• rāma – Rama (proper noun, an incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃnidhi – proximity, presence, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  from sam- + ni- + dhā (to place, set)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates location.