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

सो ऽहं सभाज्यो बन्धूनां सुहृदां चैव राघव ।
यस्याग्निसाक्षिकं मित्रं लब्धं राघववंशजम् ॥४॥

4. so'haṃ sabhājyo bandhūnāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva rāghava ,
yasyāgnisākṣikaṃ mitraṃ labdhaṃ rāghavavaṃśajam.

4. saḥ aham sabhājyaḥ bandhūnām suhṛdām ca eva rāghava
yasya agnisākṣikam mitram labdham rāghavavaṃśajam

4. rāghava yasya agnisākṣikam rāghavavaṃśajam mitram
labdham saḥ aham bandhūnām suhṛdām ca eva sabhājyaḥ

4. O Rama, I am indeed worthy of honor among my kinsmen and friends, for I have gained a friend, witnessed by fire, who is born of Raghu's lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (I) (he, that one)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sugrīva) (I)

• सभाज्यः (sabhājyaḥ) - to be honored (to be honored, worthy of respect, estimable)

• बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of (my) relatives (of relatives, of kinsmen)

• सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of (my) friends (of friends, of good-hearted ones)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• राघव (rāghava) - O (Rama) descendant of Raghu (O descendant of Raghu)

• यस्य (yasya) - by whom (i.e., 'by me' in English active construction) (whose, of whom)

• अग्निसाक्षिकम् (agnisākṣikam) - with fire as witness (with fire as witness, attested by fire)

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend (friend, companion)

• लब्धम् (labdham) - gained (obtained, gained, acquired)

• राघववंशजम् (rāghavavaṁśajam) - born from Raghu's lineage (born in the lineage of Raghu, descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (I) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of tad.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sugrīva) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative singular of asmad.

सभाज्यः (sabhājyaḥ) - to be honored (to be honored, worthy of respect, estimable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhājya

sabhājya - to be honored, worthy of respect, estimable

Gerundive

From prefix sam + root bhāj (to share, honor) + -ya suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of (my) relatives (of relatives, of kinsmen)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

From root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Related to 'sabhājyaḥ' (worthy of honor by/among).

सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of (my) friends (of friends, of good-hearted ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound su (good) + hṛd (heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'bandhūnām' and 'suhṛdām'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

राघव (rāghava) - O (Rama) descendant of Raghu (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

Vocative singular of rāghava.

यस्य (yasya) - by whom (i.e., 'by me' in English active construction) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Masculine/neuter genitive singular of yad.

Note: With 'labdham', here implies the possessor or agent (for whom the gaining occurred).

अग्निसाक्षिकम् (agnisākṣikam) - with fire as witness (with fire as witness, attested by fire)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of agnisākṣika

agnisākṣika - having fire as witness, attested by fire

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+sākṣin)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• sākṣin – witness, spectator
  noun (masculine)
  From sakṣ (to see) + -in suffix.

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend (friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, ally, companion, the sun

Note: Grammatically neuter, but refers to a male friend (Rama).

लब्धम् (labdham) - gained (obtained, gained, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, acquired, received

Past Passive Participle

From root labh (to obtain) with kta suffix.

Root: labh (class 1)

राघववंशजम् (rāghavavaṁśajam) - born from Raghu's lineage (born in the lineage of Raghu, descendant of Raghu)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of rāghavavaṃśaja

rāghavavaṁśaja - born in the lineage of Raghu

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāghava+vaṃśa+ja)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix meaning 'born from' or 'produced from'.
  Root: jan (class 4)