वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-43

हृष्टः कथय विस्रब्धो यावदारोप्यते धनुः ।
सृष्टश्च हि मया बाणो निरस्तश्च रिपुस्तव ॥४३॥

43. hṛṣṭaḥ kathaya visrabdho yāvadāropyate dhanuḥ ,
sṛṣṭaśca hi mayā bāṇo nirastaśca ripustava.

43. hṛṣṭaḥ kathaya visrabdhaḥ yāvat āropyate dhanuḥ
| sṛṣṭaḥ ca hi mayā bāṇaḥ nirastaḥ ca ripuḥ tava

43. hṛṣṭaḥ visrabdhaḥ kathaya yāvat dhanuḥ āropyate
hi mayā bāṇaḥ sṛṣṭaḥ ca tava ripuḥ nirastaḥ ca

43. Feeling pleased, speak confidently, while this bow is being strung. For indeed, my arrow will be discharged, and your enemy will be vanquished.

Words meanings summery:

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted (Sugriva) (delighted, pleased, joyful)

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, relate, speak

• विस्रब्धः (visrabdhaḥ) - confident, trusting, fearless

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

• आरोप्यते (āropyate) - is being strung (the bow) (is strung, is mounted, is placed)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - the arrow discharged (released, discharged, created)

• च (ca) - and

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• मया (mayā) - by me

• बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow

• निरस्तः (nirastaḥ) - destroyed, cast off, vanquished, expelled

• च (ca) - and

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted (Sugriva) (delighted, pleased, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, joyful, thrilled, glad

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hṛṣ' (to be glad, rejoice) with the suffix '-ta'.

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to Sugriva, who is being addressed.

कथय (kathaya) - tell, relate, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Imperative, active voice

Root 'kath' (Class 10), often treated as a denominative or causative. Imperative mood, 2nd person singular.

Root: kath (class 10)

विस्रब्धः (visrabdhaḥ) - confident, trusting, fearless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visrabdha

visrabdha - confident, trusting, fearless, reliable, at ease

Past Passive Participle

From 'vi-' (apart, thoroughly) + root 'śrambh' (to trust) with suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śrambh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛṣṭaḥ', referring to Sugriva.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

आरोप्यते (āropyate) - is being strung (the bow) (is strung, is mounted, is placed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ā-ruh

Present tense, Passive voice

From 'ā-' (towards) + root 'ruh' (to ascend, grow). Causal form 'ropayati' in passive voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

Note: Subject of 'āropyate'.

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - the arrow discharged (released, discharged, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - discharged, released, created, sent forth, hurled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit, discharge) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Describes 'bāṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

First person pronoun stem.

Note: Agent in passive construction.

बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, dart

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'will be'.

निरस्तः (nirastaḥ) - destroyed, cast off, vanquished, expelled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirasta

nirasta - thrown out, expelled, vanquished, destroyed, rejected

Past Passive Participle

From 'nir-' (out, away) + root 'as' (to throw) with suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: nir

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Describes 'ripuḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'will be'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Second person pronoun stem.

Note: Possessive form, referring to Sugriva's enemy.