वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-72

तताप न हि तं सूर्यः प्लवन्तं वानरेश्वरम् ।
सिषेवे च तदा वायू रामकार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥७२॥

72. tatāpa na hi taṃ sūryaḥ plavantaṃ vānareśvaram ,
siṣeve ca tadā vāyū rāmakāryārthasiddhaye.

72. tatāpa na hi tam sūryaḥ plavantam vānareśvaram
| siṣeve ca tadā vāyuḥ rāmakāryārthasiddhaye

72. hi sūryaḥ plavantam tam vānareśvaram na tatāpa.
ca tadā vāyuḥ rāmakāryārthasiddhaye siṣeve.

72. Indeed, the sun did not burn him, the flying lord of monkeys. And at that time, the wind (vāyu) served him for the successful accomplishment of Rāma's objective.

Words meanings summery:

• तताप (tatāpa) - did not burn or scorch (burnt, heated, tormented)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• तम् (tam) - him (Hanuman) (him, that)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the Sun deity (sun, the Sun god)

• प्लवन्तम् (plavantam) - soaring through the air (flying, swimming, leaping)

• वानरेश्वरम् (vānareśvaram) - the lord of monkeys (Hanuman) (lord of monkeys)

• सिषेवे (siṣeve) - the wind served him (he served, he attended)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the deity of wind (vāyu) (wind, the Wind god)

• रामकार्यार्थसिद्धये (rāmakāryārthasiddhaye) - for the successful completion of Rāma's mission (for the accomplishment of Rama's purpose)

Words meanings and morphology

तताप (tatāpa) - did not burn or scorch (burnt, heated, tormented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of tap

Perfect Active

Root √tap (to heat, burn), perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'sūryaḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Hanuman) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to the monkey.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the Sun deity (sun, the Sun god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the Sun god

Root: sū

Note: Subject of 'tatāpa'.

प्लवन्तम् (plavantam) - soaring through the air (flying, swimming, leaping)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavat

plavat - flying, swimming, leaping

Present Active Participle

From root √plu (to float, swim, fly) + śatṛ (present active participle ending).

Root: plu (class 1)

वानरेश्वरम् (vānareśvaram) - the lord of monkeys (Hanuman) (lord of monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānareśvara

vānareśvara - lord of monkeys

Compound of 'vānara' (monkey) and 'īśvara' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+īśvara)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś.
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object of 'tatāpa'.

सिषेवे (siṣeve) - the wind served him (he served, he attended)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of sev

Perfect Middle

Root √sev (to serve), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: sev (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + dā suffix.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the deity of wind (vāyu) (wind, the Wind god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the Wind god

From √vā (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'siṣeve'.

रामकार्यार्थसिद्धये (rāmakāryārthasiddhaye) - for the successful completion of Rāma's mission (for the accomplishment of Rama's purpose)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of rāmakāryārthasiddhi

rāmakāryārthasiddhi - accomplishment of Rama's purpose

Compound. 'rāma' (Rama) + 'kārya' (task, purpose) + 'artha' (purpose, sake) + 'siddhi' (accomplishment, success).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+kārya+artha+siddhi)

• rāma – Rama (name of a king/deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kārya – task, duty, purpose, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ + ṇyat.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  From √sidh.
  Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Expresses purpose.