वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-31, verse-1

तामब्रवीन्महातेजा हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ।
शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय सीतां मधुरया गिरा ॥१॥

1. tāmabravīnmahātejā hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ ,
śirasyañjalimādhāya sītāṃ madhurayā girā.

1. tām abravīt mahātejāḥ hanūmān māruta-ātmajaḥ
śirasi añjalim ādhāya sītām madhurayā girā

1. mahātejāḥ māruta-ātmajaḥ hanūmān śirasi
añjalim ādhāya tām sītām madhurayā girā abravīt

1. Hanumān, the son of Maruta (the wind god), of great energy, spoke to Sītā with a sweet voice, reverently placing his joined palms on his head.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - to Sītā (to her, her)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - having great energy and prowess (referring to Hanumān) (greatly energetic, very powerful)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanumān

• मारुत-आत्मजः (māruta-ātmajaḥ) - Hanumān, the son of Vayu (Maruta) (son of Maruta (the wind god))

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - the gesture of joined palms (joined palms (as a gesture of reverence), reverence)

• आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed (his hands) (having placed, having performed)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• मधुरया (madhurayā) - with sweet, with pleasant

• गिरा (girā) - with voice, with speech

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - to Sītā (to her, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense with augment 'a-'

Root: brū (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - having great energy and prowess (referring to Hanumān) (greatly energetic, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great luster, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – sharpness, brilliance, energy, power, luster
  noun (neuter)

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanumān

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (name of the monkey-god)

मारुत-आत्मजः (māruta-ātmajaḥ) - Hanumān, the son of Vayu (Maruta) (son of Maruta (the wind god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta-ātmaja

māruta-ātmaja - son of Maruta (the wind god)

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – wind, Maruta (the wind god)
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - the gesture of joined palms (joined palms (as a gesture of reverence), reverence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - the hollow of the hands, joined palms (gesture of reverence)

आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed (his hands) (having placed, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

मधुरया (madhurayā) - with sweet, with pleasant

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

गिरा (girā) - with voice, with speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - voice, speech, word

Root: gṛ

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