वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-32, verse-4

लक्ष्मणश्च महातेजा भर्तुस्ते ऽनुचरः प्रियः ।
कृतवाञ् शोकसंतप्तः शिरसा ते ऽभिवादनम् ॥४॥

4. lakṣmaṇaśca mahātejā bhartuste'nucaraḥ priyaḥ ,
kṛtavāñ śokasaṃtaptaḥ śirasā te'bhivādanam.

4. lakṣmaṇaḥ ca mahātejāḥ bhartuḥ te anucaraḥ priyaḥ
kṛtavān śokasaṃtaptāḥ śirasā te abhivādanam

4. bhartuḥ te priyaḥ mahātejāḥ anucaraḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ
ca śokasaṃtaptāḥ śirasā te abhivādanam kṛtavān

4. Lakshmana, your husband's dear and greatly energetic attendant, deeply distressed by sorrow, has also offered his obeisance to you with his head.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (proper name)

• च (ca) - also (and; also)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly energetic, highly radiant, possessing great brilliance

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of your husband (Rama) (of the husband, of the maintainer)

• ते (te) - your (referring to Sita) (your, to you)

• अनुचरः (anucaraḥ) - follower, attendant, companion

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, favorite

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has offered (has done, has made, having done)

• शोकसंतप्ताः (śokasaṁtaptāḥ) - deeply distressed by sorrow (distressed by sorrow, tormented by grief, afflicted by lamentation)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• ते (te) - to you (Sita) (to you)

• अभिवादनम् (abhivādanam) - salutation, obeisance, respectful greeting

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

च (ca) - also (and; also)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly energetic, highly radiant, possessing great brilliance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great splendor, greatly brilliant, powerful

Derived from mahā + tejas.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, energy, splendor, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

Note: Used as an epithet for Lakshmana.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of your husband (Rama) (of the husband, of the maintainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord

agent noun

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, to maintain).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

ते (te) - your (referring to Sita) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Enclitic pronominal form.

Note: Used as a possessive adjective ("your").

अनुचरः (anucaraḥ) - follower, attendant, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anucara

anucara - follower, attendant, servant

Derived from anu (prefix) + car (to move, to go).

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, favorite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Adjective for Lakshmana.

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has offered (has done, has made, having done)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, having made

Past active participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -vat.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Grammatically a participle, but used here in a verbal sense indicating completion of action by Lakshmana.

शोकसंतप्ताः (śokasaṁtaptāḥ) - deeply distressed by sorrow (distressed by sorrow, tormented by grief, afflicted by lamentation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokasaṃtapta

śokasaṁtapta - distressed by sorrow, tormented by grief

Past Passive Participle (for saṃtapta)

Compound of śoka (sorrow) and saṃtapta (tormented, distressed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+saṃtapta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• saṃtapta – tormented, distressed, burnt
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix sam + root tap (to heat, to torment).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Adjective for Lakshmana.

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

ते (te) - to you (Sita) (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Enclitic pronominal form.

Note: Used as an indirect object ("to you").

अभिवादनम् (abhivādanam) - salutation, obeisance, respectful greeting

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhivādana

abhivādana - salutation, greeting, bowing down

action noun

Derived from prefix abhi + root vad (to speak, to greet) + suffix -ana.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of kṛtavān.

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