वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-24

वयं तु हरिराजं तं सुग्रीवं सत्यसंगरम् ।
परिचर्यामहे राज्यात् पूर्वजेनावरोपितम् ॥२४॥

24. vayaṃ tu harirājaṃ taṃ sugrīvaṃ satyasaṃgaram ,
paricaryāmahe rājyāt pūrvajenāvaropitam.

24. vayam tu harirājam tam sugrīvam satyasaṃgaram
paricaryāmahe rājyāt pūrvajena avaropitam

24. vayam tu rājyāt pūrvajena avaropitam tam
harirājam sugrīvam satyasaṃgaram paricaryāmahe

24. Indeed, we serve that Sugriva, the king of monkeys, who is true to his word and who was deposed from his kingdom by his elder brother.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• हरिराजम् (harirājam) - the king of monkeys

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

• सत्यसंगरम् (satyasaṁgaram) - true to his promise/vow, faithful in battle

• परिचर्यामहे (paricaryāmahe) - we serve, we attend, we honor

• राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom, from sovereignty

• पूर्वजेन (pūrvajena) - by the elder brother

• अवरोपितम् (avaropitam) - deposed, removed, ousted

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

हरिराजम् (harirājam) - the king of monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of harirāja

harirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hari+rājan)

• hari – monkey; also, lion, horse
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (lit. 'beautiful neck'), name of the monkey king

सत्यसंगरम् (satyasaṁgaram) - true to his promise/vow, faithful in battle

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyasaṃgara

satyasaṁgara - whose promise is true, true to one's word; brave in battle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃgara)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• saṃgara – promise, vow; battle, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gṛ (class 6)

परिचर्यामहे (paricaryāmahe) - we serve, we attend, we honor

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pari-car

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom, from sovereignty

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

पूर्वजेन (pūrvajena) - by the elder brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - born before, elder brother/sister

From pūrva (before) + √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

अवरोपितम् (avaropitam) - deposed, removed, ousted

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avaropita

avaropita - deposed, caused to descend, removed, brought down

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of 'ava' + √ruh (avarohita) with kta suffix

Prefix: ava

Root: ruh (class 1)

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