वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-28

तावहं पुरुषव्याघ्रौ सुग्रीववचनात् प्रभू ।
रूपलक्षणसंपन्नौ कृताञ्जलिरुपस्थितः ॥२८॥

28. tāvahaṃ puruṣavyāghrau sugrīvavacanāt prabhū ,
rūpalakṣaṇasaṃpannau kṛtāñjalirupasthitaḥ.

28. tau aham puruṣavyāghrau sugrīvavacanāt prabhū
rūpalakṣaṇasaṃpannau kṛtāñjaliḥ upasthitaḥ

28. sugrīvavacanāt aham kṛtāñjaliḥ tau puruṣavyāghrau
prabhū rūpalakṣaṇasaṃpannau upasthitaḥ

28. By Sugriva's command, I (Hanuman), with folded hands (kṛtāñjaliḥ), approached those two powerful, heroic men (puruṣavyāghrau), who were endowed with auspicious forms and characteristics.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Hanuman, the speaker) (I)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - two heroic men (Rama and Lakshmana) (two tiger-like men, two heroic men)

• सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - by Sugriva's command (from Sugriva's word/command)

• प्रभू (prabhū) - powerful ones, lords (powerful, mighty, lord)

• रूपलक्षणसंपन्नौ (rūpalakṣaṇasaṁpannau) - endowed with auspicious forms and characteristics (endowed with auspicious form and characteristics)

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (having made a gesture of reverence, with folded hands)

• उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - approached (approached, stood near, presented oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'upasthitaḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Hanuman, the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'upasthitaḥ'.

पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - two heroic men (Rama and Lakshmana) (two tiger-like men, two heroic men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, heroic man, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
  From root ghrā (to smell) with prefixes vi and ā.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - by Sugriva's command (from Sugriva's word/command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sugrīvavacana

sugrīvavacana - word/command of Sugriva

Compound type : tatpurusha (sugrīva+vacana)

• sugrīva – Sugriva (name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Literally 'beautiful neck' (su + grīva).
• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source or reason.

प्रभू (prabhū) - powerful ones, lords (powerful, mighty, lord)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of prabhu

prabhu - powerful, mighty, lord, master

From pra (forward) + bhū (to be, become).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

रूपलक्षणसंपन्नौ (rūpalakṣaṇasaṁpannau) - endowed with auspicious forms and characteristics (endowed with auspicious form and characteristics)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rūpalakṣaṇasaṃpanna

rūpalakṣaṇasaṁpanna - endowed with excellent form and marks/characteristics

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūpa+lakṣaṇa+saṃpanna)

• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, auspicious mark
  noun (neuter)
  From root lakṣ (to perceive, to mark).
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, rich in, accomplished
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad (to go) with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (having made a gesture of reverence, with folded hands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made the añjali (gesture of reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, gesture of reverence with folded hands
  noun (masculine)
  From root añj (to anoint, to salute).
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - approached (approached, stood near, presented oneself)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - approached, stood near, presented oneself, ready

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

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