वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-32

तं ततः सान्त्वयामास सुग्रीवं लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।
स्त्रीहेतोर्वालिना भ्रात्रा निरस्तमुरु तेजसा ॥३२॥

32. taṃ tataḥ sāntvayāmāsa sugrīvaṃ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ ,
strīhetorvālinā bhrātrā nirastamuru tejasā.

32. tam tataḥ sāntvayāmāsa sugrīvam lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
strīhetoḥ vālinā bhrātrā nirastam uru tejasā

32. tataḥ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ tam sugrīvam strīhetoḥ
vālinā bhrātrā uru tejasā nirastam sāntvayāmāsa

32. Then, Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Rama) consoled Sugriva, who had been expelled by his brother Vāli on account of a woman, by Vāli's immense power (tejas).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Sugriva (him, that)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)

• सान्त्वयामास (sāntvayāmāsa) - consoled (consoled, comforted, appeased)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva

• लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ) - Rama, Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Lakshmana's elder brother)

• स्त्रीहेतोः (strīhetoḥ) - on account of a woman (Tara) (on account of a woman, for the sake of a woman)

• वालिना (vālinā) - by Vāli (Sugriva's brother) (by Vali)

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by his (Sugriva's) brother (by a brother)

• निरस्तम् (nirastam) - expelled, banished (expelled, rejected, thrown out)

• उरु (uru) - immense (great, wide, extensive)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by (Vāli's) power (by power, by splendor, by might)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Sugriva (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of sāntvayāmāsa

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad with ablative suffix -tas.

सान्त्वयामास (sāntvayāmāsa) - consoled (consoled, comforted, appeased)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sāntv

Perfect (Lit) Active Voice

Periphrastic perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice, formed from the nominal stem sāntva and the auxiliary verb ās with ām augment.

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the sentence

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the Vānara king)

`su` (good) + `grīva` (neck), 'one with a beautiful neck'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb
• grīva – neck, nape
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of sāntvayāmāsa

लक्ष्मणाग्रजः (lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ) - Rama, Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother (Lakshmana's elder brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇāgraja

lakṣmaṇāgraja - Lakshmana's elder brother (epithet for Rama)

Compound of lakṣmaṇa (Lakshmana) and agraja (elder brother).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+agraja)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• agraja – elder brother, first-born
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of agra (foremost) and ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Rama

स्त्रीहेतोः (strīhetoḥ) - on account of a woman (Tara) (on account of a woman, for the sake of a woman)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of strīhetu

strīhetu - cause of a woman, on account of a woman

Compound of strī (woman) and hetu (cause, reason).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+hetu)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use indicating cause

वालिना (vālinā) - by Vāli (Sugriva's brother) (by Vali)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a Vānara king)

Derived from vāla (tail), thus 'having a tail'.

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by his (Sugriva's) brother (by a brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

निरस्तम् (nirastam) - expelled, banished (expelled, rejected, thrown out)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirasta

nirasta - expelled, rejected, thrown out, cast off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from nir-√as (to throw off, expel).

Prefix: nir

Root: as (class 4)

उरु (uru) - immense (great, wide, extensive)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of uru

uru - great, wide, large, extensive

तेजसा (tejasā) - by (Vāli's) power (by power, by splendor, by might)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, might, power, brilliance, energy

From √tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 1)

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