वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-50

स्वराज्यं प्राप्य सुग्रीवः समनीय महाहरीन् ।
त्वदर्थं प्रेषयामास दिशो दश महाबलान् ॥५०॥

50. svarājyaṃ prāpya sugrīvaḥ samanīya mahāharīn ,
tvadarthaṃ preṣayāmāsa diśo daśa mahābalān.

50. svārājyam prāpya sugrīvaḥ samanīya mahāharīn
tvadartham preṣayāmāsa diśaḥ daśa mahābalān

50. sugrīvaḥ svārājyam prāpya mahāharīn samanīya
tvadartham daśa diśaḥ mahābalān preṣayāmāsa

50. Having obtained his own kingdom, Sugrīva gathered mighty monkeys and dispatched them in all ten directions for your sake.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वाराज्यम् (svārājyam) - own kingdom, sovereignty

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

• समनीय (samanīya) - having gathered, having brought together

• महाहरीन् (mahāharīn) - great monkeys

• त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for Sītā's sake (for your sake, for you)

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent forth, dispatched

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• दश (daśa) - ten

• महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty monkeys (mighty ones, those of great strength)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाराज्यम् (svārājyam) - own kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svārājya

svārājya - own kingdom, independence, sovereignty

compound of sva (own) and rājya (kingdom)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rājya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• rājya – kingdom, rule
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of prāpya

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root āp (5th class) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (king of the vānaras)

Note: Subject of preṣayāmāsa

समनीय (samanīya) - having gathered, having brought together

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root nī (1st class) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

महाहरीन् (mahāharīn) - great monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāhari

mahāhari - great monkey

compound of mahā (great) and hari (monkey)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hari)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• hari – monkey, tawny, lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of samanīya

त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for Sītā's sake (for your sake, for you)

(indeclinable)

compound of tvad (from tvam, you) and artha (purpose, sake)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+artha)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
  ablative form of tvam, used in compounds
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Sītā

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent forth, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of iṣ

Perfect Active

Causative of root iṣ (6th class), Lit (liṭ) perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice, with prefix pra. The form preṣayāmāsa is a periphrastic perfect.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Note: Object of preṣayāmāsa

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with diśaḥ

महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty monkeys (mighty ones, those of great strength)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with mahāharīn

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