वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-46, verse-46

स बद्धस्तेन वल्केन विमुक्तो ऽस्त्रेण वीर्यवान् ।
अस्त्रबन्धः स चान्यं हि न बन्धमनुवर्तते ॥४६॥

46. sa baddhastena valkena vimukto'streṇa vīryavān ,
astrabandhaḥ sa cānyaṃ hi na bandhamanuvartate.

46. saḥ baddhaḥ tena valkena vimuktaḥ astreṇa vīryavān |
astrabandhaḥ saḥ ca anyam hi na bandham anuvarthate

46. vīryavān saḥ tena valkena baddhaḥ astreṇa vimuktaḥ.
hi saḥ astrabandhaḥ ca anyam bandham na anuvarthate

46. That powerful one, though bound by that bark, was (already) freed from the effect of the divine weapon (astra). Indeed, a binding by a divine weapon (astrabandha) does not remain effective when another binding is imposed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied

• तेन (tena) - by that

• वल्केन (valkena) - by bark, by a strip

• विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed, liberated

• अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the divine weapon (astra), referring to the Brahmastra (by the divine weapon)

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valorous

• अस्त्रबन्धः (astrabandhaḥ) - a binding by a divine weapon (astrabandha) (binding by a divine weapon)

• सः (saḥ) - that

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• न (na) - not

• बन्धम् (bandham) - binding, bond

• अनुवर्थते (anuvarthate) - follows, implies, is subject to, tolerates

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fastened

Past Passive Participle

From √bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies `valkena`.

वल्केन (valkena) - by bark, by a strip

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of valka

valka - bark, rind, strip of bark

Note: Agent/instrument of binding.

विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed, liberated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimukta

vimukta - freed, released, liberated

Past Passive Participle

From √muc (to free) with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the divine weapon (astra), referring to the Brahmastra (by the divine weapon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon (especially divine or magical)

Note: Agent/instrument of freeing.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, valorous, strong

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

अस्त्रबन्धः (astrabandhaḥ) - a binding by a divine weapon (astrabandha) (binding by a divine weapon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astrabandha

astrabandha - binding by a divine weapon

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+bandha)

• astra – divine weapon
  noun (neuter)
• bandha – binding, bond
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject of `anuvarthate`.

सः (saḥ) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `astrabandhaḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle, often used for emphasis or continuation of thought.

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Qualifies `bandham`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

बन्धम् (bandham) - binding, bond

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - binding, bond, imprisonment

action noun

From √bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Object of `anuvarthate`.

अनुवर्थते (anuvarthate) - follows, implies, is subject to, tolerates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle

From √vṛt (to turn, to be) with anu

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.