वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-118

वालिना हृतराज्येन सुग्रीवेण सह प्रभुः ।
चक्रे ऽग्निसाक्षिकं सक्यं राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः ॥११८॥

118. vālinā hṛtarājyena sugrīveṇa saha prabhuḥ ,
cakre'gnisākṣikaṃ sakyaṃ rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ.

118. vālinā hṛtarājyena sugrīveṇa saha prabhuḥ cakre
agnisākṣikam sakhyam rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

118. prabhuḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ rāghavaḥ,
vālinā hṛtarājyena sugrīveṇa saha,
agnisākṣikam sakhyam cakre.

118. The powerful Rama, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, forged a friendship with Sugrīva, whose kingdom had been seized by Vāli, with Agni as witness.

Words meanings summery:

• वालिना (vālinā) - by Vāli

• हृतराज्येन (hṛtarājyena) - whose kingdom was stolen

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - with Sugrīva

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - powerful (Rama) (the lord, powerful one, master)

• चक्रे (cakre) - forged (made, performed, did)

• अग्निसाक्षिकम् (agnisākṣikam) - with Agni as witness, fire-attested

• सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship, alliance, companionship

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama

• सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

वालिना (vālinā) - by Vāli

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vāli (name of Sugrīva's brother)

Root: val (class 1)

हृतराज्येन (hṛtarājyena) - whose kingdom was stolen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hṛtarājya

hṛtarājya - whose kingdom was stolen

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛta+rājya)

• hṛta – stolen, taken away
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From hṛ + kta
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• rājya – kingdom, dominion
  noun (neuter)
  From rājan + ṣyañ
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Describes Sugrīva.

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - with Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Literally 'beautiful-necked'

Note: Partner in the friendship.

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

Often governs instrumental case

Root: sah (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - powerful (Rama) (the lord, powerful one, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

From pra-bhū

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

चक्रे (cakre) - forged (made, performed, did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From root kṛ.

अग्निसाक्षिकम् (agnisākṣikam) - with Agni as witness, fire-attested

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnisākṣika

agnisākṣika - having Agni (fire god) as witness, fire-attested

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+sākṣin)

• agni – fire, fire god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag (class 1)
• sākṣin – witness, observer
  noun (masculine)
  From sa-akṣa (with eyes)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: akṣ (class 5)

Note: It is an adjective describing 'sakhyam'.

सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship, alliance, companionship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakhya

sakhya - friendship, alliance, companionship

From sakhi + ya

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - Rama, descendant of Raghu

Patronymic from Raghu

सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahalaksmaṇa

sahalaksmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Often forms compounds, here as a prefix 'sa-' in 'sa-lakṣmaṇa'.
  Root: sah (class 1)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes Rāghava.

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