वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-125

ततो विभीषणो नाम तस्य भ्राता महामतिः ।
तेन राक्षसराजो ऽसौ याचितो मम कारणात् ॥१२५॥

125. tato vibhīṣaṇo nāma tasya bhrātā mahāmatiḥ ,
tena rākṣasarājo'sau yācito mama kāraṇāt.

125. tataḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ nāma tasya bhrātā mahāmatiḥ
tena rakṣasarājaḥ asau yācitaḥ mama kāraṇāt

125. tataḥ tasya mahāmatiḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ nāma bhrātā
tena mama kāraṇāt asau rakṣasarājaḥ yācitaḥ

125. Then, his great-minded brother by the name of Vibhishana, pleaded with that king of demons on my behalf.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

• तस्य (tasya) - of Ravana (his, of him)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded, highly intelligent

• तेन (tena) - by Vibhishana (by him, by that)

• रक्षसराजः (rakṣasarājaḥ) - Ravana, the king of demons (the king of demons)

• असौ (asau) - that Ravana (that one, he)

• याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, implored, entreated

• मम (mama) - on my (Hanuman's) behalf (my, of me)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the sake of, on account of, because of

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (proper name of Ravana's brother)

नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of Ravana (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, highly intelligent, sagacious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+mati)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)

तेन (tena) - by Vibhishana (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रक्षसराजः (rakṣasarājaḥ) - Ravana, the king of demons (the king of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣasarāja

rakṣasarāja - king of demons/ogres

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣas+rāja)

• rakṣas – demon, ogre
  noun (neuter)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

असौ (asau) - that Ravana (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, he, she, it

याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, implored, entreated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācita

yācita - requested, implored, asked, entreated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yāc (to ask, beg)

Root: yāc (class 1)

मम (mama) - on my (Hanuman's) behalf (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the sake of, on account of, because of

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

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