वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-133

ततो ऽहं सुमहद् रूपं संक्षिप्य पुनरात्मनः ।
विमोचयित्वा तं बन्धं प्रकृतिष्ठः स्थितः पुनः ॥१३३॥

133. tato'haṃ sumahad rūpaṃ saṃkṣipya punarātmanaḥ ,
vimocayitvā taṃ bandhaṃ prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ sthitaḥ punaḥ.

133. tataḥ ahaṃ sumahat rūpaṃ saṃkṣipya punar ātmanaḥ
vimocayitvā tam bandhaṃ prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ sthitaḥ punaḥ

133. tataḥ ahaṃ ātmanaḥ sumahat rūpaṃ punar saṃkṣipya
tam bandhaṃ vimocayitvā prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ punaḥ sthitaḥ

133. Then I, having again contracted my immense form and having freed myself from that bondage, stood once more in my natural state.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अहम् (aham) - Hanumān (I)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

• संक्षिप्य (saṁkṣipya) - Hanumān shrunk his body. (having contracted, having shrunk, having shortened)

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - Of Hanumān's own form. (of the self, of myself, own)

• विमोचयित्वा (vimocayitvā) - Hanumān freeing himself from the bonds. (having freed, having released)

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the bond ('bandham'). (that)

• बन्धम् (bandham) - bond, fetter, captivity

• प्रकृतिष्ठः (prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ) - Hanumān returning to his original, smaller form. (standing in one's natural state, restored to original form)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, remained, was situated

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun 'tad'.

अहम् (aham) - Hanumān (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronominal base.

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb.
• mahat – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rūpaṃ'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

संक्षिप्य (saṁkṣipya) - Hanumān shrunk his body. (having contracted, having shrunk, having shortened)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √kṣip (to throw, cast) with upasarga saṃ-.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - Of Hanumān's own form. (of the self, of myself, own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, (ātman)

Note: Dependent on 'rūpaṃ'.

विमोचयित्वा (vimocayitvā) - Hanumān freeing himself from the bonds. (having freed, having released)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Causative of root √muc (to release) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

तम् (tam) - Refers to the bond ('bandham'). (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'bandham'.

बन्धम् (bandham) - bond, fetter, captivity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bond, tying, fetter, captivity, imprisonment

From root √bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 7)

प्रकृतिष्ठः (prakṛtiṣṭhaḥ) - Hanumān returning to his original, smaller form. (standing in one's natural state, restored to original form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛtiṣṭha

prakṛtiṣṭha - standing in one's natural state, restored to one's own nature or form

Compound of 'prakṛti' (nature, original state) and 'stha' (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakṛti+stha)

• prakṛti – nature, original form, source, (prakṛti)
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root √sthā
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, remained, was situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated, standing

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Used for emphasis, meaning "once again".

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