वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-79

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा अहमप्यब्रुवं वचः ।
देवि रामस्य भर्तुस्ते सहायो भीमविक्रमः ।
सुग्रीवो नाम विक्रान्तो वानरेन्दो महाबलः ॥७९॥

79. tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā ahamapyabruvaṃ vacaḥ ,
devi rāmasya bhartuste sahāyo bhīmavikramaḥ ,
sugrīvo nāma vikrānto vānarendo mahābalaḥ.

79. tasyāḥ tat vacanam śrutvā aham api
abruvam vacaḥ devi rāmasya bhartuḥ
te sahāyaḥ bhīmavikramaḥ sugrīvaḥ
nāma vikrāntaḥ vānarendraḥ mahābalaḥ

79. devi tasyāḥ tat vacanam śrutvā aham api vacaḥ abruvam.
te bhartuḥ rāmasya sahāyaḥ sugrīvaḥ nāma bhīmavikramaḥ vikrāntaḥ mahābalaḥ vānarendraḥ.

79. Hearing her words, I also spoke thus: 'O Goddess, your husband Rāma has an assistant of tremendous power, a valiant and exceedingly strong king of monkeys named Sugrīva.'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Sītā's) (of her, from her, her)

• तत् (tat) - that (her) (previous) statement (that, it)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• देवि (devi) - O goddess, O divine one

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the master

• ते (te) - your (referring to Sītā's husband) (your, to you)

• सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - helper, assistant, companion

• भीमविक्रमः (bhīmavikramaḥ) - of terrible valor, tremendous might

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant, mighty, courageous

• वानरेन्द्रः (vānarendraḥ) - king of monkeys, chief of monkeys

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very powerful

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Sītā's) (of her, from her, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

तत् (tat) - that (her) (previous) statement (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

देवि (devi) - O goddess, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper noun); pleasing, charming

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the master

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, supporter

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

ते (te) - your (referring to Sītā's husband) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Enclitic form of yuşmad

सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - helper, assistant, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahāya

sahāya - helper, assistant, companion

भीमविक्रमः (bhīmavikramaḥ) - of terrible valor, tremendous might

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmavikrama

bhīmavikrama - one whose valor is terrible, of tremendous might

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+vikrama)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vikrama – valor, might, courage, heroic stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (lit. 'beautiful neck'), a monkey king

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable to mean 'named' or 'by name'.

विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant, mighty, courageous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikrānta

vikrānta - valiant, mighty, courageous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kram with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

वानरेन्द्रः (vānarendraḥ) - king of monkeys, chief of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarendra

vānarendra - king of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : şaşţhī-tatpuruşa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

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