वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-8

यथैव हि पिता ते ऽभूत् पूर्वं हरिगणेश्वरः ।
तथा त्वमपि सुग्रीवो नान्यस्तु हरिसत्तम ॥८॥

8. yathaiva hi pitā te'bhūt pūrvaṃ harigaṇeśvaraḥ ,
tathā tvamapi sugrīvo nānyastu harisattama.

8. yathā eva hi pitā te abhūt pūrvam harigaṇeśvaraḥ
tathā tvam api sugrīvaḥ na anyaḥ tu harisattama

8. hi yathā eva te pitā pūrvam harigaṇeśvaraḥ abhūt
tathā tvam api sugrīvaḥ tu anyaḥ na harisattama

8. Indeed, just as your father was formerly the lord of the monkey hosts, so too are you, Sugrīva, and no other, O best of monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• पिता (pitā) - father

• ते (te) - your, to you

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

• हरिगणेश्वरः (harigaṇeśvaraḥ) - lord of the monkey hosts

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper name)

• न (na) - not

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हरिसत्तम (harisattama) - O best of monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (aorist) (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

हरिगणेश्वरः (harigaṇeśvaraḥ) - lord of the monkey hosts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harigaṇeśvara

harigaṇeśvara - lord of the monkey hosts/troops

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hari+gaṇa+īśvara)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, troop
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (a specific monkey king)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

हरिसत्तम (harisattama) - O best of monkeys

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of harisattama

harisattama - best of monkeys

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hari+sattama)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good, existing)

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