वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-44

उवाच च महातेजाः सुग्रीवं राघवानुजः ।
अभिषेकाय रामस्य दूतानाज्ञापय प्रभो ॥४४॥

44. uvāca ca mahātejāḥ sugrīvaṃ rāghavānujaḥ ,
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dūtānājñāpaya prabho.

44. uvāca ca mahā-tejāḥ sugrīvam rāghava-anujaḥ
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dūtān ājñāpaya prabho

44. ca mahātejāḥ rāghavānujaḥ sugrīvam uvāca
prabho rāmasya abhiṣekāya dūtān ājñāpaya

44. And the greatly effulgent younger brother of Rama said to Sugriva: "O lord, dispatch messengers for Rama's anointing (abhiṣeka)."

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• च (ca) - and

• महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very powerful

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugriva

• राघव-अनुजः (rāghava-anujaḥ) - Bharata, the younger brother of Rama (Rama's younger brother (i.e., Bharata))

• अभिषेकाय (abhiṣekāya) - for the consecration/anointing

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• दूतान् (dūtān) - messengers

• आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command, order

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (Liṭ) 3rd singular of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this action to previous events.

महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tejas

mahā-tejas - one of great splendor/energy

Bahuvrihi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'tejas' (splendor, energy).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `rāghava-anujaḥ`.

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugriva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

Note: Indirect object of `uvāca`.

राघव-अनुजः (rāghava-anujaḥ) - Bharata, the younger brother of Rama (Rama's younger brother (i.e., Bharata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava-anuja

rāghava-anuja - younger brother of Rama

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'rāghava' (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rama) + 'anuja' (younger brother).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāghava+anuja)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born) with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

अभिषेकाय (abhiṣekāya) - for the consecration/anointing

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka

abhiṣeka - consecration, anointing ceremony

From root sic (to sprinkle) with prefixes abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Purpose for sending messengers.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana)

Note: Possessive, indicating whose anointing it is.

दूतान् (dūtān) - messengers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Note: Object of `ājñāpaya`.

आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command, order

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ājñāpay

Causative of ā-jñā

Root jñā (to know) with prefix ā, in causative form.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Main verb of the direct speech.

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

From root bhū (to be) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Term of address to Sugriva.