वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-9

एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्रिरभ्यषिञ्चद्विभीषणम् ।
मध्ये वानरमुख्यानां राजानं रामशासनात् ॥९॥

9. evamuktastu saumitrirabhyaṣiñcadvibhīṣaṇam ,
madhye vānaramukhyānāṃ rājānaṃ rāmaśāsanāt.

9. evam uktaḥ tu saumitriḥ abhyasiñcat vibhīṣaṇam
madhye vānarāmukhyānām rājānam rāmaśāsanāt

9. evam uktaḥ tu saumitriḥ rāmaśāsanāt vānarāmukhyānām
madhye vibhīṣaṇam rājānam abhyasiñcat

9. Thus instructed, Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) then anointed Vibhīṣaṇa as king among the chief Vānaras, by the command of Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - thus addressed (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa))

• अभ्यसिञ्चत् (abhyasiñcat) - anointed, consecrated, sprinkled

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst of, among

• वानरामुख्यानाम् (vānarāmukhyānām) - of the chief Vānaras, of the principal monkeys

• राजानम् (rājānam) - as king (king, ruler)

• रामशासनात् (rāmaśāsanāt) - by Rāma's command, from Rāma's instruction

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - thus addressed (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, commanded

past passive participle

From root `vac` (to speak), past passive participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)

Patronymic, from `sumitrā` (mother's name).

Note: Subject of `abhyasiñcat`.

अभ्यसिञ्चत् (abhyasiñcat) - anointed, consecrated, sprinkled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of sic

imperfect past tense

Root `sic` (class 6), with prefix `abhi`, imperfect third person singular, `a` augment.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother, who joined Rāma)

From `vi` + `bhīṣ` (to frighten) + suffix `ana`.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhīṣ

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst of, among

(indeclinable)

`madhya` used in locative as an indeclinable.

Root: madh

Note: Governs `vānarāmukhyānām` (genitive).

वानरामुख्यानाम् (vānarāmukhyānām) - of the chief Vānaras, of the principal monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānarāmukhya

vānarāmukhya - chief of monkeys, principal vānara

Tatpuruṣa compound: `vānara` (monkey) + `mukhya` (chief/principal).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+mukhya)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  From `mukha` (face, front) + suffix `ya`.

राजानम् (rājānam) - as king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

From root `rāj` (to shine, rule).

Root: rāj (class 1)

रामशासनात् (rāmaśāsanāt) - by Rāma's command, from Rāma's instruction

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rāmaśāsana

rāmaśāsana - command of Rāma, instruction of Rāma

Tatpuruṣa compound: `rāma` (Rāma) + `śāsana` (command).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+śāsana)

• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• śāsana – command, instruction, ruling
  noun (neuter)
  From root `śās` (to command, instruct).
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the authority or source of the anointing.

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