वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-23

तमेवं सान्त्वयित्वा तु समाश्वास्य च राक्षसं ।
सुषेणं श्वशुरं पार्श्वे सुग्रीवस्तमुवाच ह ॥२३॥

23. tamevaṃ sāntvayitvā tu samāśvāsya ca rākṣasaṃ ,
suṣeṇaṃ śvaśuraṃ pārśve sugrīvastamuvāca ha.

23. tam evam sāntvayitvā tu samāśvāsya ca rākṣasam
suṣeṇam śvaśuram pārśve sugrīvaḥ tam uvāca ha

23. evam tam rākṣasam sāntvayitvā ca samāśvāsya tu
sugrīvaḥ pārśve śvaśuram suṣeṇam tam uvāca ha

23. Having thus consoled and comforted that demon (Vibhīṣaṇa), Sugrīva then addressed his father-in-law, Suṣeṇa, who was at his side.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Vibhīṣaṇa) (him, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• सान्त्वयित्वा (sāntvayitvā) - having consoled/comforted

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having comforted, having reassured

• च (ca) - and

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon

• सुषेणम् (suṣeṇam) - Suṣeṇa (proper noun)

• श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side, near

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper noun)

• तम् (tam) - to him (Suṣeṇa) (him, to him)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Vibhīṣaṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

सान्त्वयित्वा (sāntvayitvā) - having consoled/comforted

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from causative of √sāntv (to console), or denominative from sāntva.

Root: √sāntv (class 10)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having comforted, having reassured

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root √śvas (to breathe) with prefixes sam- and ā-, in causative form (āśvāsayati).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √śvas (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

Note: Refers to Vibhīṣaṇa.

सुषेणम् (suṣeṇam) - Suṣeṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - Suṣeṇa (name of a monkey chief, father-in-law of Sugrīva)

श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side, near

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, proximity

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

तम् (tam) - to him (Suṣeṇa) (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as dative here (to him).

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root √vac, class 2 (adādi), perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form.

Root: √vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

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