वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-7

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीरो गदापाणिर्विभीषणः ।
सुग्रीवं वर्धयामास राघवं च निरैक्षत ॥७॥

7. etasminnantare vīro gadāpāṇirvibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
sugrīvaṃ vardhayāmāsa rāghavaṃ ca niraikṣata.

7. etasmin antare vīraḥ gadāpāṇiḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ
sugrīvam vardhayāmāsa rāghavam ca niraikṣata

7. etasmin antare vīraḥ gadāpāṇiḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ
sugrīvam vardhayāmāsa ca rāghavam niraikṣata

7. At that moment, the heroic Vibhishana, mace in hand, encouraged Sugriva and looked towards Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace-handed, holding a mace

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugriva

• वर्धयामास (vardhayāmāsa) - he gladdened, he encouraged

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• च (ca) - and, also

• निरैक्षत (niraikṣata) - he looked at, he perceived

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, space between, difference, interior

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace-handed, holding a mace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇi

gadāpāṇi - one who holds a mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+pāṇi)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'Vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of Ravana's brother)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugriva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the king of monkeys)

वर्धयामास (vardhayāmāsa) - he gladdened, he encouraged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vṛdh

Causative Stem

Causative stem of root vṛdh (1st class). Periphrastic perfect (lit) formed with -ām-āsa.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निरैक्षत (niraikṣata) - he looked at, he perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Aorist (past) (luṅ) of īkṣ

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'nir' combines with the 'a' augment of the Aorist to form 'niraikṣata'.

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