वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-75

अथोवाच महातेजाः सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः ।
कुमारमङ्गदं वीरं शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमम् ॥७५॥

75. athovāca mahātejāḥ sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ ,
kumāramaṅgadaṃ vīraṃ śakratulyaparākramam.

75. atha uvāca mahātejāḥ sugrīvaḥ vānarādhipaḥ
kumāram aṅgadam vīram śakratulyaparākramam

75. atha mahātejāḥ vānarādhipaḥ sugrīvaḥ
śakratulyaparākramam vīram kumāram aṅgadam uvāca

75. Then, the greatly mighty Sugriva, king of the monkeys, spoke to the heroic young Angada, whose valor was equal to Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very mighty, very brilliant

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

• वानराधिपः (vānarādhipaḥ) - lord of monkeys, king of monkeys

• कुमारम् (kumāram) - young Angada (young man, prince, son)

• अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - Angada (proper name)

• वीरम् (vīram) - heroic (Angada) (heroic, brave)

• शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमम् (śakratulyaparākramam) - whose valor is equal to Indra, having prowess like Indra

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect active 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very mighty, very brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly brilliant, very mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, energy, might
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sugrīva.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper name, lit. 'one with a beautiful neck')

वानराधिपः (vānarādhipaḥ) - lord of monkeys, king of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarādhipa

vānarādhipa - lord of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+adhipa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Sugrīva.

कुमारम् (kumāram) - young Angada (young man, prince, son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince

Note: Refers to Angada.

अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - Angada (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (proper name)

Note: Object of 'uvāca' (spoke to).

वीरम् (vīram) - heroic (Angada) (heroic, brave)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant

Note: Modifies Kumāram Aṅgadam.

शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमम् (śakratulyaparākramam) - whose valor is equal to Indra, having prowess like Indra

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakratulyaparākrama

śakratulyaparākrama - having valor equal to Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakra+tulya+parākrama)

• śakra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar
  adjective
  Root: tul (class 10)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies Kumāram Aṅgadam.