वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-84, verse-7

आत्मनः सदृशं वीरं स तं निक्षिप्य वानरम् ।
सुग्रीवो ऽभिमुखः शत्रुं प्रतस्थे पादपायुधः ॥७॥

7. ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ vīraṃ sa taṃ nikṣipya vānaram ,
sugrīvo'bhimukhaḥ śatruṃ pratasthe pādapāyudhaḥ.

7. ātmanaḥ sadṛśam vīram sa tam nikṣipya vānaram
sugrīvaḥ abhimukhaḥ śatrum pratasthe pādapāyudhaḥ

7. sa sugrīvaḥ pādapāyudhaḥ ātmanaḥ sadṛśam tam
vīram vānaram nikṣipya śatrum abhimukhaḥ pratasthe

7. Having entrusted that valiant monkey, who was as dear as his own self, Sugriva, whose weapon was a tree, set forth to face the enemy.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (of the self, of one's own, of the spirit)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, like, equal

• वीरम् (vīram) - valiant one (hero, brave one, warrior)

• स (sa) - he (Sugriva) (he, that)

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

• निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having entrusted (having placed, having entrusted, having thrown down)

• वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey (Angada) (monkey, ape)

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

• अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing, turned towards

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he proceeded, he set forth

• पादपायुधः (pādapāyudhaḥ) - whose weapon is a tree

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (of the self, of one's own, of the spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence

Root: an (class 2)

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, like, equal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, similar, equal, resembling

From sa (together) + dṛś (to see) + suffix -a.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with vīram.

वीरम् (vīram) - valiant one (hero, brave one, warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, valiant man, champion, warrior

Root: vīr

स (sa) - he (Sugriva) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sugriva.

तम् (tam) - that (monkey) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to vīram vānaram.

निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having entrusted (having placed, having entrusted, having thrown down)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Root kṣip with prefix ni, followed by suffix ya for absolutive.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey (Angada) (monkey, ape)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape, belonging to monkeys

From vana (forest) + suffix -ara.

Note: Refers to Angada (implied by context of Ramayana).

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king, literally 'good-necked')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing, turned towards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronted

From abhi (towards) + mukha (face).

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with Sugrīvaḥ.

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śad (class 1)

Note: Object of action abhimukhaḥ pratasthe.

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he proceeded, he set forth

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Root sthā with prefix pra, perfect tense (lit) Atmanepada form.

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

पादपायुधः (pādapāyudhaḥ) - whose weapon is a tree

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pādapāyudha

pādapāyudha - whose weapon is a tree, armed with trees

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pādapa+āyudha)

• pādapa – tree (literally 'drinking with feet')
  noun (masculine)
  From pāda (foot) and pa (drinking).
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with Sugrīvaḥ.