वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-23

तथैव च महाखड्गं चर्मणा पतितं सह ।
जग्राह वानरश्रेष्ठः सुग्रीवो वेगवत्तरः ॥२३॥

23. tathaiva ca mahākhaḍgaṃ carmaṇā patitaṃ saha ,
jagrāha vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ sugrīvo vegavattaraḥ.

23. tathā eva ca mahākhaḍgam carmaṇā patitam saha
jagrāha vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ sugrīvaḥ vegavattaraḥ

23. And similarly, the chief of monkeys, Sugriva, who was even swifter, seized the great sword that had fallen along with the shield.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely, even

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाखड्गम् (mahākhaḍgam) - great sword

• चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - with the shield

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, dropped

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized, grabbed, took

• वानरश्रेष्ठः (vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - chief of monkeys, best of monkeys

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of a monkey chief)

• वेगवत्तरः (vegavattaraḥ) - swifter, faster (comparative)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाखड्गम् (mahākhaḍgam) - great sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākhaḍga

mahākhaḍga - a large sword

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+khaḍga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)

चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - with the shield

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, shield

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, dropped

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Root: pat (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized, grabbed, took

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

वानरश्रेष्ठः (vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - chief of monkeys, best of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaraśreṣṭha

vānaraśreṣṭha - chief of monkeys, best of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+śreṣṭha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of a monkey chief)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (lit. 'beautiful-necked'), name of a monkey king

वेगवत्तरः (vegavattaraḥ) - swifter, faster (comparative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vegavattara

vegavattara - swifter, faster

comparative degree of vegavat (swift)

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