वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-9

राममाश्वासयन् वीरः सुषेणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
न मृतो ऽयं महाबाहुर्लक्ष्मणो लक्ष्मिवर्धनः ॥९॥

9. rāmamāśvāsayan vīraḥ suṣeṇo vākyamabravīt ,
na mṛto'yaṃ mahābāhurlakṣmaṇo lakṣmivardhanaḥ.

9. rāmam āśvāsayān vīraḥ suṣeṇaḥ vākyam abravīt na
mṛtaḥ ayam mahābāhuḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ lakṣmivardhanaḥ

9. vīraḥ suṣeṇaḥ rāmam āśvāsayān vākyam abravīt: ayam mahābāhuḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ lakṣmivardhanaḥ na mṛtaḥ.

9. The heroic Suṣeṇa, reassuring Rāma, spoke these words: 'This mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa, enhancer of prosperity, is not dead.'

Words meanings summery:

• रामम् (rāmam) - To Rāma (Rāma (accusative))

• आश्वासयान् (āśvāsayān) - reassuring, comforting

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Suṣeṇa) (hero, brave man, heroic)

• सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa (a famous monkey physician) (Suṣeṇa (proper name))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead (dead, deceased)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person) (this, he)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• लक्ष्मिवर्धनः (lakṣmivardhanaḥ) - enhancer of prosperity (enhancer of prosperity, increasing fortune)

Words meanings and morphology

रामम् (rāmam) - To Rāma (Rāma (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero)

आश्वासयान् (āśvāsayān) - reassuring, comforting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśvāsayant

āśvāsayant - comforting, reassuring (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From ā + śvas (to breathe, to be at ease) in causative form (śvāsayati) + śatṛ (present participle suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vīraḥ suṣeṇaḥ'.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Suṣeṇa) (hero, brave man, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty, warrior

सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa (a famous monkey physician) (Suṣeṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - Suṣeṇa (a proper name, often a monkey physician)

From su (good) + senā (army).

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From vac (to speak) + ya (suffix).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

From root brū (to speak), class 2, with augment 'a'.

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead (dead, deceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ (to die), class 6.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies Lakṣmaṇa.

अयम् (ayam) - this (person) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'idam'.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having strong arms

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Lakṣmaṇa.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother), one having auspicious marks

From lakṣman (mark, sign) + a (suffix).

लक्ष्मिवर्धनः (lakṣmivardhanaḥ) - enhancer of prosperity (enhancer of prosperity, increasing fortune)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmivardhana

lakṣmivardhana - increasing fortune, enhancing prosperity

Compound of lakṣmī (fortune, prosperity) and vardhana (increasing, enhancing, from root vṛdh).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmī+vardhana)

• lakṣmī – fortune, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, enhancing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vṛdh (to grow, increase) + ana suffix.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Lakṣmaṇa.