वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-13, verse-12

सौभ्रात्रदर्शनार्थं तु दूतं वैश्वरणस्तदा ।
लङ्कां संप्रेषयामास दशग्रीवस्य वै हितम् ॥१२॥

12. saubhrātradarśanārthaṃ tu dūtaṃ vaiśvaraṇastadā ,
laṅkāṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa daśagrīvasya vai hitam.

12. saubhrātradarśanārtham tu dūtam vaiśvaraṇaḥ tadā
laṅkām saṃpreṣayāmāsa daśagrīvasya vai hitam

12. tadā vaiśvaraṇaḥ tu saubhrātradarśanārtham
daśagrīvasya hitam vai dūtam laṅkām saṃpreṣayāmāsa

12. Then, Kubera (Vaiśvaraṇa), indeed, sent a messenger to Laṅkā for the purpose of demonstrating brotherly affection and for Daśagrīva's well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• सौभ्रात्रदर्शनार्थम् (saubhrātradarśanārtham) - for the purpose of showing brotherly affection

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

• वैश्वरणः (vaiśvaraṇaḥ) - Kubera (son of Viśravas (Kubera))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā (city of Rāvaṇa))

• संप्रेषयामास (saṁpreṣayāmāsa) - sent, dispatched

• दशग्रीवस्य (daśagrīvasya) - of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• हितम् (hitam) - for the well-being (of Daśagrīva) (welfare, benefit, what is good/beneficial)

Words meanings and morphology

सौभ्रात्रदर्शनार्थम् (saubhrātradarśanārtham) - for the purpose of showing brotherly affection

(indeclinable)

Compound ending in -artham (for the sake of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saubhrātra+darśana+artha)

• saubhrātra – brotherhood, fraternal affection
  noun (neuter)
  Abstract noun from subhrātṛ.
• darśana – seeing, showing, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Verbal noun from √dṛś with causative meaning 'to cause to see, to show'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase of purpose.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Root: dū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'saṃpreṣayāmāsa'.

वैश्वरणः (vaiśvaraṇaḥ) - Kubera (son of Viśravas (Kubera))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśvaraṇa

vaiśvaraṇa - son of Viśravas, Kubera

Patronymic from Viśravas.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā (city of Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of Rāvaṇa's city)

Note: Object indicating destination.

संप्रेषयामास (saṁpreṣayāmāsa) - sent, dispatched

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active (Periphrastic Perfect) of causative √iṣ with sam and pra.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

दशग्रीवस्य (daśagrīvasya) - of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Possessive for 'hitam'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हितम् (hitam) - for the well-being (of Daśagrīva) (welfare, benefit, what is good/beneficial)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, benefit

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √dhā, here used as a noun.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'saṃpreṣayāmāsa', or implying purpose 'for the benefit'.