वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-35, verse-11

किमर्थं वाली चैतेन सुग्रीवप्रियकाम्यया ।
तदा वैरे समुत्पन्ने न दग्धो वीरुधो यथा ॥११॥

11. kimarthaṃ vālī caitena sugrīvapriyakāmyayā ,
tadā vaire samutpanne na dagdho vīrudho yathā.

11. kimartham vālī ca etena sugrīvapriyakāmyayā
tadā vaire samutpanne na dagdhaḥ vīrudhaḥ yathā

11. kimartham sugrīvapriyakāmyayā etena tadā vaire
samutpanne vālī vīrudhaḥ yathā na dagdhaḥ?

11. For what reason was Vālī not destroyed by him (Rāma) like a mere plant, when that conflict had arisen, out of a desire to please Sugrīva?

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of the monkey king)

• च (ca) - and

• एतेन (etena) - by Rāma (by him)

• सुग्रीवप्रियकाम्यया (sugrīvapriyakāmyayā) - by the desire for Sugriva's well-being/pleasure

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वैरे (vaire) - in the enmity, in the conflict

• समुत्पन्ने (samutpanne) - arisen, having occurred

• न (na) - not

• दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, destroyed

• वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - a creeper, a plant

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+artha)

• kim – what
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, reason, wealth
  noun (masculine)

वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (a proper name, the king of Kishkindha)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एतेन (etena) - by Rāma (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

सुग्रीवप्रियकाम्यया (sugrīvapriyakāmyayā) - by the desire for Sugriva's well-being/pleasure

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sugrīvapriyakāmyā

sugrīvapriyakāmyā - desire for Sugriva's welfare, out of a wish to please Sugriva

Compound type : tatpurusha (sugrīva+priya+kāmyā)

• sugrīva – Sugriva (a proper name, the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• priya – dear, beloved, favorite; love, pleasure
  adjective (masculine)
• kāmyā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वैरे (vaire) - in the enmity, in the conflict

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred, animosity

समुत्पन्ने (samutpanne) - arisen, having occurred

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, happened, born

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad (to go) with prefixes sam- and ut-.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vaire' in locative singular.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, destroyed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire, destroyed, scorched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dah (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Vālī' in masculine singular nominative.

वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - a creeper, a plant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrudha

vīrudha - a plant, creeper, herb

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)