वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-35

अथ ऋक्षरजा नाम वालिसुग्रीवयोः पिता ।
सर्ववानरराजासीत्तेजसा इव भास्करः ॥३५॥

35. atha ṛkṣarajā nāma vālisugrīvayoḥ pitā ,
sarvavānararājāsīttejasā iva bhāskaraḥ.

35. atha ṛkṣarajāḥ nāma vālisugrīvayoḥ pitā
sarvavānararājaḥ āsīt tejasā iva bhāskaraḥ

35. atha ṛkṣarajāḥ nāma vālisugrīvayoḥ pitā
sarvavānararājaḥ āsīt bhāskaraḥ iva tejasā

35. Then, there was a king named Riksharajas, the father of Vali and Sugriva. He was the king of all monkeys and, by his splendor, was like the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (indicating transition) (now, then, moreover)

• ऋक्षरजाः (ṛkṣarajāḥ) - Riksharajas (proper name) (Riksharajas (a proper name, lit. 'bear king'))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)

• वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - of Vali and Sugriva

• पिता (pitā) - father

• सर्ववानरराजः (sarvavānararājaḥ) - king of all monkeys

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was (he was, existed)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by his splendor (by splendor, by radiance, with energy)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun (the sun, sun-maker)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (indicating transition) (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

ऋक्षरजाः (ṛkṣarajāḥ) - Riksharajas (proper name) (Riksharajas (a proper name, lit. 'bear king'))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛkṣarajas

ṛkṣarajas - name of a legendary bear king, father of Vali and Sugriva

Compound of ṛkṣa (bear) + rajas (dust/king - here 'king' or 'lord')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛkṣa+rajas)

• ṛkṣa – bear, star
  noun (masculine)
• rajas – dust, gloom, passion, king (poetic)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an indeclinable adverb to mean 'by name' or 'indeed'.

वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - of Vali and Sugriva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vālisugrīva

vālisugrīva - Vali and Sugriva

Dvandva compound of Vāli (name) and Sugrīva (name)

Compound type : dvandva (vālin+sugrīva)

• vālin – name of a monkey chief, son of Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• sugrīva – name of a monkey chief, son of Surya
  proper noun (masculine)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Appositive to ṛkṣarajāḥ.

सर्ववानरराजः (sarvavānararājaḥ) - king of all monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvavānararāja

sarvavānararāja - king of all monkeys

Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva (all) + vānara (monkey) + rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vānara+rājan)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative with āsīt.

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was (he was, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd Person Singular Imperfect Active Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by his splendor (by splendor, by radiance, with energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, vigor, fire

Note: Used as an instrument of comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun (the sun, sun-maker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - the sun, sun-maker, source of light

Compound: bhās (light) + kara (maker)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor, lustre
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of comparison with the king.