वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-39, verse-1

तथा स्म तेषां वसतामृक्षवानररक्षसाम् ।
राघवस्तु महातेजाः सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. tathā sma teṣāṃ vasatāmṛkṣavānararakṣasām ,
rāghavastu mahātejāḥ sugrīvamidamabravīt.

1. tathā sma teṣām vasatām ṛkṣavānararakṣasām
rāghavaḥ tu mahātejāḥ sugrīvam idam abravīt

1. tathā teṣām ṛkṣavānararakṣasām vasatām sma
tu mahātejāḥ rāghavaḥ idam sugrīvam abravīt

1. While the bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas were thus residing there, Rama (Rāghava), who possessed great splendor, spoke this to Sugriva.

Words meanings summery:

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

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense or emphasis

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• वसताम् (vasatām) - of those dwelling, residing

• ऋक्षवानररक्षसाम् (ṛkṣavānararakṣasām) - of the bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very glorious

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugriva

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense or emphasis

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसताम् (vasatām) - of those dwelling, residing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, staying

Present Active Participle

From root vas (to dwell) + śatṛ suffix

Root: vas (class 1)

ऋक्षवानररक्षसाम् (ṛkṣavānararakṣasām) - of the bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛkṣavānararakṣasa

ṛkṣavānararakṣasa - bears, monkeys, and rākṣasas (collectively)

Dvanda compound of ṛkṣa (bear), vānara (monkey), and rakṣasa (rākṣasa)

Compound type : dvandva (ṛkṣa+vānara+rakṣasa)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a patronymic for Rama

Derived from Raghu (proper noun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, very glorious, immensely radiant

Bahuvrihi compound: mahat (great) + tejas (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, radiance, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - to Sugriva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper name of the monkey king)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: brū (class 2)

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