वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-76, verse-4

पूर्वं सौहृदबद्धो ऽस्मि वृत्रस्य सुमहात्मनः ।
तेन युष्मत् प्रियार्थं वै नाहं हन्मि महासुरम् ॥४॥

4. pūrvaṃ sauhṛdabaddho'smi vṛtrasya sumahātmanaḥ ,
tena yuṣmat priyārthaṃ vai nāhaṃ hanmi mahāsuram.

4. pūrvam sauhṛdabaddhaḥ asmi vṛtrasya sumahātmanaḥ
tena yuṣmat priyārtham vai na aham hanmi mahāsuram

4. I was formerly bound by friendship with that mighty Vṛtra. Therefore, for your welfare, I certainly will not kill the great (asura).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• सौहृदबद्धः (sauhṛdabaddhaḥ) - bound by friendship

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• वृत्रस्य (vṛtrasya) - of Vṛtra (a powerful asura)

• सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - referring to Vṛtra as being 'mighty' or 'great' in nature (of the great-souled, of the very noble)

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

• युष्मत् (yuṣmat) - your (genitive plural)

• प्रियार्थम् (priyārtham) - for the sake of benefit/welfare

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill, I strike

• महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - the great demon (Vṛtra) (the great (asura))

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially in the neuter accusative singular.

सौहृदबद्धः (sauhṛdabaddhaḥ) - bound by friendship

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sauhṛdabaddha

sauhṛdabaddha - bound by friendship, attached by affection

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (sauhṛda+baddha)

• sauhṛda – friendship, affection, kindness
  noun (neuter)
• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

वृत्रस्य (vṛtrasya) - of Vṛtra (a powerful asura)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (name of a powerful asura, adversary of Indra)

सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - referring to Vṛtra as being 'mighty' or 'great' in nature (of the great-souled, of the very noble)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - very great-souled, very noble, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great-souled, noble, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

युष्मत् (yuṣmat) - your (genitive plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Genitive plural form, used here as the first part of a compound.

प्रियार्थम् (priyārtham) - for the sake of benefit/welfare

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially in the accusative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+artha)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, benefit
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, sake
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill, I strike

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present active indicative

Derived from the root han (to strike/kill)

Root: han (class 2)

महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - the great demon (Vṛtra) (the great (asura))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon, mighty asura

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• asura – demon, titan, anti-god
  noun (masculine)