वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-82, verse-8

विज्ञाय तु मतं तेषां रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ।
प्रेषयस्व महाबाहो सुग्रीवाय महात्मने ॥८॥

8. vijñāya tu mataṃ teṣāṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt ,
preṣayasva mahābāho sugrīvāya mahātmane.

8. vijñāya tu matam teṣām rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt
preṣayasva mahābāho sugrīvāya mahātmane

8. Having understood their intention, Rama spoke to Lakshmana: 'O mighty-armed one, send a messenger to the noble (mahātman) Sugriva.'

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known, having perceived

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मतम् (matam) - intention (of the brahmins) (opinion, intention, thought, counsel)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the chief brahmins) (of them, of those)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana (a proper name)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

• प्रेषयस्व (preṣayasva) - send (a messenger) (send (imperative))

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (referring to Lakshmana) (O mighty-armed one)

• सुग्रीवाय (sugrīvāya) - to Sugriva (a proper name)

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the noble (mahātman) one (referring to Sugriva) (to the great-souled one, to the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, having known, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'jñā' with prefix 'vi' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मतम् (matam) - intention (of the brahmins) (opinion, intention, thought, counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, intention, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

From root 'man' (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the chief brahmins) (of them, of those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a Hindu deity, seventh avatar of Vishnu)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Third person singular, root aorist

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रेषयस्व (preṣayasva) - send (a messenger) (send (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of preṣay

Causative Imperative Middle

Second person singular imperative middle voice of the causative stem of root 'iṣ' (to send) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (referring to Lakshmana) (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

सुग्रीवाय (sugrīvāya) - to Sugriva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (king of the Vanaras, Rama's ally)

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the noble (mahātman) one (referring to Sugriva) (to the great-souled one, to the noble one)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, high-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'Sugrīvāya'.