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Tum upkar Sugrivahin kinha: meaning

Chaupai 16 of the Hanuman Chalisa

तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा

राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा

tum upkār Sugrīvahiṃ kīnhā / Rām milāy rāj pad dīnhā

You did Sugriva a great favour. You brought him to Ram, and that gave him back his throne.

Words

तुम tumyou
उपकार upkāra great favour
सुग्रीवहिं Sugrīvahiṃto SugrivaThe ending -hiṃ marks 'to' in Awadhi.
कीन्हा kīnhādidAwadhi past tense; modern Hindi would say kiyā.
राम RāmRam
मिलाय milāybringing together
राज rājkingship
पद padposition
दीन्हा dīnhāgaveAwadhi past tense; modern Hindi would say diyā.

Sugriva meets Ram

Sugriva, driven out by his brother Vali, sends Hanuman to find out who the two strangers in the forest are. Hanuman brings them together. Ram kills Vali, and Sugriva becomes king of Kishkindha.

Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda