महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-273, verse-13
सुग्रीवजाम्बवन्तौ च हनूमानङ्गदस्तथा ।
मैन्दद्विविदनीलाश्च प्रायः प्लवगसत्तमाः ॥१३॥
मैन्दद्विविदनीलाश्च प्रायः प्लवगसत्तमाः ॥१३॥
13. sugrīvajāmbavantau ca hanūmānaṅgadastathā ,
maindadvividanīlāśca prāyaḥ plavagasattamāḥ.
maindadvividanīlāśca prāyaḥ plavagasattamāḥ.
13.
sugrīvajāmbavantau ca hanūmān aṅgadaḥ tathā
maindadvividanīlāḥ ca prāyaḥ plavagasattamāḥ
maindadvividanīlāḥ ca prāyaḥ plavagasattamāḥ
13.
Sugriva, Jambavan, Hanuman, Angada, and also Mainda, Dvivida, and Nila, were generally the foremost among the monkeys.
Words meanings summery:
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- सुग्रीवजाम्बवन्तौ (sugrīvajāmbavantau) - Sugriva and Jambavan
- च (ca) - and
- हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman
- अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, and
- मैन्दद्विविदनीलाः (maindadvividanīlāḥ) - Mainda, Dvivida, and Nila
- च (ca) - and
- प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - generally, mostly, almost
- प्लवगसत्तमाः (plavagasattamāḥ) - foremost among the monkeys, best of the monkeys
Words meanings and morphology
सुग्रीवजाम्बवन्तौ (sugrīvajāmbavantau) - Sugriva and Jambavan
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sugrīvajāmbavanta
sugrīvajāmbavanta - Sugriva and Jambavan
compound of two proper nouns
Compound type : dvandva (sugrīva+jāmbavat)
- sugrīva – Sugriva (name of a monkey king)
proper noun (masculine) - jāmbavat – Jambavan (name of a bear king)
proper noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat
hanūmat - Hanuman (name of a monkey god)
अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada
aṅgada - Angada (name of a monkey prince)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, and
(indeclinable)
मैन्दद्विविदनीलाः (maindadvividanīlāḥ) - Mainda, Dvivida, and Nila
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maindadvividanīla
maindadvividanīla - Mainda, Dvivida, and Nila
compound of three proper nouns
Compound type : dvandva (mainda+dvivida+nīla)
- mainda – Mainda (name of a monkey)
proper noun (masculine) - dvivida – Dvivida (name of a monkey)
proper noun (masculine) - nīla – Nila (name of a monkey)
proper noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - generally, mostly, almost
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used as an adverb.
प्लवगसत्तमाः (plavagasattamāḥ) - foremost among the monkeys, best of the monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of plavagasattama
plavagasattama - best of the monkeys, foremost monkey
superlative compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plavaga+sattama)
- plavaga – monkey
noun (masculine) - sattama – best, most excellent, chief
adjective (masculine)
superlative suffix -tama