वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-56

स च सर्वान् समानीय वानरान् वानरर्षभः ।
दिशः प्रस्थापयामास दिदृक्षुर्जनकात्मजाम् ॥५६॥

56. sa ca sarvān samānīya vānarān vānararṣabhaḥ ,
diśaḥ prasthāpayāmāsa didṛkṣurjanakātmajām.

56. saḥ ca sarvān samānīya vānarān vānaraṛṣabhaḥ
diśaḥ prasthāpayāmāsa didṛkṣuḥ janakātmajām

56. ca saḥ vānaraṛṣabhaḥ sarvān vānarān samānīya
janakātmajām didṛkṣuḥ diśaḥ prasthāpayāmāsa

56. And that best of monkeys (Sugriva), having assembled all the monkeys, dispatched them in various directions, eager to find Janaka's daughter (Sita).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Sugriva) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled (having brought together, having assembled)

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

• वानरऋषभः (vānaraṛṣabhaḥ) - the best of monkeys (Sugriva) (best of monkeys, chief of monkeys)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - in various directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

• प्रस्थापयामास (prasthāpayāmāsa) - dispatched (sent forth, dispatched)

• दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of finding (desirous of seeing, wishing to see)

• जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Janaka's daughter (Sita)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Sugriva) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with vānarān.

समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled (having brought together, having assembled)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix sam-ā and suffix -ya (for prefixed verbs).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Object of samānīya.

वानरऋषभः (vānaraṛṣabhaḥ) - the best of monkeys (Sugriva) (best of monkeys, chief of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaraṛṣabha

vānaraṛṣabha - best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence along with saḥ.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - in various directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of motion for prasthāpayāmāsa.

प्रस्थापयामास (prasthāpayāmāsa) - dispatched (sent forth, dispatched)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of prasthā

Perfect Tense (Liṭ), Causal form

3rd person singular active, causal stem (-āpay-), formed with ām augment. From pra-sthā (causative).

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Periphrastic perfect with āmāsa.

दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of finding (desirous of seeing, wishing to see)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to see, intending to see

Desiderative participle

From desiderative stem of root dṛś (to see). Formed with suffix -u.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as an attribute of Sugriva, indicating his intention.

जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Janaka's daughter (Sita)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka, Sita

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (name of a king, Sita's father)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter, born of oneself
  noun (feminine)
  feminine form of ātmaja
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of didṛkṣuḥ.