वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-16, verse-14

विचालयेयुः शैलेन्द्रान्भेदयेयुः स्थिरान्द्रुमान् ।
क्षोभयेयुश्च वेगेन समुद्रं सरितां पतिम् ॥१४॥

14. vicālayeyuḥ śailendrānbhedayeyuḥ sthirāndrumān ,
kṣobhayeyuśca vegena samudraṃ saritāṃ patim.

14. vicālayeyuḥ śailendrān bhedayeyuḥ sthirān drumān
kṣobhayeyuḥ ca vegena samudram saritām patim

14. te śailendrān vicālayeyuḥ,
sthirān drumān bhedayeyuḥ ca,
vegena samudram saritām patim kṣobhayeyuḥ

14. They could make even the greatest mountains tremble; they could split sturdy trees. And with great speed, they could churn the ocean, the lord of all rivers.

Words meanings summery:

• विचालयेयुः (vicālayeyuḥ) - they could make tremble (they would shake, they should make tremble)

• शैलेन्द्रान् (śailendrān) - even the greatest mountains (great mountains, lordly mountains)

• भेदयेयुः (bhedayeyuḥ) - they could split (they would split, they should break)

• स्थिरान् (sthirān) - sturdy (firm, steady, stable, strong)

• द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees

• क्षोभयेयुः (kṣobhayeyuḥ) - they could churn (they would agitate, they should disturb)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेगेन (vegena) - with great speed (with speed, swiftly, rapidly, by force)

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean, the sea

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• पतिम् (patim) - the lord (of rivers) (lord, master, husband)

Words meanings and morphology

विचालयेयुः (vicālayeyuḥ) - they could make tremble (they would shake, they should make tremble)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vi-cālaya

Optative active

Causative of root 'cal' (to move), prefix 'vi', 3rd person plural, active voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'they' (the monkeys).

शैलेन्द्रान् (śailendrān) - even the greatest mountains (great mountains, lordly mountains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śailendra

śailendra - chief of mountains, great mountain, lordly mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śī (class 2)
• indra – king, chief, lord (also the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'vicālayeyuḥ'.

भेदयेयुः (bhedayeyuḥ) - they could split (they would split, they should break)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhid

Optative active

Causative of root 'bhid' (to split, break), 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Implied subject is 'they' (the monkeys).

स्थिरान् (sthirān) - sturdy (firm, steady, stable, strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, unmoving, strong

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'drumān'.

द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

Note: Object of 'bhedayeyuḥ'.

क्षोभयेयुः (kṣobhayeyuḥ) - they could churn (they would agitate, they should disturb)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṣubh

Optative active

Causative of root 'kṣubh' (to tremble, be agitated), 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'they' (the monkeys).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वेगेन (vegena) - with great speed (with speed, swiftly, rapidly, by force)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, current, impulse

Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Functions adverbially.

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean, the sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṣobhayeyuḥ'.

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'patim'.

पतिम् (patim) - the lord (of rivers) (lord, master, husband)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, owner, husband, protector

Note: Appositive to 'samudram'.

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