वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-16, verse-6

किंनरीणां च गात्रेषु वानरीणां तनूषु च ।
सृजध्वं हरिरूपेण पुत्रांस्तुल्यपराक्रमान् ॥६॥

6. kiṃnarīṇāṃ ca gātreṣu vānarīṇāṃ tanūṣu ca ,
sṛjadhvaṃ harirūpeṇa putrāṃstulyaparākramān.

6. kiṁnarīṇām ca gātreṣu vānarīṇām tanūṣu ca
sṛjadhvam harirūpeṇa putrān tulyaparākramān

6. sṛjadhvam putrān tulyaparākramān harirūpeṇa
kiṁnarīṇām gātreṣu ca vānarīṇām tanūṣu ca

6. And in the bodies of Kiṁnara females, and in the forms of Vānara females, create sons of equal valor (prowess) in the form of monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• किंनरीणाम् (kiṁnarīṇām) - of the Kiṁnara females

• च (ca) - and

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - in the bodies, in the limbs

• वानरीणाम् (vānarīṇām) - of the Vānara females (she-monkeys)

• तनूषु (tanūṣu) - in the bodies, in the forms

• च (ca) - and

• सृजध्वम् (sṛjadhvam) - (You all) create! (You all) produce! (create, produce, emit)

• हरिरूपेण (harirūpeṇa) - in the form of monkeys (in the form of a monkey, in the form of Hari (Viṣṇu))

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• तुल्यपराक्रमान् (tulyaparākramān) - whose valor is equal (to the gods or Viṣṇu) (of equal valor/prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

किंनरीणाम् (kiṁnarīṇām) - of the Kiṁnara females

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kiṁnarī

kiṁnarī - female Kiṁnara (mythical half-human half-horse being, celestial musician)

Feminine form of kiṁnara

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - in the bodies, in the limbs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - body, limb, member

Root: √gai (class 1)

वानरीणाम् (vānarīṇām) - of the Vānara females (she-monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vānarī

vānarī - female Vānara, she-monkey

Feminine form of vānara

तनूषु (tanūṣu) - in the bodies, in the forms

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self, slender

From root √tan (to stretch, extend)

Root: √tan (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सृजध्वम् (sṛjadhvam) - (You all) create! (You all) produce! (create, produce, emit)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √sṛj

Imperative, 2nd Person Plural

Middle voice (ātmanepada) ending -dhvam

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

हरिरूपेण (harirūpeṇa) - in the form of monkeys (in the form of a monkey, in the form of Hari (Viṣṇu))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of harirūpa

harirūpa - monkey-form, lion-form, form of Viṣṇu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+rūpa)

• hari – monkey, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, image
  noun (neuter)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

तुल्यपराक्रमान् (tulyaparākramān) - whose valor is equal (to the gods or Viṣṇu) (of equal valor/prowess)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tulyaparākrama

tulyaparākrama - having equal valor, possessing similar prowess

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+parākrama)

• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, might, strength, prowess
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix parā- + root √kram (to step, go)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: √kram (class 1)

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