वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-3, verse-23

ग्रहणं वायुसूनोश्च लङ्कादाहाभिगर्जनम् ।
प्रतिप्लवनमेवाथ मधूनां हरणं तथा ॥२३॥

23. grahaṇaṃ vāyusūnośca laṅkādāhābhigarjanam ,
pratiplavanamevātha madhūnāṃ haraṇaṃ tathā.

23. grahaṇam vāyusūnoḥ ca laṅkādāhābhigarjanam
pratiplavanam eva atha madhūnām haraṇam tathā

23. grahaṇam vāyusūnoḥ ca laṅkādāhābhigarjanam
atha eva pratiplavanam tathā haraṇam madhūnām

23. The capture of the son of Vayu (Hanuman), the roaring accompanying the burning of Lanka, his return flight, and the destruction of the honeycombs.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - the capture (of Hanuman by Indrajit) (seizing, capture, taking, grasping)

• वायुसूनोः (vāyusūnoḥ) - of the son of Vayu (i.e., Hanuman) (of the son of Vayu, Vayu's son's)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• लङ्कादाहाभिगर्जनम् (laṅkādāhābhigarjanam) - the roaring that accompanied the burning of Lanka (by Hanuman) (roaring/shouting at the burning of Lanka)

• प्रतिप्लवनम् (pratiplavanam) - the return flight (across the ocean) (return flight, leaping back, swimming back)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• मधूनाम् (madhūnām) - of the honeycombs (in the Madhuvana) (of the honey, of the sweet things, of the honeycombs)

• हरणम् (haraṇam) - the destruction (of the honeycombs) (carrying off, seizing, taking away, destruction)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in the same way, and also)

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - the capture (of Hanuman by Indrajit) (seizing, capture, taking, grasping)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grahaṇa

grahaṇa - taking, seizing, capturing, receiving, eclipse

action noun

Derived from root grah (to seize) with suffix -ana.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Refers to Hanuman's capture by Indrajit, despite his invincibility, due to the Brahmastra.

वायुसूनोः (vāyusūnoḥ) - of the son of Vayu (i.e., Hanuman) (of the son of Vayu, Vayu's son's)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyusūnu

vāyusūnu - son of Vayu, referring to Hanuman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+sūnu)

• vāyu – wind, air, the god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanuman, the son of the wind god Vayu.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

लङ्कादाहाभिगर्जनम् (laṅkādāhābhigarjanam) - the roaring that accompanied the burning of Lanka (by Hanuman) (roaring/shouting at the burning of Lanka)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of laṅkādāhābhigarjana

laṅkādāhābhigarjana - roaring at or regarding the burning of Lanka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (laṅkādāha+abhigarjana)

• laṅkādāha – burning of Lanka
  noun (masculine)
• abhigarjana – roaring, loud shouting, defiant yell
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root garj (to roar) with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hanuman's roaring as he set Lanka ablaze.

प्रतिप्लवनम् (pratiplavanam) - the return flight (across the ocean) (return flight, leaping back, swimming back)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiplavana

pratiplavana - returning by leaping/flying, swimming back

action noun

Derived from root plu (to float, swim, leap) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hanuman's leap back across the ocean to inform Rama.

एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

मधूनाम् (madhūnām) - of the honeycombs (in the Madhuvana) (of the honey, of the sweet things, of the honeycombs)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet substance, intoxicating drink, spring season

Note: Refers to the honeycombs in Madhuvana, consumed by the monkeys upon Hanuman's return.

हरणम् (haraṇam) - the destruction (of the honeycombs) (carrying off, seizing, taking away, destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of haraṇa

haraṇa - taking away, seizing, carrying off, plundering, destruction

action noun

Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with suffix -ana.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the monkeys destroying (eating) the honeycombs in Madhuvana as a celebration.

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in the same way, and also)

(indeclinable)