वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-48, verse-26

गोलाङ्गूलानुचरितो वानरर्क्षनिषेवितः ।
चित्रकूट इति ख्यातो गन्धमादनसंनिभः ॥२६॥

26. golāṅgūlānucarito vānararkṣaniṣevitaḥ ,
citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ.

26. golāṅgūlānucaritaḥ vānararṣaniṣevitaḥ
citrakūṭaḥ iti khyātaḥ gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ

26. golāṅgūlānucaritaḥ vānararṣaniṣevitaḥ
citrakūṭaḥ iti khyātaḥ gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ

26. It is frequented by long-tailed monkeys, and resorted to by monkeys and bears. It is renowned as Citrakūṭa, and resembles Mount Gandhamādana.

Words meanings summery:

• गोलाङ्गूलानुचरितः (golāṅgūlānucaritaḥ) - frequented by long-tailed monkeys (langurs)

• वानरर्षनिषेवितः (vānararṣaniṣevitaḥ) - resorted to by monkeys and bears, frequented by monkeys and bears

• चित्रकूटः (citrakūṭaḥ) - Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, named, for this reason

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, known

• गन्धमादनसंनिभः (gandhamādanasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

गोलाङ्गूलानुचरितः (golāṅgūlānucaritaḥ) - frequented by long-tailed monkeys (langurs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of golāṅgūlānucarita

golāṅgūlānucarita - followed by langurs, frequented by long-tailed monkeys

Past Passive Participle as second member of compound.

From golāṅgūla (long-tailed monkey/langur) + anucarita (followed, frequented).

Compound type : tatpurusha (golāṅgūla+anucarita)

• golāṅgūla – long-tailed monkey, langur
  noun (masculine)
• anucarita – followed, attended, frequented
  Past Passive Participle (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root car (to move) with prefix anu, + -ita suffix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

वानरर्षनिषेवितः (vānararṣaniṣevitaḥ) - resorted to by monkeys and bears, frequented by monkeys and bears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānararṣaniṣevita

vānararṣaniṣevita - frequented by monkeys and bears

Past Passive Participle as third member of compound.

From vānara (monkey), ṛkṣa (bear), niṣevita (resorted to).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānararṣa+niṣevita)

• vānararṣa – monkeys and bears
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of vānara and ṛkṣa.
• niṣevita – served, resorted to, frequented
  Past Passive Participle (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sev (to serve) with prefix ni, + -ita suffix. Here, ni-sev implies 'resorted to' or 'inhabited'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

चित्रकूटः (citrakūṭaḥ) - Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain, literally 'painted peak' or 'wonderful peak')

From citra (variegated, wonderful) and kūṭa (peak, summit).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+kūṭa)

• citra – variegated, wonderful, clear, bright
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, heap
  noun (masculine/neuter)

इति (iti) - thus, so, named, for this reason

(indeclinable)

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated, renowned

Past Passive Participle

From root khyā (to tell, to be known) + -ta suffix.

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Functions adjectivally.

गन्धमादनसंनिभः (gandhamādanasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhamādanasaṃnibha

gandhamādanasaṁnibha - resembling Gandhamādana

From Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain) + saṃnibha (resembling, like).

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandhamādana+saṃnibha)

• gandhamādana – Gandhamādana (name of a mythical mountain, literally 'intoxicating with fragrance')
  proper noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  From sam (together, with) + nibha (like, similar, resembling).
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

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