वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-5

अग्राण्यारुह्य शैलानां शिखराणि महान्त्यपि ।
ऊर्ध्वमुत्क्षिप्य तरसा प्रतिगृह्णाति वीर्यवान् ॥५॥

5. agrāṇyāruhya śailānāṃ śikharāṇi mahāntyapi ,
ūrdhvamutkṣipya tarasā pratigṛhṇāti vīryavān.

5. agrāṇi āruhya śailānāṃ śikharāṇi mahānti api
ūrdhvam utkṣipya tarasā pratigṛhṇāti vīryavān

5. vīryavān śailānāṃ agrāṇi mahānti śikharāṇi api
āruhya tarasā ūrdhvam utkṣipya pratigṛhṇāti

5. The powerful (Vali), having ascended the summits of mountains, even great peaks, throws them forcefully upwards and then catches them again.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्राणि (agrāṇi) - mountain peaks (tops, peaks, fronts, foremost parts)

• आरुह्य (āruhya) - having ascended, having climbed

• शैलानां (śailānāṁ) - of mountains, of rocks

• शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - mountain peaks (peaks, summits)

• महान्ति (mahānti) - great (peaks) (great, large)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft

• उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having thrown up, having flung upwards

• तरसा (tarasā) - with force, quickly, swiftly

• प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - catches back, receives back, accepts

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - (Vali) the powerful one (powerful, valorous, heroic)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्राणि (agrāṇi) - mountain peaks (tops, peaks, fronts, foremost parts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of agra

agra - top, tip, front, foremost

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having ascended, having climbed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From prefix 'ā-' (up to, towards) + root 'ruh' (to climb)

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

शैलानां (śailānāṁ) - of mountains, of rocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

From 'śilā' (rock)

शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - mountain peaks (peaks, summits)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest

महान्ति (mahānti) - great (peaks) (great, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, immense

Note: Adjective for śikharāṇi.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative of ūrdhva.

उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having thrown up, having flung upwards

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From prefix 'ut-' (up, out) + root 'kṣip' (to throw)

Prefix: ut

Root: kṣip (class 6)

तरसा (tarasā) - with force, quickly, swiftly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, speed, impetuosity

प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - catches back, receives back, accepts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratigrah

present indicative, class 9 Parasmaipada, with prefix 'prati-'

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - (Vali) the powerful one (powerful, valorous, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, brave, vigorous, possessing strength

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Refers to Vali.

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