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4,11

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-11, verse-50

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः ।
राघवो दुन्दुभेः कायं पादाङ्गुष्ठेन लीलया ।
तोलयित्वा महाबाहुश्चिक्षेप दशयोजनम् ॥५०॥
50. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ ,
rāghavo dundubheḥ kāyaṃ pādāṅguṣṭhena līlayā ,
tolayitvā mahābāhuścikṣepa daśayojanam.
50. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā sugrīvasya
mahātmanaḥ rāghavaḥ dundubheḥ
kāyam pādāṅguṣṭhena līlayā tolayitvā
mahābāhuḥ cikṣepa daśayojanam
50. mahātmanaḥ sugrīvasya tat vacanam śrutvā,
mahābāhuḥ rāghavaḥ dundubheḥ kāyam pādāṅguṣṭhena līlayā tolayitvā daśayojanam cikṣepa.
50. Having heard those words of the great-souled Sugriva, the mighty-armed Rama playfully lifted Dundubhi's body with his big toe and threw it ten yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - his (Sugriva's) (his, of him, of that)
  • तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, it)
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
  • सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva
  • महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (of the great-souled, of the noble)
  • राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rama (descendant of Raghu))
  • दुन्दुभेः (dundubheḥ) - of Dundubhi
  • कायम् (kāyam) - body (body, collection, heap)
  • पादाङ्गुष्ठेन (pādāṅguṣṭhena) - with his big toe (with the big toe)
  • लीलया (līlayā) - playfully (playfully, easily, in sport)
  • तोलयित्वा (tolayitvā) - having lifted (having lifted, having weighed)
  • महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one
  • चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw (threw, cast, hurled)
  • दशयोजनम् (daśayojanam) - ten yojanas (ten yojanas (a unit of distance))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Sugriva's) (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'sugrīvasya' and 'mahātmanaḥ'.
तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.
वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration
From the root 'vac' (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive form of the root 'śru' (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sugrīva
sugrīva - Sugriva (name of a monkey king, brother of Vali)
Note: Indicates possession of 'vacanam'.
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (of the great-souled, of the noble)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted; a great being (mahātmā)
Bahuvrihi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (soul, self)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'sugrīvasya'.
राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (Rama (descendant of Raghu))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama
Patronymic from 'raghu'
Note: Subject of the main verb 'cikṣepa'.
दुन्दुभेः (dundubheḥ) - of Dundubhi
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dundubhi
dundubhi - Dundubhi (name of a demon), a war-drum
Note: Connects to 'kāyam' (Dundubhi's body).
कायम् (kāyam) - body (body, collection, heap)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya
kāya - body, collection, heap
Note: Object of 'tolayitvā' and 'cikṣepa'.
पादाङ्गुष्ठेन (pādāṅguṣṭhena) - with his big toe (with the big toe)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pādāṅguṣṭha
pādāṅguṣṭha - big toe
Tatpurusha compound: 'pāda' (foot) + 'aṅguṣṭha' (thumb/toe)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāda+aṅguṣṭha)
  • pāda – foot, leg
    noun (masculine)
  • aṅguṣṭha – thumb, big toe
    noun (masculine)
Note: Indicates the instrument used to lift.
लीलया (līlayā) - playfully (playfully, easily, in sport)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā
līlā - play, sport, game, amusement, ease
Note: Indicates the manner of lifting.
तोलयित्वा (tolayitvā) - having lifted (having lifted, having weighed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive form of the causative of root 'tul' (to lift, weigh)
Root: tul (class 1)
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (epithet for heroes like Rama)
Bahuvrihi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'bāhu' (arm)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'rāghavaḥ'.
चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw (threw, cast, hurled)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣip
Root: kṣip (class 6)
दशयोजनम् (daśayojanam) - ten yojanas (ten yojanas (a unit of distance))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daśayojana
daśayojana - a distance of ten yojanas
Compound of 'daśa' (ten) and 'yojana' (a unit of distance, typically 8-10 miles)
Compound type : dvigu (daśa+yojana)
  • daśa – ten
    numeral
  • yojana – yojana (a measure of distance), journey, union
    noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates the distance of throwing.