वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-14, verse-18

स तु रामवचः श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवो हेमपिङ्गलः ।
ननर्द क्रूरनादेन विनिर्भिन्दन्निवाम्बरम् ॥१८॥

18. sa tu rāmavacaḥ śrutvā sugrīvo hemapiṅgalaḥ ,
nanarda krūranādena vinirbhindannivāmbaram.

18. saḥ tu rāma-vacaḥ śrutvā sugrīvaḥ hema-piṅgalaḥ
nanarda krūra-nādena vinirbhindan iva ambaram

18. tu saḥ hema-piṅgalaḥ sugrīvaḥ rāma-vacaḥ śrutvā
krūra-nādena nanarda ambaram iva vinirbhindan

18. Indeed, upon hearing Rama's words, that golden-brown Sugriva roared with a fierce sound, as if tearing apart the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• राम-वचः (rāma-vacaḥ) - Rama's words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

• हेम-पिङ्गलः (hema-piṅgalaḥ) - golden-brown

• ननर्द (nanarda) - he roared

• क्रूर-नादेन (krūra-nādena) - with a fierce roar

• विनिर्भिन्दन् (vinirbhindan) - tearing apart, splitting

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to Sugriva

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

राम-वचः (rāma-vacaḥ) - Rama's words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāma-vacas

rāma-vacas - the words of Rama

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāma+vacas)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

suffix -tvā added to root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of a monkey king)

हेम-पिङ्गलः (hema-piṅgalaḥ) - golden-brown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hema-piṅgala

hema-piṅgala - golden-brown, tawny like gold

Compound type : karmadhāraya (heman+piṅgala)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• piṅgala – brown, tawny, reddish-brown
  adjective

Note: Qualifies Sugriva

ननर्द (nanarda) - he roared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of nad

Root: nad (class 1)

क्रूर-नादेन (krūra-nādena) - with a fierce roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krūra-nāda

krūra-nāda - a fierce sound/roar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (krūra+nāda)

• krūra – fierce, cruel, harsh
  adjective
• nāda – roar, sound, cry
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  from root nad
  Root: nad (class 1)

विनिर्भिन्दन् (vinirbhindan) - tearing apart, splitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinirbhindat

vinirbhindat - splitting, tearing asunder, piercing

Present Active Participle

from root bhid with prefixes vi- and nir-

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with Sugriva implicitly.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

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