वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-6

स तया मालया वीरो हैमया हरियूथपः ।
संध्यानुगतपर्यन्तः पयोधर इवाभवत् ॥६॥

6. sa tayā mālayā vīro haimayā hariyūthapaḥ ,
saṃdhyānugataparyantaḥ payodhara ivābhavat.

6. saḥ tayā mālayā vīraḥ haimayā hariyūthapaḥ
sandhyānugataparyantaḥ payodharaḥ iva abhavat

6. saḥ vīraḥ hariyūthapaḥ tayā haimayā mālayā
sandhyānugataparyantaḥ payodharaḥ iva abhavat

6. That hero, the chief of the monkey horde, adorned with that golden garland, became like a cloud whose edges were tinged by the colors of twilight.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

• तया (tayā) - by that (feminine)

• मालया (mālayā) - by the garland

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• हैमया (haimayā) - by the golden (feminine)

• हरियूथपः (hariyūthapaḥ) - the chief of the monkey horde

• सन्ध्यानुगतपर्यन्तः (sandhyānugataparyantaḥ) - whose edges follow the twilight, tinged with twilight

• पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - a cloud (literally 'water-holder')

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, it was

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तया (tayā) - by that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'mālā'.

मालया (mālayā) - by the garland

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace, rosary

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant man, warrior

हैमया (haimayā) - by the golden (feminine)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of haima

haima - golden, made of gold, relating to winter

Note: Agrees with 'mālayā'.

हरियूथपः (hariyūthapaḥ) - the chief of the monkey horde

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - chief of a monkey troop, leader of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+yūtha+pa)

• hari – monkey, lion, Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – troop, herd, company, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler, drinking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

सन्ध्यानुगतपर्यन्तः (sandhyānugataparyantaḥ) - whose edges follow the twilight, tinged with twilight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandhyānugataparyanta

sandhyānugataparyanta - having edges (paryanta) that follow (anugata) the twilight (sandhyā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sandhyā+anugata+paryanta)

• sandhyā – twilight, dusk, dawn; junction period
  noun (feminine)
• anugata – followed, gone after, accompanied, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix anu- + root gam (to go) + suffix -ta (kta).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)
• paryanta – edge, border, limit, end
  noun (masculine)

पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - a cloud (literally 'water-holder')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payodhara

payodhara - cloud (lit. water-bearer), breast, mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (payas+dhara)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying (often as suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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