वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-2, verse-9

एकमेकायनगताः प्लवमाना गिरेर्गिरिम् ।
प्रकम्पयन्तो वेगेन गिरीणां शिखराणि च ॥९॥

9. ekamekāyanagatāḥ plavamānā girergirim ,
prakampayanto vegena girīṇāṃ śikharāṇi ca.

9. ekamekāyanagatāḥ plavamānāḥ gireḥ girim
prakampayantaḥ vegena girīṇām śikharāṇi ca

9. ekamekāyanagatāḥ plavamānāḥ gireḥ girim ca
vegena girīṇām śikharāṇi prakampayantaḥ

9. Moving from one peak to another, they leaped from mountain to mountain, vigorously shaking the mountain peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• एकमेकायनगताः (ekamekāyanagatāḥ) - (monkeys) moving from one mountain path/abode to another (moving from one to another, traversing one path after another)

• प्लवमानाः (plavamānāḥ) - (monkeys) leaping (leaping, jumping, swimming, floating)

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - from one mountain (from a mountain, of a mountain)

• गिरिम् (girim) - to a mountain (mountain)

• प्रकम्पयन्तः (prakampayantaḥ) - (monkeys) shaking (causing to tremble, shaking)

• वेगेन (vegena) - with great speed (with speed, swiftly, rapidly)

• गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of the mountains (of mountains)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

एकमेकायनगताः (ekamekāyanagatāḥ) - (monkeys) moving from one mountain path/abode to another (moving from one to another, traversing one path after another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekamekāyanagata

ekamekāyanagata - moving from one place to another, traversing a path successively

Compound derived from 'eka-eka' (one by one) + 'ayana' (path, course) + 'gata' (gone, reached). 'gata' is a past passive participle.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (eka+eka+ayana+gata)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• ayana – path, course, going, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: i (class 2)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'kta'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्लवमानाः (plavamānāḥ) - (monkeys) leaping (leaping, jumping, swimming, floating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavamāna

plavamāna - leaping, jumping, swimming, floating

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Formed from root 'plu' (to float, to jump) + 'śānac' suffix.

Root: plu (class 1)

गिरेः (gireḥ) - from one mountain (from a mountain, of a mountain)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Used in the sense of 'from' a mountain here, indicating ablative.

गिरिम् (girim) - to a mountain (mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Indicates the destination 'to' a mountain.

प्रकम्पयन्तः (prakampayantaḥ) - (monkeys) shaking (causing to tremble, shaking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakampayat

prakampayat - causing to tremble, shaking

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Formed from 'pra' + root 'kamp' (to tremble) + causative suffix 'ṇic' ('āy') + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: The participle agrees with the implied subject (monkeys).

वेगेन (vegena) - with great speed (with speed, swiftly, rapidly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

Derived from root 'vij' (to move rapidly) or 'vah' (to carry).

Root: vij / vah (class 6)

Note: Indicates the manner.

गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of the mountains (of mountains)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Possessive, "of the mountains".

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest, top

Note: Object of shaking.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)