वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-21, verse-13

अङ्गद प्रतिरूपाणां पुत्राणामेकतः शतम् ।
हतस्याप्यस्य वीरस्य गात्रसंश्लेषणं वरम् ॥१३॥

13. aṅgada pratirūpāṇāṃ putrāṇāmekataḥ śatam ,
hatasyāpyasya vīrasya gātrasaṃśleṣaṇaṃ varam.

13. aṅgada pratirūpāṇām putrāṇām ekataḥ śatam
hatasya api asya vīrasya gātrasaṃśleṣaṇam varam

13. aṅgada pratirūpāṇām putrāṇām ekataḥ śatam [na asti].
hatasya api asya vīrasya gātrasaṃśleṣaṇam varam [asti].

13. Even a hundred sons who are exactly like Aṅgada are not as valuable; the embrace of this slain hero's body is superior.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गद (aṅgada) - Angada (son of Vāli and Tara) (Angada (proper name))

• प्रतिरूपाणाम् (pratirūpāṇām) - of those resembling, of those similar to

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, on the one hand

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• हतस्य (hatasya) - of the slain one

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him

• वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero

• गात्रसंश्लेषणम् (gātrasaṁśleṣaṇam) - the embrace of the body, body's embrace

• वरम् (varam) - superior, better, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गद (aṅgada) - Angada (son of Vāli and Tara) (Angada (proper name))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - bracelet; Angada (proper name)

Note: Used as a reference point for comparison, implicitly in genitive relationship with 'pratirūpāṇām'.

प्रतिरूपाणाम् (pratirūpāṇām) - of those resembling, of those similar to

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pratirūpa

pratirūpa - resembling, similar, corresponding

Note: Masculine genitive plural, agreeing with 'putrāṇām'.

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

Note: Masculine genitive plural.

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, on the one hand

(indeclinable)

From 'eka' (one) with suffix 'tas'.

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Neuter nominative singular.

हतस्य (hatasya) - of the slain one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Masculine genitive singular, agreeing with 'vīrasya'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular of 'idam'.

वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Masculine genitive singular.

गात्रसंश्लेषणम् (gātrasaṁśleṣaṇam) - the embrace of the body, body's embrace

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gātrasaṃśleṣaṇa

gātrasaṁśleṣaṇa - body's embrace, clinging to the body

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gātra+saṃśleṣaṇa)

• gātra – limb, body
  noun (neuter)
• saṃśleṣaṇa – embracing, clinging, adhesion
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śliṣ' (to cling, embrace) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śliṣ (class 1)

Note: Neuter nominative singular.

वरम् (varam) - superior, better, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, boon, choice

Note: Neuter nominative singular, agreeing with 'gātrasaṃśleṣaṇam'.

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