वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-21, verse-15

न ह्येषा बुद्धिरास्थेया हनूमन्नङ्गदं प्रति ।
पिता हि बन्धुः पुत्रस्य न माता हरिसत्तम ॥१५॥

15. na hyeṣā buddhirāstheyā hanūmannaṅgadaṃ prati ,
pitā hi bandhuḥ putrasya na mātā harisattama.

15. na hi eṣā buddhiḥ āstheya hanūman aṅgadam prati
pitā hi bandhuḥ putrasya na mātā harisattama

15. hanūman harisattama,
eṣā buddhiḥ aṅgadam prati hi na āstheya.
hi pitā putrasya bandhuḥ,
na mātā.

15. Indeed, Hanumān, this idea should not be adopted regarding Aṅgada. For, O best of monkeys, a father is indeed the kinsman of a son, not the mother.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - idea, intellect, understanding, intention

• आस्थेय (āstheya) - to be adopted, to be resorted to, to be maintained

• हनूमन् (hanūman) - O Hanuman (the son of Añjanā) (O Hanuman)

• अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - Angada (son of Vāli) (Angada)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• पिता (pitā) - father

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kinsman, relative, friend

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son

• न (na) - not

• माता (mātā) - mother

• हरिसत्तम (harisattama) - O best of monkeys (addressing Hanuman) (O best of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (proximate)

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'etad'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - idea, intellect, understanding, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, idea

From root 'budh' (to know, understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

आस्थेय (āstheya) - to be adopted, to be resorted to, to be maintained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āstheya

āstheya - to be adopted, to be resorted to, to be maintained

Gerundive

Gerundive of root 'sthā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular gerundive, agreeing with 'buddhiḥ'.

हनूमन् (hanūman) - O Hanuman (the son of Añjanā) (O Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (proper noun)

Note: Masculine vocative singular.

अङ्गदम् (aṅgadam) - Angada (son of Vāli) (Angada)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - bracelet; Angada (proper name)

Note: Masculine accusative singular, object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Masculine nominative singular.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic/causal particle.

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - kinsman, relative, friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend

From root 'bandh' (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Masculine nominative singular.

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Masculine genitive singular.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

हरिसत्तम (harisattama) - O best of monkeys (addressing Hanuman) (O best of monkeys)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of harisattama

harisattama - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hari+sattama)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'sat' (good/existent).

Note: Masculine vocative singular, addressing Hanuman.

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