वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-32, verse-12

एतेषां कपिमुख्यानां राजमार्गे महात्मनाम् ।
ददर्श गृहमुख्यानि महासाराणि लक्ष्मणः ॥१२॥

12. eteṣāṃ kapimukhyānāṃ rājamārge mahātmanām ,
dadarśa gṛhamukhyāni mahāsārāṇi lakṣmaṇaḥ.

12. eteṣām kapimukhyānām rājamārge mahātmanām
dadarśa gṛhamukhyāni mahāsārāṇi lakṣmaṇaḥ

12. lakṣmaṇaḥ eteṣām kapimukhyānām mahātmanām
rājamārge mahāsārāṇi gṛhamukhyāni dadarśa

12. Lakshmana saw the principal, magnificent houses of these great-souled (mahātman) chief monkeys along the royal road.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• कपिमुख्यानाम् (kapimukhyānām) - of the chief monkeys, of the monkey leaders

• राजमार्गे (rājamārge) - on the royal road, on the main street

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• गृहमुख्यानि (gṛhamukhyāni) - chief houses, principal dwellings

• महासाराणि (mahāsārāṇi) - very strong, magnificent, very valuable

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana, Rama's brother (Lakshmana)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the monkeys mentioned in the preceding context.

कपिमुख्यानाम् (kapimukhyānām) - of the chief monkeys, of the monkey leaders

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kapimukhya

kapimukhya - chief monkey, monkey leader

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+mukhya)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

राजमार्गे (rājamārge) - on the royal road, on the main street

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, main road

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – road, path, way
  noun (masculine)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (having a great ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kapimukhyānām'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गृहमुख्यानि (gṛhamukhyāni) - chief houses, principal dwellings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛhamukhya

gṛhamukhya - chief house, principal dwelling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+mukhya)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

महासाराणि (mahāsārāṇi) - very strong, magnificent, very valuable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahāsāra

mahāsāra - very strong, magnificent, highly valuable, of great essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+sāra)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• sāra – essence, strength, value, core
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛhamukhyāni'.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana, Rama's brother (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.