वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-33, verse-3
उत्पपात हरिश्रेष्ठो हित्वा सौवर्णमासनम् ।
महान्महेन्द्रस्य यथा स्वलंकृत इव ध्वजः ॥३॥
महान्महेन्द्रस्य यथा स्वलंकृत इव ध्वजः ॥३॥
3. utpapāta hariśreṣṭho hitvā sauvarṇamāsanam ,
mahānmahendrasya yathā svalaṃkṛta iva dhvajaḥ.
mahānmahendrasya yathā svalaṃkṛta iva dhvajaḥ.
3.
utpapāta hariśreṣṭhaḥ hitvā sauvarṇam āsanam
mahān mahendrasya yathā svalaṅkṛtaḥ iva dhvajaḥ
mahān mahendrasya yathā svalaṅkṛtaḥ iva dhvajaḥ
3.
hariśreṣṭhaḥ utpapāta sauvarṇam āsanam hitvā
yathā mahān svalaṅkṛtaḥ dhvajaḥ iva mahendrasya
yathā mahān svalaṅkṛtaḥ dhvajaḥ iva mahendrasya
3.
The best among the monkeys (Sugriva) sprang up, abandoning his golden seat, just as a great, well-adorned banner of Mahendra (Indra) might rise.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्पपात (utpapāta) - sprang up, jumped up
- हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśreṣṭhaḥ) - Sugriva, the best of monkeys (best of monkeys, foremost monkey)
- हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left
- सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden
- आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting
- महान् (mahān) - great, mighty
- महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (Indra)
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- स्वलङ्कृतः (svalaṅkṛtaḥ) - well-decorated, well-adorned
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner, flag
Words meanings and morphology
उत्पपात (utpapāta) - sprang up, jumped up
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat
perfect tense
Root pat, class 1, perfect 3rd person singular active, with prefix ut-
Prefix: ut
Root: pat (class 1)
हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśreṣṭhaḥ) - Sugriva, the best of monkeys (best of monkeys, foremost monkey)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha
hariśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, foremost monkey
Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+śreṣṭha)
- hari – monkey, lion, horse
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree from root śri (to depend on)
हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Gerund formed from root hā (to abandon)
Root: hā (class 3)
सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sauvarṇa
sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold
Derived from suvarṇa (gold)
आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana
āsana - seat, sitting, posture
From root ās (to sit)
Root: ās (class 2)
महान् (mahān) - great, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty
महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (Indra)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra
mahendra - Mahendra (an epithet for Indra, the king of gods)
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+indra)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective - indra – Indra (king of gods)
proper noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
स्वलङ्कृतः (svalaṅkṛtaḥ) - well-decorated, well-adorned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svalaṅkṛta
svalaṅkṛta - well-decorated, well-adorned
Past Passive Participle
Compound: su (well) + alaṅkṛta (decorated, from alaṃ-kṛ (to adorn))
Compound type : pradi-samāsa (su+alaṅkṛta)
- su – well, good
indeclinable
Prefix - alaṅkṛta – decorated, adorned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do) with prefix alam-
Prefix: alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner, flag
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvaja
dhvaja - banner, flag, standard