वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-34, verse-19

त्वत्सहायनिमित्तं वै प्रेषिता हरिपुंगवाः ।
आनेतुं वानरान्युद्धे सुबहून् हरियूथपान् ॥१९॥

19. tvatsahāyanimittaṃ vai preṣitā haripuṃgavāḥ ,
ānetuṃ vānarānyuddhe subahūn hariyūthapān.

19. tvatsahāyanimittam vai preṣitāḥ haripuṅgavāḥ
ānetum vānarān yuddhe subahūn hariyūthapān

19. vai haripuṅgavāḥ tvatsahāyanimittam preṣitāḥ yuddhe
subahūn hariyūthapān vānarān ānetum (preṣitāḥ)

19. Indeed, the most excellent monkeys (haripuṅgava) have been dispatched for the purpose of assisting you, to bring very many leaders of monkey hordes (hariyūthapa) and their followers for the war.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वत्सहायनिमित्तम् (tvatsahāyanimittam) - for the purpose of your help

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - dispatched, sent

• हरिपुङ्गवाः (haripuṅgavāḥ) - excellent monkeys, best of monkeys

• आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring, for bringing

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

• हरियूथपान् (hariyūthapān) - monkey chiefs, leaders of monkey hordes

Words meanings and morphology

त्वत्सहायनिमित्तम् (tvatsahāyanimittam) - for the purpose of your help

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvatsahāyanimitta

tvatsahāyanimitta - for the purpose of your help

Compound of tvat (your) + sahāya (help) + nimitta (cause/purpose)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+sahāya+nimitta)

• tvad – you, your
  pronoun
• sahāya – help, aid, companion, assistant
  noun (masculine)
  From sa + √hā (to abandon, with sa 'with' implying 'accompanying')
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hā (class 3)
• nimitta – cause, reason, purpose, sign, omen
  noun (neuter)

Note: used adverbially to denote purpose

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - dispatched, sent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, ordered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix pra + √iṣ (to send)

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: masculine plural nominative of past passive participle

हरिपुङ्गवाः (haripuṅgavāḥ) - excellent monkeys, best of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haripuṅgava

haripuṅgava - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound of hari (monkey) + puṅgava (bull, chief, excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+puṅgava)

• hari – monkey, ape, lion, Vishnu, sun
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, eminent, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring, for bringing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of prefix ā + √nī (to lead, bring)

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

From √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very much, very many, very numerous

Compound of su (good, excellent, very) + bahu (many, much)

हरियूथपान् (hariyūthapān) - monkey chiefs, leaders of monkey hordes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - leader of monkey hordes, monkey chief

Compound of hari (monkey) + yūthapa (leader of a herd/horde)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+yūthapa)

• hari – monkey, ape, lion, Vishnu, sun
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a troop/herd/horde
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of yūtha (herd, troop) + pa (protector, leader)

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