वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-36, verse-34

ते तु तेन मुहूर्तेन यूथपाः शीघ्रकारिणः ।
किष्किन्धां त्वरया प्राप्ताः सुग्रीवो यत्र वानरः ॥३४॥

34. te tu tena muhūrtena yūthapāḥ śīghrakāriṇaḥ ,
kiṣkindhāṃ tvarayā prāptāḥ sugrīvo yatra vānaraḥ.

34. te tu tena muhūrtena yūthapāḥ śīghrakāriṇaḥ |
kiṣkindhām tvarayā prāptāḥ sugrīvaḥ yatra vānaraḥ

34. te śīghrakāriṇaḥ yūthapāḥ tu tena muhūrtena tvarayā kiṣkindhām prāptāḥ,
yatra sugrīvaḥ vānaraḥ.

34. But those swift-acting chiefs of the troops reached Kiṣkindhā with haste at that very moment, where the monkey Sugrīva was.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, then, on the other hand

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - by the moment, in a moment, instantly

• यूथपाः (yūthapāḥ) - troop leaders, chiefs of the troops

• शीघ्रकारिणः (śīghrakāriṇaḥ) - swift-acting, quick to act

• किष्किन्धाम् (kiṣkindhām) - to Kiṣkindhā

• त्वरया (tvarayā) - with haste, quickly

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, arrived, attained

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - monkey

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, then, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with `muhūrtena`.

मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - by the moment, in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a period of time (48 minutes)

यूथपाः (yūthapāḥ) - troop leaders, chiefs of the troops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yūthapa

yūthapa - leader of a troop, chief

Compound of `yūtha` (troop) and `pa` (protector/leader).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yūtha+pa)

• yūtha – troop, herd
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, keeper, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root *pā* (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of `prāptāḥ`.

शीघ्रकारिणः (śīghrakāriṇaḥ) - swift-acting, quick to act

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghrakārin

śīghrakārin - swift-acting, quick in action

Agent noun/adjective from `śīghra` (swift) and `kārin` (doer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīghra+kārin)

• śīghra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective
• kārin – doer, actor, causing, performing
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Derived from root *kṛ* (to do) with agent suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `yūthapāḥ`.

किष्किन्धाम् (kiṣkindhām) - to Kiṣkindhā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kiṣkindhā

kiṣkindhā - Kiṣkindhā (name of the monkey kingdom)

Note: Object of motion `prāptāḥ`.

त्वरया (tvarayā) - with haste, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tvarā

tvarā - haste, speed, quickness

Root: tvar (class 1)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, arrived, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, obtained, reached, gained

Past Passive Participle

From root *āp* (to obtain) with prefix *pra*.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `yūthapāḥ`.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

Note: Subject of the implied verb `was` or `resided`.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pronoun *ya*.

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Appositive to `sugrīvaḥ`.

Previous Verse Next Verse