वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-38, verse-31
नलश्चापि महावीर्यः संवृतो द्रुमवासिभिः ।
कोटीशतेन संप्राप्तः सहस्रेण शतेन च ॥३१॥
कोटीशतेन संप्राप्तः सहस्रेण शतेन च ॥३१॥
31. nalaścāpi mahāvīryaḥ saṃvṛto drumavāsibhiḥ ,
koṭīśatena saṃprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca.
koṭīśatena saṃprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca.
31.
nalaḥ ca api mahāvīryaḥ saṃvṛtaḥ drumavāsibhiḥ
koṭi-śatena samprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca
koṭi-śatena samprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca
31.
ca api mahāvīryaḥ nalaḥ drumavāsibhiḥ koṭiśatena
sahasreṇa śatena ca saṃvṛtaḥ samprāptaḥ
sahasreṇa śatena ca saṃvṛtaḥ samprāptaḥ
31.
And Nala, the greatly valorous, arrived, accompanied by tree-dwelling monkeys, numbering a hundred crores, a thousand, and a hundred.
Words meanings summery:
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- नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala, the monkey chief (Nala (name of a monkey chief, son of Vishvakarma))
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
- महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly valorous (greatly valorous, very mighty)
- संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - accompanied, surrounded (surrounded, accompanied, covered)
- द्रुमवासिभिः (drumavāsibhiḥ) - by tree-dwelling monkeys (by tree-dwellers, by monkeys)
- कोटि-शतेन (koṭi-śatena) - by a host of a hundred crores (of monkeys) (by a hundred crores (one billion))
- सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived (arrived, reached, attained)
- सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - by a thousand (monkeys) (by a thousand)
- शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred (monkeys) (by a hundred)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala, the monkey chief (Nala (name of a monkey chief, son of Vishvakarma))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nala
nala - Nala (proper name of a monkey chief); a kind of reed
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly valorous (greatly valorous, very mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - greatly valorous, very mighty, of great energy
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine) - vīrya – valor, strength, energy, prowess
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with `nalaḥ`.
संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - accompanied, surrounded (surrounded, accompanied, covered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta
saṁvṛta - surrounded, accompanied, covered, concealed
Past Passive Participle
derived from root `vṛ` (to cover, surround) with prefix `sam-`
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: masculine singular nominative agreeing with `nalaḥ`.
द्रुमवासिभिः (drumavāsibhiḥ) - by tree-dwelling monkeys (by tree-dwellers, by monkeys)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of drumavāsin
drumavāsin - tree-dweller, an ape or monkey
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (druma+vāsin)
- druma – tree
noun (masculine) - vāsin – dweller, inhabitant (suffix)
adjective (masculine)
agent noun from `vas` (to dwell)
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Instrumental plural, indicating accompaniment.
कोटि-शतेन (koṭi-śatena) - by a host of a hundred crores (of monkeys) (by a hundred crores (one billion))
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of koṭiśata
koṭiśata - a hundred crores (1,000,000,000)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (koṭi+śata)
- koṭi – a crore (ten million), the end, tip
noun (feminine) - śata – a hundred
noun (neuter)
Note: Instrumental case indicating accompaniment.
सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived (arrived, reached, attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta
samprāpta - arrived, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
derived from root `āp` (to obtain) with prefixes `sam-pra-`
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: masculine singular nominative agreeing with `nalaḥ`.
सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - by a thousand (monkeys) (by a thousand)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sahasra
sahasra - a thousand
Note: Instrumental case indicating accompaniment.
शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred (monkeys) (by a hundred)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śata
śata - a hundred
Note: Instrumental case indicating accompaniment.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)