वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-38, verse-37

यथा सुखं पर्वतनिर्झरेषु वनेषु सर्वेषु च वानरेन्द्राः ।
निवेशयित्वा विधिवद्बलानि बलं बलज्ञः प्रतिपत्तुमीष्टे ॥३७॥

37. yathā sukhaṃ parvatanirjhareṣu vaneṣu sarveṣu ca vānarendrāḥ ,
niveśayitvā vidhivadbalāni balaṃ balajñaḥ pratipattumīṣṭe.

37. yathā sukham parvatanirjhareṣu vaneṣu sarveṣu ca vānarendrāḥ
niveśayitvā vidhivat balāni balam balajñaḥ pratipattum īṣṭe

37. vānarendrāḥ sarveṣu parvatanirjhareṣu vaneṣu ca yathā sukham vidhivat balāni niveśayitvā,
balajñaḥ balam pratipattum īṣṭe

37. After the monkey chiefs (vānararendrāḥ) had properly settled their forces (balāni) comfortably throughout all the mountain streams and forests, the expert strategist (balajñaḥ) is now able to assess his military strength (balam).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, how, in which way

• सुखम् (sukham) - comfortably, happily, at ease

• पर्वतनिर्झरेषु (parvatanirjhareṣu) - in mountain streams, in waterfalls of mountains

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests, in woods

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, in every

• च (ca) - and, also

• वानरेन्द्राः (vānarendrāḥ) - the monkey chiefs, lords of monkeys

• निवेशयित्वा (niveśayitvā) - having caused to settle, having stationed, having established

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule, systematically

• बलानि (balāni) - forces, armies, strengths

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, military strength

• बलज्ञः (balajñaḥ) - knower of strength, strategist, one who understands military strength

• प्रतिपत्तुम् (pratipattum) - to obtain, to assess, to understand, to undertake, to deploy

• ईष्टे (īṣṭe) - is able, is capable, commands, rules, wishes

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, how, in which way

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - comfortably, happily, at ease

(indeclinable)

पर्वतनिर्झरेषु (parvatanirjhareṣu) - in mountain streams, in waterfalls of mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvatanirjhara

parvatanirjhara - mountain stream, waterfall on a mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+nirjhara)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade, mountain stream
  noun (masculine)

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests, in woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, in every

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with 'vaneṣu' and 'parvatanirjhareṣu'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वानरेन्द्राः (vānarendrāḥ) - the monkey chiefs, lords of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarendra

vānarendra - chief of monkeys, lord of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, foremost
  noun (masculine)

निवेशयित्वा (niveśayitvā) - having caused to settle, having stationed, having established

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From causative stem of root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ni' and suffix -ktvā

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule, systematically

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (like, according to) added to 'vidhi' (rule)

बलानि (balāni) - forces, armies, strengths

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, military strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

बलज्ञः (balajñaḥ) - knower of strength, strategist, one who understands military strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balajña

balajña - knower of strength, expert in strategy

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+jña)

• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, skilled in; a knower
  adjective
  Agent Noun (kṛt)
  From root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रतिपत्तुम् (pratipattum) - to obtain, to assess, to understand, to undertake, to deploy

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with prefix 'prati' and suffix -tum

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

ईष्टे (īṣṭe) - is able, is capable, commands, rules, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īś

Root: īś (class 2)