वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-6

तेषामग्रेषरं चैव महद्बलमसंगगम् ।
विधाय हरिवीराणामादिशद्दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥६॥

6. teṣāmagreṣaraṃ caiva mahadbalamasaṃgagam ,
vidhāya harivīrāṇāmādiśaddakṣiṇāṃ diśam.

6. teṣām agreṣaram ca eva mahat balam asaṅgagam
vidhāya harivīrāṇām ādiśat dakṣiṇāṃ diśam

6. Having appointed a great, unimpeded vanguard force for those monkey heroes, he then directed (them to) the southern direction.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• अग्रेषरम् (agreṣaram) - vanguard, leader, going in front

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• बलम् (balam) - force, army, strength

• असङ्गगम् (asaṅgagam) - unimpeded, moving freely

• विधाय (vidhāya) - having placed, having made, having appointed

• हरिवीराणाम् (harivīrāṇām) - of the monkey heroes

• आदिशत् (ādiśat) - commanded, directed, instructed

• दक्षिणां (dakṣiṇāṁ) - southern

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अग्रेषरम् (agreṣaram) - vanguard, leader, going in front

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agreṣara

agreṣara - going in front, leading, vanguard

Compound type : tatpurusha (agra+sara)

• agra – front, top, tip
  noun (neuter)
• sara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root sṛ
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

बलम् (balam) - force, army, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, army, might

असङ्गगम् (asaṅgagam) - unimpeded, moving freely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṅgaga

asaṅgaga - moving freely, unimpeded, unhindered

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+saṅgaga)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṅgaga – moving with attachment/impediment
  adjective (masculine)
• saṅga – attachment, impediment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

विधाय (vidhāya) - having placed, having made, having appointed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root dhā with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

हरिवीराणाम् (harivīrāṇām) - of the monkey heroes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of harivīra

harivīra - monkey hero

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+vīra)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave
  noun (masculine)

आदिशत् (ādiśat) - commanded, directed, instructed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ādiś

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

दक्षिणां (dakṣiṇāṁ) - southern

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right (direction)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter

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