वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-4, chapter-41, verse-15
तस्य शृङ्गं दिवस्पर्शं काञ्चनं चित्रपादपम् ।
सर्वमाशु विचेतव्यं कपिभिः कामरूपिभिः ॥१५॥
सर्वमाशु विचेतव्यं कपिभिः कामरूपिभिः ॥१५॥
15. tasya śṛṅgaṃ divasparśaṃ kāñcanaṃ citrapādapam ,
sarvamāśu vicetavyaṃ kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ.
sarvamāśu vicetavyaṃ kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ.
15.
tasya śṛṅgam divassparśam kāñcanam citrapādapam
| sarvam āśu vicetavyam kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ
| sarvam āśu vicetavyam kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ
15.
tasya divassparśam kāñcanam citrapādapam śṛṅgam
sarvam āśu kāmarūpibhiḥ kapibhiḥ vicetavyam
sarvam āśu kāmarūpibhiḥ kapibhiḥ vicetavyam
15.
Its sky-touching, golden peak, adorned with wondrous trees—all of it should be quickly searched by the monkeys who can change their form at will (kāmarūpi).
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of him/her/it; its)
- शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak (of the mountain) (peak, horn, summit)
- दिवस्स्पर्शम् (divassparśam) - sky-touching
- काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden
- चित्रपादपम् (citrapādapam) - adorned with wondrous trees (having variegated/wondrous trees)
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of it (the peak) (all, whole, entire)
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
- विचेतव्यम् (vicetavyam) - should be searched (should be searched/investigated)
- कपिभिः (kapibhiḥ) - by the monkeys
- कामरूपिभिः (kāmarūpibhiḥ) - by the form-changing (kāmarūpi) (by those who can assume any form at will)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of him/her/it; its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the mountain.
शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak (of the mountain) (peak, horn, summit)
(noun)
neuter, singular of śṛṅga
śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle
Note: Here, in apposition to sarvam, understood as subject/object of search.
दिवस्स्पर्शम् (divassparśam) - sky-touching
(adjective)
neuter, singular of divassparśa
divassparśa - touching the sky
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divas+sparśa)
- divas – sky, heaven
noun (masculine)
stem of dyaus - sparśa – touching, contact
noun (masculine)
from root spṛś- to touch
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Agrees with śṛṅgam.
काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kāñcana
kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold
Note: Agrees with śṛṅgam.
चित्रपादपम् (citrapādapam) - adorned with wondrous trees (having variegated/wondrous trees)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of citrapādapa
citrapādapa - having wonderful/variegated trees
Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+pādapa)
- citra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
adjective - pādapa – tree (lit. drinking by foot)
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with śṛṅgam.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of it (the peak) (all, whole, entire)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole, every
Note: Refers to śṛṅgam.
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies vicetavyam.
विचेतव्यम् (vicetavyam) - should be searched (should be searched/investigated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vicetavya
vicetavya - to be searched, to be investigated, to be discerned
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
from root ci with prefix vi + tavya suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Agrees with sarvam; implies obligation or command.
कपिभिः (kapibhiḥ) - by the monkeys
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kapi
kapi - monkey
Note: Agent of the passive gerundive vicetavyam.
कामरूपिभिः (kāmarūpibhiḥ) - by the form-changing (kāmarūpi) (by those who can assume any form at will)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin
kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifter
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpin)
- kāma – desire, will, wish
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - rūpin – having a form, endowed with beauty
adjective
from rūpa (form) + -in suffix
Note: Agrees with kapibhiḥ.