वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-26

क्रौञ्चस्य तु गुहाश्चान्याः सानूनि शिखराणि च ।
निर्दराश्च नितम्बाश्च विचेतव्यास्ततस्ततः ॥२६॥

26. krauñcasya tu guhāścānyāḥ sānūni śikharāṇi ca ,
nirdarāśca nitambāśca vicetavyāstatastataḥ.

26. krauñcasya tu guhāḥ ca anyāḥ sānūni śikharāṇi ca
nirddarāḥ ca nitambāḥ ca vicetavyāḥ tataḥ tataḥ

26. And all the other caves, plateaus, peaks, ravines, and slopes of Krauñca mountain must be searched thoroughly, here and there.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रौञ्चस्य (krauñcasya) - of Krauñca (mountain)

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• गुहाः (guhāḥ) - caves

• च (ca) - and

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

• सानूनि (sānūni) - plateaus, slopes, elevated plains

• शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks, summits

• च (ca) - and

• निर्द्दराः (nirddarāḥ) - ravines, crevices, clefts

• च (ca) - and

• नितम्बाः (nitambāḥ) - slopes, flanks (of a mountain); hips (of a person)

• च (ca) - and

• विचेतव्याः (vicetavyāḥ) - are to be searched, must be sought

• ततः (tataḥ) - everywhere, here and there (from there, then, therefore, in all directions)

• ततः (tataḥ) - everywhere, here and there (from there, then, therefore, in all directions)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रौञ्चस्य (krauñcasya) - of Krauñca (mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of krauñca

krauñca - name of a mountain; a kind of curlew

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

गुहाः (guhāḥ) - caves

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, grotto

Root: guh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

pronominal adjective

Note: Adjective for guhāḥ

सानूनि (sānūni) - plateaus, slopes, elevated plains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sānu

sānu - plateau, table-land, mountain slope or summit

शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks, summits

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, point, top

Root: śikh

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निर्द्दराः (nirddarāḥ) - ravines, crevices, clefts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirddara

nirddara - ravine, cleft, cavern, fissure

from nis + dar (to split)

Prefix: nis

Root: dṛ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नितम्बाः (nitambāḥ) - slopes, flanks (of a mountain); hips (of a person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nitamba

nitamba - hip, buttock; slope of a mountain, tableland

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विचेतव्याः (vicetavyāḥ) - are to be searched, must be sought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicetavya

vicetavya - to be sought, to be searched, to be investigated

Gerundive

from root ci (to seek) with upasarga vi + tavya suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with guhāḥ, sānūni, śikharāṇi, nirddarāḥ, nitambāḥ

ततः (tataḥ) - everywhere, here and there (from there, then, therefore, in all directions)

(indeclinable)

derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that)

Note: Used twice to mean "here and there" or "everywhere"

ततः (tataḥ) - everywhere, here and there (from there, then, therefore, in all directions)

(indeclinable)

derived from pronominal base 'tad' (that)

Note: Used twice to mean "here and there" or "everywhere"

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