वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-43, verse-14

स तद्गृह्य हरिश्रेष्ठः स्थाप्य मूर्ध्नि कृताञ्जलिः ।
वन्दित्वा चरणौ चैव प्रस्थितः प्लवगोत्तमः ॥१४॥

14. sa tadgṛhya hariśreṣṭhaḥ sthāpya mūrdhni kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
vanditvā caraṇau caiva prasthitaḥ plavagottamaḥ.

14. saḥ tat gṛhya hariśreṣṭhaḥ sthāpya mūrdhni kṛtāñjaliḥ
vanditvā caraṇau ca eva prasthitaḥ plavagottamaḥ

14. hariśreṣṭhaḥ plavagottamaḥ saḥ tat gṛhya mūrdhni
sthāpya kṛtāñjaliḥ ca caraṇau vanditvā eva prasthitaḥ

14. That best of monkeys (Hanumān), having taken that (ring), placed it on his head; and with folded hands, having saluted (Rāma's) feet, he then departed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He, Hanumān (he)

• तत् (tat) - that ring (that, it)

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having received

• हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśreṣṭhaḥ) - Hanumān (the best of monkeys)

• स्थाप्य (sthāpya) - having placed, having fixed

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on his (Hanumān's) head (on the head)

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - Hanumān, having made the anjali gesture (with folded hands (a gesture of reverence))

• वन्दित्वा (vanditvā) - having saluted, having bowed

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - Rāma's two feet (two feet)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - Hanumān departed (departed, set out, gone forth)

• प्लवगोत्तमः (plavagottamaḥ) - Hanumān, the excellent monkey (the best of monkeys/jumpers)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He, Hanumān (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that ring (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root grah (to take, seize) with the suffix -ya (l-yap)

Root: grah (class 9)

हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśreṣṭhaḥ) - Hanumān (the best of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective

स्थाप्य (sthāpya) - having placed, having fixed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the causal form of the root sthā (to stand) with the suffix -ya (l-yap)

Root: sthā (class 1)

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on his (Hanumān's) head (on the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - Hanumān, having made the anjali gesture (with folded hands (a gesture of reverence))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made an añjali (a reverential gesture with folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – made, done, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands, a cavity formed by hollowing the palms and joining them together (for offering or reverence)
  noun (masculine)

वन्दित्वा (vanditvā) - having saluted, having bowed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root vand (to salute, praise, worship) with the suffix -tvā

Root: vand (class 1)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - Rāma's two feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, course, conduct

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - Hanumān departed (departed, set out, gone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - departed, set out, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with the prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्लवगोत्तमः (plavagottamaḥ) - Hanumān, the excellent monkey (the best of monkeys/jumpers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plavagottama

plavagottama - best of monkeys, excellent jumper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plavaga+uttama)

• plavaga – monkey (literally 'goer by jumping'), frog
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from plu (to float, swim, jump) + ga (goer)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest
  adjective

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