वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-43, verse-16

अतिबलबलमाश्रितस्तवाहं हरिवरविक्रमविक्रमैरनल्पैः ।
पवनसुत यथाभिगम्यते सा जनकसुता हनुमंस्तथा कुरुष्व ॥१६॥

16. atibalabalamāśritastavāhaṃ harivaravikramavikramairanalpaiḥ ,
pavanasuta yathābhigamyate sā janakasutā hanumaṃstathā kuruṣva.

16. atibalabalam āśritaḥ tava aham
harivara-vikramavikramaiḥ analpaiḥ
pavanasuta yathā abhigamyate sā
janakasutā hanuman tathā kuruṣva

16. pavanasuta hanuman aham tava
atibalabalam analpaiḥ harivaravikramavikramaiḥ
āśritaḥ yathā sā
janakasutā abhigamyate tathā kuruṣva

16. O son of the wind (pavana-suta), Hanuman, I rely upon your exceedingly great strength and the countless valiant deeds of you, the best of monkeys. Therefore, please act in such a way that the daughter of Janaka, Sita, may be found.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिबलबलम् (atibalabalam) - the exceedingly great strength (exceedingly powerful, of excessive strength)

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relying on (relying on, resorted to, dependent on)

• तव (tava) - your (Hanuman's) (your)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Rama) (I)

• हरिवर-विक्रमविक्रमैः (harivara-vikramavikramaiḥ) - by the valiant deeds of you, the best of monkeys (by the valorous deeds of the valor of the chief of monkeys)

• अनल्पैः (analpaiḥ) - countless (not a few, numerous, great)

• पवनसुत (pavanasuta) - O Hanuman (O son of the wind)

• यथा (yathā) - in such a way that (as, so that, in order that, in what way)

• अभिगम्यते (abhigamyate) - may be found (is approached, is reached, is found)

• सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that)

• जनकसुता (janakasutā) - Sita (daughter of Janaka)

• हनुमन् (hanuman) - Hanuman (proper noun)

• तथा (tathā) - therefore, in that way (so, thus, in that way)

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - please act (do, make, act)

Words meanings and morphology

अतिबलबलम् (atibalabalam) - the exceedingly great strength (exceedingly powerful, of excessive strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atibalabala

atibalabala - exceedingly powerful strength

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atibala+bala)

• atibala – exceedingly strong, very powerful
  adjective
  Compound of 'ati' (intensive prefix) and 'bala' (strength/power).
  Prefix: ati
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'āśritaḥ'.

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relying on (relying on, resorted to, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge with, dependent, relying on

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to lean, resort to) with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

तव (tava) - your (Hanuman's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, referring to Hanuman.

अहम् (aham) - I (Rama) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

हरिवर-विक्रमविक्रमैः (harivara-vikramavikramaiḥ) - by the valiant deeds of you, the best of monkeys (by the valorous deeds of the valor of the chief of monkeys)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of harivaravikramavikrama

harivaravikramavikrama - the valorous deeds of the chief of monkeys' valor

Compound type : tatpurusha (harivara+vikrama+vikrama)

• harivara – chief of monkeys, best of monkeys
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, courage, strength, deed
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)
• vikrama – valor, courage, strength, deed
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Means by which Rama relies.

अनल्पैः (analpaiḥ) - countless (not a few, numerous, great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of analpa

analpa - not small, not few, numerous, great

Derived with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+alpa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• alpa – small, few, little
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'harivara-vikramavikramaiḥ'.

पवनसुत (pavanasuta) - O Hanuman (O son of the wind)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pavanasuta

pavanasuta - son of the wind (epithet for Hanuman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pavana+suta)

• pavana – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pu (class 1)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sū (to bear, bring forth).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Hanuman.

यथा (yathā) - in such a way that (as, so that, in order that, in what way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose clause.

अभिगम्यते (abhigamyate) - may be found (is approached, is reached, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhigam

Present Passive

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice, from root gam (class 1) with upasarga abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Passive construction, referring to Sita.

सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abhigamyate'.

जनकसुता (janakasutā) - Sita (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakasutā

janakasutā - daughter of Janaka (epithet for Sita)

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+sutā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper noun), father
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of suta (son).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'sā'.

हनुमन् (hanuman) - Hanuman (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (proper noun, lit. 'having a prominent jaw')

Note: Addressed to Hanuman.

तथा (tathā) - therefore, in that way (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - please act (do, make, act)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Middle

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, middle voice, from root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command to Hanuman.

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