वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-44, verse-15

इत्येकैकं तदा तत्र वानरा बलदर्पिताः ।
ऊचुश्च वचनं तस्मिन् हरिराजस्य संनिधौ ॥१५॥

15. ityekaikaṃ tadā tatra vānarā baladarpitāḥ ,
ūcuśca vacanaṃ tasmin harirājasya saṃnidhau.

15. iti ekaikaṃ tadā tatra vānarāḥ baladarpitāḥ
ūcuḥ ca vacanaṃ tasmin harirājasya saṃnidhau

15. tadā tatra baladarpitāḥ vānarāḥ ekaikaṃ iti
vacanaṃ ca tasmin harirājasya saṃnidhau ūcuḥ

15. Then, one by one, the monkeys, proud of their strength, spoke these words there in the presence of the king of monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, these

• एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - one by one, each

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• बलदर्पिताः (baladarpitāḥ) - proud of their strength, arrogant with power

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• च (ca) - and

• वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word, speech, statement

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to Sugrīva (in him, to him)

• हरिराजस्य (harirājasya) - of Sugrīva, the king of monkeys (of the king of monkeys)

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, nearby

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, these

(indeclinable)

एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - one by one, each

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekaika

ekaika - each one, one by one

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

बलदर्पिताः (baladarpitāḥ) - proud of their strength, arrogant with power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baladarpita

baladarpita - proud of strength, arrogant with power

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+darpita)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – proud, arrogant, haughty
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to Sugrīva (in him, to him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

हरिराजस्य (harirājasya) - of Sugrīva, the king of monkeys (of the king of monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harirāja

harirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+rājan)

• hari – monkey, lion, tawny-colored
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, nearby

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - presence, proximity, vicinity

Root: dhā (class 3)

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