वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-44, verse-3

उत्तरां तु दिशं रम्यां गिरिराजसमावृताम् ।
प्रतस्थे सहसा वीरो हरिः शतबलिस्तदा ॥३॥

3. uttarāṃ tu diśaṃ ramyāṃ girirājasamāvṛtām ,
pratasthe sahasā vīro hariḥ śatabalistadā.

3. uttarām tu diśam ramyām girirājasamāvṛtām
pratasthe sahasā vīraḥ hariḥ śatabaliḥ tadā

3. tadā vīraḥ śatabaliḥ hariḥ sahasā ramyām
girirājasamāvṛtām uttarām diśam pratasthe

3. Then, the heroic monkey chief Śatabali swiftly departed towards the beautiful northern direction, which was enveloped by the king of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern (northern, upper, subsequent)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasis (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter, region)

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful (charming, beautiful, delightful)

• गिरिराजसमावृताम् (girirājasamāvṛtām) - enveloped by the king of mountains (covered by the king of mountains)

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he swiftly departed (he set out, proceeded)

• सहसा (sahasā) - swiftly (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (referring to Śatabali) (hero, brave man)

• हरिः (hariḥ) - monkey chief (monkey, lion, sun, Viṣṇu, Indra)

• शतबलिः (śatabaliḥ) - Śatabali (a specific monkey chief) (Śatabali (proper name))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern (northern, upper, subsequent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, higher, superior

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasis (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter, region)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful (charming, beautiful, delightful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root RAM (to delight) with suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

गिरिराजसमावृताम् (girirājasamāvṛtām) - enveloped by the king of mountains (covered by the king of mountains)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of girirājasamāvṛta

girirājasamāvṛta - covered or surrounded by a king of mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (girirāja+samāvṛta)

• girirāja – king of mountains
  noun (masculine)
• samāvṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root VṚ (to cover) with prefix SA-M-Ā and past passive participle suffix -ta
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he swiftly departed (he set out, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-sthā

Perfect tense

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, perfect tense

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - swiftly (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

(indeclinable)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (referring to Śatabali) (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

हरिः (hariḥ) - monkey chief (monkey, lion, sun, Viṣṇu, Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - monkey, lion, sun, Viṣṇu, Indra, horse

Note: Here, 'hari' refers to a monkey, specifically a monkey chief (as implied by context in Rāmāyaṇa).

शतबलिः (śatabaliḥ) - Śatabali (a specific monkey chief) (Śatabali (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatabali

śatabali - Śatabali (proper name of a monkey chief)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

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