वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-46, verse-14

उदारसत्त्वाभिजनो महात्मा स मैथिलीं द्रक्ष्यति वानरेन्द्रः ।
दिशं तु यामेव गता तु सीता तामास्थितो वायुसुतो हनूमान् ॥१४॥

14. udārasattvābhijano mahātmā sa maithilīṃ drakṣyati vānarendraḥ ,
diśaṃ tu yāmeva gatā tu sītā tāmāsthito vāyusuto hanūmān.

14. udārasattvābhijanaḥ mahātmā saḥ
maithilīm drakṣyati vānarendraḥ
diśam tu yām eva gatā tu sītā
tām āsthitaḥ vāyusutaḥ hanūmān

14. saḥ udārasattvābhijanaḥ mahātmā
vānarendraḥ maithilīm drakṣyati
tu hanūmān vāyusutaḥ yām eva
diśam sītā tu gatā tām āsthitaḥ

14. That great-souled chief of the vānaras (monkeys), of noble character and lineage, will indeed find Maithili (Sita). For Hanumān, the son of Vāyu, is resolute in the very direction to which Sītā has gone.

Words meanings summery:

• उदारसत्त्वाभिजनः (udārasattvābhijanaḥ) - of noble character and birth, born of noble lineage and good nature

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā, as the princess of Mithilā. (Maithili, daughter of Mithila (Sita))

• द्रक्ष्यति (drakṣyati) - will find (in the context of a search) (will see, will behold, will find)

• वानरेन्द्रः (vānarendraḥ) - Hanumān, as the chief of the vānara (monkey) army. (king of monkeys, chief of vānaras)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• याम् (yām) - which

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• गता (gatā) - gone, proceeded, arrived

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

• ताम् (tām) - that

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - resolute (in that direction) (situated, standing, abiding, resolute, firmly established)

• वायुसुतः (vāyusutaḥ) - Hanumān, as the son of the wind god Vāyu. (son of Vayu, son of the wind)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (name of a prominent vānara)

Words meanings and morphology

उदारसत्त्वाभिजनः (udārasattvābhijanaḥ) - of noble character and birth, born of noble lineage and good nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udārasattvābhijana

udārasattvābhijana - of noble character and birth, noble in nature and lineage

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'udāra' (noble) + 'sattva' (nature, being) + 'abhijana' (birth, lineage).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udāra+sattva+abhijana)

• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, great
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix 'ut' and root √dṛ (to tear).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: dṛ (class 6)
• sattva – nature, essence, existence, being, character, goodness
  noun (neuter)
  From root √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• abhijana – noble birth, lineage, family, ancestry
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'abhi' and root √jan (to be born).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: jan (class 4)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous, (a great (ātman))

Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahat' (great) + 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'vānarendraḥ'.

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā, as the princess of Mithilā. (Maithili, daughter of Mithila (Sita))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithilā, particularly Sītā (daughter of Janaka, king of Mithilā)

Feminine patronymic/adjectival derivation from 'Mithilā'.

Note: Object of 'drakṣyati'.

द्रक्ष्यति (drakṣyati) - will find (in the context of a search) (will see, will behold, will find)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

From root √dṛś (to see), with future tense marker 'sya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वानरेन्द्रः (vānarendraḥ) - Hanumān, as the chief of the vānara (monkey) army. (king of monkeys, chief of vānaras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarendra

vānarendra - chief of monkeys, king of vānaras

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'vānara' (monkey) + 'indra' (chief, king).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey, ape, an inhabitant of the forest
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vana' (forest) + '-ra'.
  Root: vana
• indra – chief, lord, king (also name of the Vedic deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'drakṣyati'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region, point of compass

From root √diś (to point out).

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of implied motion.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

याम् (yām) - which

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relates to 'diśam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

गता (gatā) - gone, proceeded, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, proceeded, reached, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sītā'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, name of Janaka's daughter and Rama's wife (lit. furrow)

Note: Subject of 'gatā'.

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'diśam'.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - resolute (in that direction) (situated, standing, abiding, resolute, firmly established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood, situated, stationed, abiding, resolute, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Hanumān'/'vāyusutaḥ'.

वायुसुतः (vāyusutaḥ) - Hanumān, as the son of the wind god Vāyu. (son of Vayu, son of the wind)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyusuta

vāyusuta - son of Vāyu (the wind god)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'vāyu' (wind) + 'suta' (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+suta)

• vāyu – wind, air, wind god
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vā (to blow).
  Root: vā (class 2)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from √sū 'to beget')
  Derived from root √sū (to beget).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Co-refers to Hanumān.

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (name of a prominent vānara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of the monkey-god, son of Vayu)

Literally 'having a prominent jaw' (hanu + mat).

Note: Subject of the clause.

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