वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-46, verse-8

उत्तरां तु दिशं सर्वां विचित्य स महाकपिः ।
आगतः सह सैन्येन वीरः शतबलिस्तदा ॥८॥

8. uttarāṃ tu diśaṃ sarvāṃ vicitya sa mahākapiḥ ,
āgataḥ saha sainyena vīraḥ śatabalistadā.

8. uttarām tu diśam sarvām vicitya saḥ mahākapiḥ
āgataḥ saha sainyena vīraḥ śatabaliḥ tadā

8. Then, that brave great monkey Śatabali, having thoroughly searched the entire northern direction, returned with his army.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तराम् (uttarām) - the northern (direction) (northern, later, upper, superior)

• तु (tu) - indeed (for emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

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

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - the entire (direction) (all, entire, every)

• विचित्य (vicitya) - having thoroughly searched (having searched, having investigated)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Śatabali) (he, that)

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (great monkey, a chief of monkeys)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - returned (arrived, returned, come)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

• सैन्येन (sainyena) - with his army (by army, with army)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the brave one (hero, brave, valiant)

• शतबलिः (śatabaliḥ) - Śatabali (Śatabali (proper name))

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

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तराम् (uttarām) - the northern (direction) (northern, later, upper, superior)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, later, upper, superior

Note: Agrees with diśam.

तु (tu) - indeed (for emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - the entire (direction) (all, entire, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, entire, every

Note: Agrees with diśam.

विचित्य (vicitya) - having thoroughly searched (having searched, having investigated)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root √ci (to gather, collect, search) with prefix vi- and suffix -tvā (to form gerund).

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Śatabali) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Śatabali.

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (great monkey, a chief of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, chief of monkeys

Compound of mahā (great) and kapi (monkey).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - returned (arrived, returned, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √gam (to go) with prefix ā- (towards). Often functions as a finite verb in narrative.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, meaning 'he has come'.

सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb governing instrumental case.

सैन्येन (sainyena) - with his army (by army, with army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

Derived from senā (army).

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the brave one (hero, brave, valiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, valiant

Note: Qualifies Śatabali.

शतबलिः (śatabaliḥ) - Śatabali (Śatabali (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatabali

śatabali - Śatabali (name of a monkey chief, lit. 'having a hundred strengths')

Compound śata (hundred) + bala (strength/power).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+bala)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

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