वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-48, verse-22

हनुमत्प्रमुखास्ते तु प्रस्थिताः प्लवगर्षभाः ।
विन्ध्यमेवादितस्तावद्विचेरुस्ते समन्ततः ॥२२॥

22. hanumatpramukhāste tu prasthitāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ ,
vindhyamevāditastāvadviceruste samantataḥ.

22. hanumatpramukhāḥ te tu prasthitāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ
vindhyam eva āditaḥ tāvat viceruḥ te samantataḥ

22. hanumatpramukhāḥ te plavagarṣabhāḥ tu prasthitāḥ.
te vindhyam eva āditaḥ tāvat samantataḥ viceruḥ

22. Those foremost among the monkeys, headed by (Hanumat), then set out. They first extensively explored the Vindhya (mountain) all around.

Words meanings summery:

• हनुमत्प्रमुखाः (hanumatpramukhāḥ) - headed by Hanumat, Hanumat and others being prominent

• ते (te) - they

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

• प्रस्थिताः (prasthitāḥ) - having set out, departed, started

• प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - foremost of monkeys, best among the jumpers

• विन्ध्यम् (vindhyam) - the Vindhya mountain range

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, first of all, at first

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, meanwhile, to that extent

• विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - they wandered, roamed, explored

• ते (te) - they

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere, on all sides

Words meanings and morphology

हनुमत्प्रमुखाः (hanumatpramukhāḥ) - headed by Hanumat, Hanumat and others being prominent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hanumatpramukha

hanumatpramukha - headed by Hanumat, Hanumat being foremost

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hanumat+pramukha)

• hanumat – Hanumat (name of the monkey deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – foremost, chief, prominent, leader
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

प्रस्थिताः (prasthitāḥ) - having set out, departed, started

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prasthita

prasthita - having set out, departed, started, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga pra (forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'plavagarṣabhāḥ' and 'hanumatpramukhāḥ'.

प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - foremost of monkeys, best among the jumpers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavagarṣabha

plavagarṣabha - foremost of monkeys, best among the jumpers

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – monkey (lit. 'goer by jumping'), frog
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

विन्ध्यम् (vindhyam) - the Vindhya mountain range

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - Vindhya (name of a mountain range in central India)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, first of all, at first

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, meanwhile, to that extent

(indeclinable)

विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - they wandered, roamed, explored

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vicar

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere, on all sides

(indeclinable)