वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-54, verse-20

स संविशद्भिर्बहुभिर्महीधरो
महाद्रिकूटप्रमितैः प्लवंगमैः ॥२०॥

20. sa saṃviśadbhirbahubhirmahīdharo
mahādrikūṭapramitaiḥ plavaṃgamaiḥ.

20. sa saṃviśadbhiḥ bahubhiḥ mahīdharaḥ
mahādrikūṭapramitaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ

20. He (Angada), appearing like a great mountain, was with many monkeys sitting down, who were themselves comparable to vast mountain peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Angada) (he, that one)

• संविशद्भिः (saṁviśadbhiḥ) - by those monkeys sitting down (by those sitting down)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (monkeys) (by many)

• महीधरः (mahīdharaḥ) - like a mountain (referring to Angada's stature) (a mountain, earth-bearer)

• महाद्रिकूटप्रमितैः (mahādrikūṭapramitaiḥ) - by monkeys comparable to great mountain peaks (by those comparable to great mountain peaks)

• प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by the monkeys, by the jump-goers

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Angada) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Angada as the leader.

संविशद्भिः (saṁviśadbhiḥ) - by those monkeys sitting down (by those sitting down)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃviśat

saṁviśat - sitting down, entering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with upasarga saṃ (together, completely). Present active participle.

Prefix: sam

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamaiḥ'.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (monkeys) (by many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamaiḥ'.

महीधरः (mahīdharaḥ) - like a mountain (referring to Angada's stature) (a mountain, earth-bearer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīdhara

mahīdhara - mountain, king, earth-bearer

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (mahī+dhara)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dhṛ
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative of 'sa' (Angada).

महाद्रिकूटप्रमितैः (mahādrikūṭapramitaiḥ) - by monkeys comparable to great mountain peaks (by those comparable to great mountain peaks)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahādrikūṭapramita

mahādrikūṭapramita - comparable to great mountain peaks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahādri+kūṭa+pramita)

• mahādri – great mountain
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• pramita – measured, compared, similar to
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mā (to measure) with upasarga pra. Used here as 'compared to' or 'equal in measure/size'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamaiḥ'.

प्लवङ्गमैः (plavaṅgamaiḥ) - by the monkeys, by the jump-goers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, jump-goer

Compound of plu (to jump) and gama (going).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, floating
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root plu (to jump).
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, motion
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root gam
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)