वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-57, verse-24

तत्रैव त्वरिताः क्षिप्रं विक्रमध्वं प्लवंगमाः ।
ज्ञानेन खलु पश्यामि दृष्ट्वा प्रत्यागमिष्यथ ॥२४॥

24. tatraiva tvaritāḥ kṣipraṃ vikramadhvaṃ plavaṃgamāḥ ,
jñānena khalu paśyāmi dṛṣṭvā pratyāgamiṣyatha.

24. tatra eva tvaritāḥ kṣipraṃ vikramadhvaṃ plavaṅgamāḥ
jñānena khalu paśyāmi dṛṣṭvā prati āgamiṣyatha

24. plavaṅgamāḥ kṣipraṃ tvaritāḥ tatra eva vikramadhvaṃ
khalu jñānena paśyāmi dṛṣṭvā prati āgamiṣyatha

24. O monkeys, quickly and swiftly proceed to that very place! I certainly perceive through my knowledge (jñāna) that you will return after having seen [it].

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that place (where Sita is) (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (emphasizing 'there') (only, indeed, just, precisely)

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick (describing the monkeys) (swift, quick, hurried)

• क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly, swiftly (quick, swift, rapid; quickly)

• विक्रमध्वं (vikramadhvaṁ) - proceed, exert yourselves (in the search) (proceed, stride forth, display valor, exert yourselves)

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - O monkeys (addressing the search party) (monkeys, 'going by leaping')

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by my (divine) knowledge/insight (jñāna) (by knowledge, by wisdom, by spiritual insight)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing the certainty of his knowledge) (indeed, surely, certainly, truly)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I perceive (with divine insight) (I see, I perceive)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after seeing (Sita) (having seen, after seeing)

• प्रति (prati) - back, in return (towards, against, in return)

• आगमिष्यथ (āgamiṣyatha) - you (monkeys) will return (back here) (you will come, you will return)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that place (where Sita is) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

from tad (that) + tral (locative suffix)

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (emphasizing 'there') (only, indeed, just, precisely)

(indeclinable)

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick (describing the monkeys) (swift, quick, hurried)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - swift, quick, hurried; a quick person

Past Passive Participle

from root tvar (to hasten) + kta

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: masculine plural nominative, agreeing with 'plavaṅgamāḥ' (implied)

क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly, swiftly (quick, swift, rapid; quickly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣipra

kṣipra - quick, swift, rapid; quickly

from root kṣip (to throw, cast)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: accusative singular neuter used adverbially

विक्रमध्वं (vikramadhvaṁ) - proceed, exert yourselves (in the search) (proceed, stride forth, display valor, exert yourselves)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of vikram

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - O monkeys (addressing the search party) (monkeys, 'going by leaping')

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey

from plava (leaping) + gama (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, swimming, a raft
  noun (masculine)
  from plu (to float, swim)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving; one who goes
  adjective (masculine)
  from gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by my (divine) knowledge/insight (jñāna) (by knowledge, by wisdom, by spiritual insight)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, spiritual insight

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing the certainty of his knowledge) (indeed, surely, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I perceive (with divine insight) (I see, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

present stem of dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after seeing (Sita) (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root dṛś (to see) + ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - back, in return (towards, against, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix with 'āgamiṣyatha' to mean 'return'

आगमिष्यथ (āgamiṣyatha) - you (monkeys) will return (back here) (you will come, you will return)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of āgam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'prati' to mean 'return'

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