वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-26

ते भवन्तो मतिश्रेष्ठा बलवन्तो मनस्विनः ।
सहिताः कपिराजेन देवैरपि दुरासदाः ॥२६॥

26. te bhavanto matiśreṣṭhā balavanto manasvinaḥ ,
sahitāḥ kapirājena devairapi durāsadāḥ.

26. te bhavantaḥ matiśreṣṭhāḥ balavantaḥ manasvinaḥ
sahitāḥ kapirājena devaiḥ api durāsadāḥ

26. bhavantaḥ te matiśreṣṭhāḥ balavantaḥ manasvinaḥ
kapirājena sahitāḥ api devaiḥ durāsadāḥ

26. You are foremost in wisdom, mighty, and high-minded. Together with the king of monkeys (Sugrīva), you are difficult to overpower even by the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - you (plural, referring to the assembled monkeys) (you (plural), those, they)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (respectful plural, addressing the assembled monkeys) (you (respectful plural), sirs)

• मतिश्रेष्ठाः (matiśreṣṭhāḥ) - foremost in counsel, best in intelligence

• बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - mighty, powerful, strong

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded, sagacious, proud, intelligent

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied by, together with, joined

• कपिराजेन (kapirājena) - by Sugrīva, the king of monkeys (by the king of monkeys)

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - difficult to approach, unconquerable, formidable

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - you (plural, referring to the assembled monkeys) (you (plural), those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; those

Note: Here used as a pronoun for 'you' (respectful plural), referring to the audience, the monkeys. Also could be nominative plural masculine of 'sa' (he/that).

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (respectful plural, addressing the assembled monkeys) (you (respectful plural), sirs)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavant

bhavant - you, sir; being, present

present active participle

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful second-person pronoun.

मतिश्रेष्ठाः (matiśreṣṭhāḥ) - foremost in counsel, best in intelligence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matiśreṣṭha

matiśreṣṭha - foremost in counsel or intelligence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mati+śreṣṭha)

• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, counsel
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent).

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - mighty, powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat from bala (strength).

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded, sagacious, proud, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, sagacious, intelligent, spirited

Possessive suffix -vin from manas (mind).

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied by, together with, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, together

past passive participle

From root sah (to bear, endure) with prefix sa- (together) or from dha (to place) with sa and hit.

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

कपिराजेन (kapirājena) - by Sugrīva, the king of monkeys (by the king of monkeys)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapirāja

kapirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+rāja)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sahitāḥ'.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Used with 'durāsadāḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'devaiḥ'.

दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - difficult to approach, unconquerable, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, unconquerable, formidable

From dur- (difficult) + ā- (towards) + sad (to sit, approach).

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

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