वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-5

स हरीन्प्रीतिसंयुक्तान् सीता श्रुतिसमाहितान् ।
पुनराश्वासयन्प्रीत इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. sa harīnprītisaṃyuktān sītā śrutisamāhitān ,
punarāśvāsayanprīta idaṃ vacanamabravīt.

5. saḥ harīn prītisaṃyuktān sītā śrutisamāhitān
punaḥ āśvāsayān prītaḥ idam vacanam abravīt

5. saḥ prītaḥ punaḥ āśvāsayān harīn prītisaṃyuktān
sītā śrutisamāhitān idam vacanam abravīt

5. He, filled with joy, again reassured the monkeys, who were eager for news of Sītā and intently listening, and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Jāmbavān. (he, that)

• हरीन् (harīn) - The monkey search party. (monkeys, apes)

• प्रीतिसंयुक्तान् (prītisaṁyuktān) - The monkeys were joyful, likely at the prospect of finding Sītā or the vulture king's aid. (endowed with joy, filled with love/joy)

• सीता (sītā) - The princess Sītā, whom they are searching for. (Sītā)

• श्रुतिसमाहितान् (śrutisamāhitān) - The monkeys were intently focused on hearing news about Sītā. (intently listening, focused on hearing)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Jāmbavān reassures them once more. (again, further, moreover)

• आश्वासयान् (āśvāsayān) - Jāmbavān was in the act of comforting them. (reassuring, comforting)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - Jāmbavān was pleased (perhaps by the vulture king's readiness to help or by the monkeys' enthusiasm). (pleased, delighted, beloved)

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the following speech. (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - The speech that Jāmbavān delivered. (word, speech, statement)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Jāmbavān spoke these words. (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Jāmbavān. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

हरीन् (harīn) - The monkey search party. (monkeys, apes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, ape, lion, horse

प्रीतिसंयुक्तान् (prītisaṁyuktān) - The monkeys were joyful, likely at the prospect of finding Sītā or the vulture king's aid. (endowed with joy, filled with love/joy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prītisaṃyukta

prītisaṁyukta - endowed with joy, filled with love, associated with pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+saṃyukta)

• prīti – joy, love, satisfaction, affection
  noun (feminine)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with, united
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from saṃ-√yuj (to join together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'harīn'.

सीता (sītā) - The princess Sītā, whom they are searching for. (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā, daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma

Note: In this compound, it functions as the object of 'śruti' (news of Sītā).

श्रुतिसमाहितान् (śrutisamāhitān) - The monkeys were intently focused on hearing news about Sītā. (intently listening, focused on hearing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śrutisamāhita

śrutisamāhita - intently listening, focused on hearing, devoted to tradition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruti+samāhita)

• śruti – hearing, news, sacred tradition, revelation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• samāhita – concentrated, attentive, joined, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-ā-√dhā (to fix, concentrate)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'harīn'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Jāmbavān reassures them once more. (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आश्वासयान् (āśvāsayān) - Jāmbavān was in the act of comforting them. (reassuring, comforting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśvāsayant

āśvāsayant - reassuring, comforting

Present Active Participle

from ā-śvas (to comfort, reassure)

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Jāmbavān).

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - Jāmbavān was pleased (perhaps by the vulture king's readiness to help or by the monkeys' enthusiasm). (pleased, delighted, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved, happy

Past Passive Participle

from root prī (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Jāmbavān).

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the following speech. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

वचनम् (vacanam) - The speech that Jāmbavān delivered. (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, utterance

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Jāmbavān spoke these words. (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of abravīt

Root: brū (class 2)

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