वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-63, verse-1

आख्याता गृध्रराजेन समुत्पत्य प्लवंगमाः ।
संगताः प्रीतिसंयुक्ता विनेदुः सिंहविक्रमाः ॥१॥

1. ākhyātā gṛdhrarājena samutpatya plavaṃgamāḥ ,
saṃgatāḥ prītisaṃyuktā vineduḥ siṃhavikramāḥ.

1. ākhyātā gṛdhrarājena samutpatya plavaṅgamāḥ
saṅgatāḥ prītisaṃyuktāḥ vineduḥ siṃhavikramāḥ

1. gṛdhrarājena ākhyātā plavaṅgamāḥ samutpatya
saṅgatāḥ prītisaṃyuktāḥ siṃhavikramāḥ vineduḥ

1. After the path was revealed by the king of vultures, the monkeys, soaring upwards, united with joy and roared with lion-like prowess.

Words meanings summery:

• आख्याता (ākhyātā) - (the path) having been revealed (told, revealed, announced, described)

• गृध्रराजेन (gṛdhrarājena) - by the king of vultures (Sampati) (by the king of vultures)

• समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - soaring upwards (having flown up, having risen, having sprung forth)

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys (monkeys, jumpers)

• सङ्गताः (saṅgatāḥ) - united, gathered (united, gathered, met)

• प्रीतिसंयुक्ताः (prītisaṁyuktāḥ) - filled with joy (filled with joy, united with joy)

• विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared (they roared, they sounded, they cried out)

• सिंहविक्रमाः (siṁhavikramāḥ) - with lion-like prowess (whose valor is like a lion's, lion-like in prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

आख्याता (ākhyātā) - (the path) having been revealed (told, revealed, announced, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, narrated, described, announced

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'khyā' (to tell) with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Refers to an implicit feminine noun like 'direction' or 'path'.

गृध्रराजेन (gṛdhrarājena) - by the king of vultures (Sampati) (by the king of vultures)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+rāja)

• gṛdhra – vulture, greedy
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive action 'ākhyātā'.

समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - soaring upwards (having flown up, having risen, having sprung forth)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund) with prefixes

Derived from root 'pat' (to fly, fall) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ut-'.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: pat (class 1)

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys (monkeys, jumpers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (literally 'jumper-goer'), one who moves by jumping

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, floating, a float
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'plu' (to float, swim, jump).
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सङ्गताः (saṅgatāḥ) - united, gathered (united, gathered, met)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅgata

saṅgata - met, united, joined, assembled, coherent

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'saṃ-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.

प्रीतिसंयुक्ताः (prītisaṁyuktāḥ) - filled with joy (filled with joy, united with joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prītisaṃyukta

prītisaṁyukta - joined with joy, filled with joy, happy

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+saṃyukta)

• prīti – joy, delight, love
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī (class 4)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'yuj' (to join) with prefix 'saṃ-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.

विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared (they roared, they sounded, they cried out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vi-nad

perfect (liṭ)

Perfect 3rd person plural active of root 'nad' (to sound) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

सिंहविक्रमाः (siṁhavikramāḥ) - with lion-like prowess (whose valor is like a lion's, lion-like in prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhavikrama

siṁhavikrama - lion-like in valor or prowess

Compound type : bahuvrihi (siṃha+vikrama)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, heroism
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.

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