वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-63, verse-16

क इदानीं महातेजा लङ्घयिष्यति सागरम् ।
कः करिष्यति सुग्रीवं सत्यसंधमरिंदमम् ॥१६॥

16. ka idānīṃ mahātejā laṅghayiṣyati sāgaram ,
kaḥ kariṣyati sugrīvaṃ satyasaṃdhamariṃdamam.

16. kaḥ idānīm mahātejā laṅghayiṣyati sāgaram
kaḥ kariṣyati sugrīvam satyasaṃdham arindamam

16. Who now, so greatly powerful, will leap across the ocean? Who will make Sugrīva, the vanquisher of foes, true to his solemn pledge?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, which)

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

• महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly powerful (greatly energetic, very mighty, glorious)

• लङ्घयिष्यति (laṅghayiṣyati) - will leap across (will cross, will leap over, will transgress)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, which)

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will make, will cause (to be) (will do, will make, will perform)

• सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva (Sugrīva (proper name))

• सत्यसंधम् (satyasaṁdham) - true to his solemn pledge (true to one's promise, faithful)

• अरिन्दमम् (arindamam) - vanquisher of foes (epithet for Sugrīva) (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, which

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly powerful (greatly energetic, very mighty, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly energetic, very mighty, glorious, having great splendor

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)
  From root tij (to be sharp, keen)
  Root: tij (class 6)

लङ्घयिष्यति (laṅghayiṣyati) - will leap across (will cross, will leap over, will transgress)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of laṅgh

Future Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Causal form of laṅgh (to leap)

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, which

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will make, will cause (to be) (will do, will make, will perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugrīva (Sugrīva (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (proper name of a monkey king)

Compound: 'beautiful-necked'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• grīva – neck
  noun (masculine)

सत्यसंधम् (satyasaṁdham) - true to his solemn pledge (true to one's promise, faithful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyasaṃdha

satyasaṁdha - true to one's promise, faithful, firm in truth

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃdha)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – promise, agreement, pledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अरिन्दमम् (arindamam) - vanquisher of foes (epithet for Sugrīva) (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arindama

arindama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subjugating, self-control
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

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