वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-63, verse-22

पुनरेवाङ्गदः प्राह तान् हरीन् हरिसत्तमः ।
सर्वे बलवतां श्रेष्ठा भवन्तो दृढविक्रमाः ॥२२॥

22. punarevāṅgadaḥ prāha tān harīn harisattamaḥ ,
sarve balavatāṃ śreṣṭhā bhavanto dṛḍhavikramāḥ.

22. punar eva aṅgadaḥ prāha tān harīn harisattamaḥ
sarve balavatām śreṣṭhāḥ bhavantaḥ dṛḍhavikramāḥ

22. harisattamaḥ aṅgadaḥ punar eva tān harīn prāha
sarve bhavantaḥ balavatām śreṣṭhāḥ dṛḍhavikramāḥ

22. Aṅgada, the best among the monkeys, again spoke to those monkeys: "All of you are the foremost among the powerful, possessing firm valor."

Words meanings summery:

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada (the monkey prince) (Aṅgada (name of Vāli's son, a monkey prince))

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke (said, spoke)

• तान् (tān) - those

• हरीन् (harīn) - monkeys

• हरिसत्तमः (harisattamaḥ) - best among the monkeys (best among monkeys)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all, everyone)

• बलवताम् (balavatām) - among the powerful ones (of the powerful ones)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - foremost (best, most excellent, foremost)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural) (you (plural, respectful), being)

• दृढविक्रमाः (dṛḍhavikramāḥ) - possessing firm valor (of firm valor, strong in prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada (the monkey prince) (Aṅgada (name of Vāli's son, a monkey prince))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Aṅgada (name of a monkey prince)

प्राह (prāha) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect tense form of pra-ah.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 0)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हरीन् (harīn) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, lion, Viṣṇu, Indra, horse

हरिसत्तमः (harisattamaḥ) - best among the monkeys (best among monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harisattama

harisattama - best among monkeys, most excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+sattama)

• hari – monkey, lion, Viṣṇu, Indra, horse
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative degree of 'sat' or 'praśasya'

सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

बलवताम् (balavatām) - among the powerful ones (of the powerful ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

derived from bala (strength) + matup suffix

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - foremost (best, most excellent, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme

superlative of praśasya

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural) (you (plural, respectful), being)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

present active participle

present active participle of bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 0)

दृढविक्रमाः (dṛḍhavikramāḥ) - possessing firm valor (of firm valor, strong in prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍhavikrama

dṛḍhavikrama - firm in valor, strong in prowess

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+vikrama)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  past passive participle of dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 0)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, mighty step
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 0)

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