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

दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य समासाद्योत्तरां दिशम् ।
संनिवेशं ततश्चक्रुः सहिता वानरोत्तमाः ॥४॥

4. dakṣiṇasya samudrasya samāsādyottarāṃ diśam ,
saṃniveśaṃ tataścakruḥ sahitā vānarottamāḥ.

4. dakṣiṇasya samudrasya samāsādya uttarām diśam
saṃniveśam tataḥ cakruḥ sahitāḥ vānarottamāḥ

4. sahitāḥ vānarottamāḥ dakṣiṇasya samudrasya
uttarām diśam samāsādya tataḥ saṃniveśam cakruḥ

4. Having reached the northern shore of the southern ocean, the excellent monkeys then together established an encampment.

Words meanings summery:

• दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, of the sea

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained

• उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern, upper, later

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

• संनिवेशम् (saṁniveśam) - encampment, settlement, arrangement

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together with

• वानरोत्तमाः (vānarottamāḥ) - excellent monkeys, best of monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, of the sea

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root sad + sam + ā + ya

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern, upper, later

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, subsequent, superior

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

संनिवेशम् (saṁniveśam) - encampment, settlement, arrangement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃniveśa

saṁniveśa - encampment, settlement, entrance, arrangement

root viś + sam + ni

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, together with, joined, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

root sah + ita

Root: sah (class 1)

वानरोत्तमाः (vānarottamāḥ) - excellent monkeys, best of monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarottama

vānarottama - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+uttama)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, excellent, principal
  adjective (masculine)

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