वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-14

तांश्च सर्वान् हरिश्रेष्ठाञ्जाम्बवान्पुनरब्रवीत् ।
न खल्वेतावदेवासीद्गमने मे पराक्रमः ॥१४॥

14. tāṃśca sarvān hariśreṣṭhāñjāmbavānpunarabravīt ,
na khalvetāvadevāsīdgamane me parākramaḥ.

14. tān ca sarvān hariśreṣṭhān jāmbavān punaḥ abravīt
| na khalu etāvat eva āsīt gamane me parākramaḥ

14. Jambavān then spoke again to all those foremost among the monkeys: "My might (parākrama) in traveling was certainly not limited to just this much."

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those, them

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

• हरिश्रेष्ठान् (hariśreṣṭhān) - foremost among monkeys/apes

• जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Jambavān (name of the bear king)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• न (na) - not, no

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much, so far

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• गमने (gamane) - in going, in movement, in traveling

• मे (me) - my, to me

• पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - might, valor, power, heroic effort

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those, them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the monkeys.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

हरिश्रेष्ठान् (hariśreṣṭhān) - foremost among monkeys/apes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - foremost among monkeys/apes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, ape, lion, Vishnu, Indra
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya or śrīman

Note: Agrees with 'tān' and 'sarvān'.

जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Jambavān (name of the bear king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jambavān (name of the bear king)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much, so far

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so far, thus far

Note: Agrees with 'parākramaḥ' implicitly, as the extent of power.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

गमने (gamane) - in going, in movement, in traveling

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, moving, journey, movement, travel

verbal noun

Derived from root gam- with suffix -ana

Root: gam (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our

Enclitic dative/genitive singular of asmad

Note: Possessive 'my'.

पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - might, valor, power, heroic effort

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - might, valor, power, heroic effort, great stride (especially of Vishnu)

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

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