वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-18

अथोत्तरमुदारार्थमब्रवीदङ्गदस्तदा ।
अनुमान्य महाप्राज्ञो जाम्बवन्तं महाकपिम् ॥१८॥

18. athottaramudārārthamabravīdaṅgadastadā ,
anumānya mahāprājño jāmbavantaṃ mahākapim.

18. atha uttaram udārārtham abravīt aṅgadaḥ tadā
anumānya mahāprājñaḥ jāmbavantaṃ mahākapim

18. atha tadā mahāprājñaḥ aṅgadaḥ mahākapim
jāmbavantaṃ anumānya udārārtham uttaram abravīt

18. Then, the greatly wise Angada, having gained the approval of the great monkey Jambavan, spoke a profoundly meaningful reply.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, afterwards

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (answer, reply; north; later)

• उदारार्थम् (udārārtham) - profoundly meaningful (reply) (of profound meaning, noble purpose)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (name of a monkey prince)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having gained the approval (having obtained permission, having honored, having gained approval)

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - very wise, greatly intelligent

• जाम्बवन्तं (jāmbavantaṁ) - Jambavan (name of a bear king)

• महाकपिम् (mahākapim) - the great monkey Jambavan (great monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, afterwards

(indeclinable)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (answer, reply; north; later)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - later, subsequent, north, answer, reply

उदारार्थम् (udārārtham) - profoundly meaningful (reply) (of profound meaning, noble purpose)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udārārtha

udārārtha - having noble meaning, profound sense

compound of udāra (noble) and artha (meaning)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (udāra+artha)

• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, profound
  adjective
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (name of a monkey prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (son of Vāli)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having gained the approval (having obtained permission, having honored, having gained approval)

(indeclinable)

root mā (to measure, to honor) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: mā (class 3)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - very wise, greatly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

compound of mahā (great) and prājña (wise)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, learned
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'aṅgadaḥ'.

जाम्बवन्तं (jāmbavantaṁ) - Jambavan (name of a bear king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jambavan (a wise bear king in the Rāmāyaṇa)

महाकपिम् (mahākapim) - the great monkey Jambavan (great monkey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

compound of mahā (great) and kapi (monkey)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'jāmbavantaṃ'.

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