वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-22

न हि प्रेषयिता तत स्वामी प्रेष्यः कथं चन ।
भवतायं जनः सर्वः प्रेष्यः प्लवगसत्तम ॥२२॥

22. na hi preṣayitā tata svāmī preṣyaḥ kathaṃ cana ,
bhavatāyaṃ janaḥ sarvaḥ preṣyaḥ plavagasattama.

22. na hi preṣayitā tata svāmī preṣyaḥ kathaṃ cana
bhavatā ayam janaḥ sarvaḥ preṣyaḥ plavagasattama

22. hi na preṣayitā tata svāmī kathaṃ cana preṣyaḥ
plavagasattama bhavatā ayam sarvaḥ janaḥ preṣyaḥ

22. Indeed, a sender, O dear one, who is a master, is never a mere servant in any way. O best among monkeys, this entire populace is to be dispatched by you as messengers.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• प्रेषयिता (preṣayitā) - one who sends or commands (one who sends, dispatcher)

• तत (tata) - an affectionate address, 'O dear one' (O dear one, O son)

• स्वामी (svāmī) - master, lord, owner

• प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - a mere messenger or servant, one who is dispatched (to be sent, messenger, servant)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• चन (cana) - used with 'kathaṃ' to mean 'in any way' (even, any (when combined with interrogatives))

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• जनः (janaḥ) - this entire populace or community (person, people, populace)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire, whole

• प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - to be considered as messengers and dispatched (to be sent, messenger, servant)

• प्लवगसत्तम (plavagasattama) - an address to Hanumān, emphasizing his high rank (O best among monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

प्रेषयिता (preṣayitā) - one who sends or commands (one who sends, dispatcher)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣayitṛ

preṣayitṛ - sender, dispatcher, instigator

agent noun

Derived from the causative stem of pra-√iṣ (to send) with the agent suffix -tṛ.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तत (tata) - an affectionate address, 'O dear one' (O dear one, O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son

Note: Variant of 'tāta' in vocative singular.

स्वामी (svāmī) - master, lord, owner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāmin

svāmin - master, owner, lord, husband

प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - a mere messenger or servant, one who is dispatched (to be sent, messenger, servant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣya

preṣya - to be sent, to be dispatched; a messenger, servant

Gerundive

Derived from pra-√iṣ (to send) with the suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

चन (cana) - used with 'kathaṃ' to mean 'in any way' (even, any (when combined with interrogatives))

(indeclinable)

Particle used to generalize interrogative pronouns or adverbs.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific)

Present participle of √bhū, often used as an honorific second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जनः (janaḥ) - this entire populace or community (person, people, populace)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people, populace

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - to be considered as messengers and dispatched (to be sent, messenger, servant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣya

preṣya - to be sent, to be dispatched; a messenger, servant

Gerundive

Derived from pra-√iṣ (to send) with the suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective, indicating what 'janaḥ' should be.

प्लवगसत्तम (plavagasattama) - an address to Hanumān, emphasizing his high rank (O best among monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavagasattama

plavagasattama - best among monkeys, foremost monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+sattama)

• plavaga – monkey (lit. 'moving by leaping')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from plu (to leap) + ga (going).
  Root: plu (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama added to 'sat' (good, existing).

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