वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-27

गुरुश्च गुरुपुत्रश्च त्वं हि नः कपिसत्तम ।
भवन्तमाश्रित्य वयं समर्था ह्यर्थसाधने ॥२७॥

27. guruśca guruputraśca tvaṃ hi naḥ kapisattama ,
bhavantamāśritya vayaṃ samarthā hyarthasādhane.

27. guruḥ ca gurúputraḥ ca tvam hi naḥ kapisattama
bhavantam āśritya vayam samarthāḥ hi arthasādhane

27. Indeed, O best among monkeys, you are both our revered teacher (guru) and the son of our teacher. It is by relying on you that we shall certainly be capable of achieving our objective.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable person

• च (ca) - and, also

• गुर्úपुत्रः (gurúputraḥ) - son of a teacher

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us

• कपिसत्तम (kapisattama) - O best of monkeys

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (honorific)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• अर्थसाधने (arthasādhane) - in the accomplishment of the purpose/objective

Words meanings and morphology

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor (guru), heavy, venerable

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गुर्úपुत्रः (gurúputraḥ) - son of a teacher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guruputra

guruputra - son of a teacher

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (guru+putra)

• guru – teacher, revered person
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नः (naḥ) - our, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternative form for asmakam (genitive plural).

कपिसत्तम (kapisattama) - O best of monkeys

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kapisattama

kapisattama - best of monkeys

Superlative from kapi + sat

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (kapi+sattama)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of sat (good, existing)

Note: Adjective used as a vocative.

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir, you (honorific)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ā + śri + ya

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent

From sam + artha

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अर्थसाधने (arthasādhane) - in the accomplishment of the purpose/objective

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of arthasādhana

arthasādhana - accomplishment of a purpose, achieving an objective

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (artha+sādhana)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• sādhana – accomplishment, means, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root sādh
  Root: sādh (class 10)

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