वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-6

वानरांस्तु महातेजा अब्रवीद्गन्धमादनः ।
योजनानां गमिष्यामि पञ्चाशत्तु न संशयः ॥६॥

6. vānarāṃstu mahātejā abravīdgandhamādanaḥ ,
yojanānāṃ gamiṣyāmi pañcāśattu na saṃśayaḥ.

6. vānarān tu mahātejāḥ abravīt gandhamādanaḥ
yojanānām gamiṣyāmi pañcāśat tu na saṃśayaḥ

6. mahātejāḥ gandhamādanaḥ tu vānarān abravīt (aham) yojanānām pañcāśat gamiṣyāmi saṃśayaḥ na tu.

6. Then the immensely energetic Gandhamādana said to the monkeys: 'I will surely go fifty yojanas; there is no doubt about it.'

Words meanings summery:

• वानरान् (vānarān) - the monkeys (present there) (monkeys)

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, however, then)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly energetic (Gandhamādana) (very energetic, exceedingly radiant, greatly spirited)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Gandhamādana said (he said, he spoke)

• गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana (a prominent monkey) (Gandhamādana (name of a mountain or a monkey))

• योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a distance unit, here referring to 50 yojanas) (of yojanas (a unit of distance))

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I (Gandhamādana) will traverse (the distance) (I will go, I shall go)

• पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty (yojanas) (fifty)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing certainty) (but, indeed, however, then)

• न (na) - not (there is no doubt) (not, no)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (about the ability to leap) (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

वानरान् (vānarān) - the monkeys (present there) (monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape, belonging to monkeys

तु (tu) - then, indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly energetic (Gandhamādana) (very energetic, exceedingly radiant, greatly spirited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great luster, great splendor, powerful, magnificent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Gandhamādanaḥ

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Gandhamādana said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root verb brū, class 2, imperfect tense, with augment 'a' and suffix -t

Root: brū (class 2)

गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana (a prominent monkey) (Gandhamādana (name of a mountain or a monkey))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - name of a mythical mountain, name of a monkey (in Rāmāyaṇa)

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a distance unit, here referring to 50 yojanas) (of yojanas (a unit of distance))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (approx. 8-16 km), a stage, a league

Note: Used as object of numerical quantifier

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I (Gandhamādana) will traverse (the distance) (I will go, I shall go)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Active

Root verb gam, class 1, future tense suffix -iṣya with personal ending -mi

Root: gam (class 1)

पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty (yojanas) (fifty)

(numeral)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing certainty) (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (there is no doubt) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (about the ability to leap) (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

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