वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-9

सुषेणस्तु हरिश्रेष्ठः प्रोक्तवान् कपिसत्तमान् ।
अशीतिं योजनानां तु प्लवेयं प्लवगर्षभाः ॥९॥

9. suṣeṇastu hariśreṣṭhaḥ proktavān kapisattamān ,
aśītiṃ yojanānāṃ tu plaveyaṃ plavagarṣabhāḥ.

9. suṣeṇaḥ tu hariśreṣṭhaḥ proktavān kapisattamān
aśītim yojanānām tu plaveyam plavagarṣabhāḥ

9. tu hariśreṣṭhaḥ suṣeṇaḥ kapisattamān proktavān he plavagarṣabhāḥ,
aham yojanānām aśītim plaveyam tu.

9. Then Suṣeṇa, the foremost among the monkeys, declared to the best of the apes: 'I can leap eighty yojanas, O excellent monkeys!'

Words meanings summery:

• सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa (a leader among the monkeys) (Suṣeṇa (name of a monkey))

• तु (tu) - then (introduces a new speaker) (but, indeed, however, then)

• हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost among the monkeys (Suṣeṇa) (best of monkeys, foremost among apes)

• प्रोक्तवान् (proktavān) - Suṣeṇa declared (he said, he spoke, he declared)

• कपिसत्तमान् (kapisattamān) - to the best of the apes (other prominent monkeys) (to the best of apes, to the excellent monkeys)

• अशीतिम् (aśītim) - eighty (yojanas) (eighty)

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

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

• प्लवेयम् (plaveyam) - I (Suṣeṇa) can leap (I should leap, I might leap, I can leap)

• प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - O excellent monkeys (addressing the assembly) (O chiefs of leapers/monkeys, O best of jumpers)

Words meanings and morphology

सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa (a leader among the monkeys) (Suṣeṇa (name of a monkey))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - Suṣeṇa (name of a monkey, commander of the Vānara army)

तु (tu) - then (introduces a new speaker) (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

हरिश्रेष्ठः (hariśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost among the monkeys (Suṣeṇa) (best of monkeys, foremost among apes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, foremost ape

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, ape, lion, Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

Note: An appellation for Suṣeṇa.

प्रोक्तवान् (proktavān) - Suṣeṇa declared (he said, he spoke, he declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say, to tell

Past Active Participle

Root verb vac, with upasarga pra, past active participle suffix -tavat, masculine nominative singular

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Derived from the root 'vac' with the prefix 'pra'.

कपिसत्तमान् (kapisattamān) - to the best of the apes (other prominent monkeys) (to the best of apes, to the excellent monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kapisattama

kapisattama - best of monkeys, excellent ape

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+sattama)

• kapi – ape, monkey
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb 'proktavān'.

अशीतिम् (aśītim) - eighty (yojanas) (eighty)

(numeral)

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a distance unit, here referring to eighty 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 with a numerical quantifier

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing his capability) (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

प्लवेयम् (plaveyam) - I (Suṣeṇa) can leap (I should leap, I might leap, I can leap)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of plu

Optative Active

Root verb plu, class 1, optative mood, first person singular active voice

Root: plu (class 1)

प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - O excellent monkeys (addressing the assembly) (O chiefs of leapers/monkeys, O best of jumpers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of plavagarṣabha

plavagarṣabha - chief of leapers, excellent monkey/ape

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – leaper, jumper, monkey, bird
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the other monkeys.

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