वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-66, verse-18

महामेरुप्रतीकाशं मां द्रक्ष्यध्वं प्लवंगमाः ।
दिवमावृत्य गच्छन्तं ग्रसमानमिवाम्बरम् ॥१८॥

18. mahāmerupratīkāśaṃ māṃ drakṣyadhvaṃ plavaṃgamāḥ ,
divamāvṛtya gacchantaṃ grasamānamivāmbaram.

18. mahāmerupratīkāśam mām drakṣyadhvam plavaṅgamāḥ
divam āvṛtya gacchantam grasamānam iva ambaram

18. plavaṅgamāḥ [yūyam] mahāmerupratīkāśam divam āvṛtya
ambaram grasamānam iva gacchantam mām drakṣyadhvam

18. O monkeys, you will behold me, who will be like Mount Meru, moving forward covering the sky, as if swallowing the atmosphere itself.

Words meanings summery:

• महामेरुप्रतीकाशम् (mahāmerupratīkāśam) - resembling Mount Meru, like the great Meru

• माम् (mām) - me

• द्रक्ष्यध्वम् (drakṣyadhvam) - you (plural) will see, you will behold

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - O monkeys, O those who go by leaping

• दिवम् (divam) - the sky, heaven

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, covering

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - (me) who is moving (going, moving)

• ग्रसमानम् (grasamānam) - as if swallowing (the atmosphere) (swallowing, devouring)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky, atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

महामेरुप्रतीकाशम् (mahāmerupratīkāśam) - resembling Mount Meru, like the great Meru

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmerupratīkāśa

mahāmerupratīkāśa - resembling Mount Meru, like the great Meru

Compound: Mahāmeru (Great Meru) + pratīkāśa (resemblance, appearance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahāmeru+pratīkāśa)

• mahāmeru – the great Mount Meru
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) + meru (Mount Meru)
• pratīkāśa – resemblance, likeness, appearance, similar
  noun (masculine)
  From prati + √kāś (to appear).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kāś (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun

द्रक्ष्यध्वम् (drakṣyadhvam) - you (plural) will see, you will behold

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Middle Active

From root √dṛś (1st class) + Future suffix -sya (with drakṣy- stem) + 2nd person plural middle ending -dhvam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The middle ending -dhvam is for 2nd person plural.

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - O monkeys, O those who go by leaping

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, one who goes by leaping

Compound of plava (leaping) + gama (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, swimming, a boat
  noun (masculine)
  From √plu (to float, swim, leap)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

दिवम् (divam) - the sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day, light

f-stem noun (irregular declension)

Note: Object of 'āvṛtya' (covering).

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, covering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix ā + root √vṛ (to cover) + suffix -tya (for verbs with prefixes).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: The action of covering is done by the subject (Hanuman).

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - (me) who is moving (going, moving)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From root √gam (1st class) + Present active participle suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The stem is often `gacch` in present tense forms.

ग्रसमानम् (grasamānam) - as if swallowing (the atmosphere) (swallowing, devouring)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grasamāna

grasamāna - swallowing, devouring, consuming

Present Middle Participle

From root √gras (1st class) + present middle participle suffix -māna.

Root: gras (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth

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