वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-66, verse-33

एतानि मम निष्पेषं पादयोः पततां वराः ।
प्लवतो धारयिष्यन्ति योजनानामितः शतम् ॥३३॥

33. etāni mama niṣpeṣaṃ pādayoḥ patatāṃ varāḥ ,
plavato dhārayiṣyanti yojanānāmitaḥ śatam.

33. etāni mama niṣpeṣam pādayoḥ patatām varāḥ
plavataḥ dhārayiṣyanti yojanānām itaḥ śatam

33. varāḥ patatām,
etāni mama plavataḥ pādayoḥ niṣpeṣam itaḥ śatam yojanānām dhārayiṣyanti

33. O excellent ones among the leaping ones, these (peaks) will sustain the pressure of my feet as I leap, for a hundred yojanas from here.

Words meanings summery:

• एतानि (etāni) - these (peaks) (these (neuter plural))

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• निष्पेषम् (niṣpeṣam) - the pressure (pressure, crushing, treading)

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - of my feet (of two feet, on two feet)

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those (monkeys) who leap (of those falling, of those flying, of those leaping)

• वराः (varāḥ) - O excellent ones (monkeys) (O best ones, O excellent ones)

• प्लवतः (plavataḥ) - of me, leaping (of one leaping, of one swimming)

• धारयिष्यन्ति (dhārayiṣyanti) - will sustain (will sustain, will bear, will hold (plural))

• योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (of yojanas (unit of distance))

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

Words meanings and morphology

एतानि (etāni) - these (peaks) (these (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Neuter nominative plural, referring to śikharāṇi from the previous verse.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Genitive singular of aham.

निष्पेषम् (niṣpeṣam) - the pressure (pressure, crushing, treading)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣpeṣa

niṣpeṣa - crushing, pressure, pounding

Derived from ni-√piṣ (to crush)

Prefix: nis

Root: piṣ (class 7)

पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - of my feet (of two feet, on two feet)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Genitive dual of pāda.

पतताम् (patatām) - of those (monkeys) who leap (of those falling, of those flying, of those leaping)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, flying, leaping

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, referring to the other monkeys. Part of the vocative phrase 'O best among the leaping ones.'

वराः (varāḥ) - O excellent ones (monkeys) (O best ones, O excellent ones)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Vocative plural, addressing the other monkeys.

प्लवतः (plavataḥ) - of me, leaping (of one leaping, of one swimming)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of plavat

plavat - leaping, swimming, floating

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from √plu

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, modifying mama.

धारयिष्यन्ति (dhārayiṣyanti) - will sustain (will sustain, will bear, will hold (plural))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhṛ

future active third person plural of causative √dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Verb for etāni (peaks).

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (of yojanas (unit of distance))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana

yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, approx 8-10 miles or 13-16 km), joining, harnessing

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Genitive plural, describing the measure.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

(indeclinable)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Accusative singular, acting as an adverbial measure.

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