वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-36

एते हि कपयः स्निग्धा मां रक्षन्ति समन्ततः ।
सह गच्छन्ति गन्तव्ये नित्यं तिष्ठन्ति च स्थिते ॥३६॥

36. ete hi kapayaḥ snigdhā māṃ rakṣanti samantataḥ ,
saha gacchanti gantavye nityaṃ tiṣṭhanti ca sthite.

36. ete hi kapayaḥ snigdhāḥ mām rakṣanti samantataḥ
saha gacchanti gantavye nityam tiṣṭhanti ca sthite

36. hi ete snigdhāḥ kapayaḥ mām samantataḥ rakṣanti.
gantavye (sati) saha gacchanti,
sthite ca (sati) nityam tiṣṭhanti.

36. Indeed, these loyal monkeys protect me from all directions. They accompany me when there is a journey to be made, and they always remain by my side when I halt.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• कपयः (kapayaḥ) - monkeys

• स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - affectionate, loyal, devoted

• माम् (mām) - me

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, they guard

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go

• गन्तव्ये (gantavye) - when one must go, at the time of going, in the path to be traversed

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they stay

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्थिते (sthite) - when one remains, when staying, in the state of being

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

कपयः (kapayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapi

kapi - monkey

स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - affectionate, loyal, devoted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, loyal, devoted

Past Passive Participle

formed from root snih (to be affectionate)

Root: snih (class 4)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, they guard

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present Tense

1st conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Tense

1st conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

गन्तव्ये (gantavye) - when one must go, at the time of going, in the path to be traversed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, proper to be gone

Gerundive

formed from root gam (to go) with suffix -tavya

Root: gam (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they stay

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Tense

1st conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - when one remains, when staying, in the state of being

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, staying, remaining

Past Passive Participle

formed from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)