वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-104

वेगवन्तः प्लवन्तो ये प्लवगा मारुतात्मज ।
तेषां मुख्यतमं मन्ये त्वामहं कपिकुञ्जर ॥१०४॥

104. vegavantaḥ plavanto ye plavagā mārutātmaja ,
teṣāṃ mukhyatamaṃ manye tvāmahaṃ kapikuñjara.

104. vegavantaḥ plavantaḥ ye plavagā mārutātmaja
teṣām mukhyatamam manye tvām aham kapikuñjara

104. mārutātmaja kapikuñjara ye vegavantaḥ plavantaḥ
plavagāḥ teṣām aham tvām mukhyatamam manye

104. O son of Vāyu (Marutātmaja), O excellent monkey (Kapikuñjara)! Among those swift, leaping monkeys, I consider you to be the foremost.

Words meanings summery:

• वेगवन्तः (vegavantaḥ) - swift, possessing speed, quick

• प्लवन्तः (plavantaḥ) - leaping, jumping

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• प्लवगा (plavagā) - monkeys (literally 'jumpers')

• मारुतात्मज (mārutātmaja) - O son of the wind-god, Vāyu, referring to Hanuman (O son of Maruta/Vāyu)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• मुख्यतमम् (mukhyatamam) - the foremost, the chief, most important

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कपिकुञ्जर (kapikuñjara) - O chief/foremost monkey, referring to Hanuman (O elephant among monkeys (an excellent monkey))

Words meanings and morphology

वेगवन्तः (vegavantaḥ) - swift, possessing speed, quick

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vegavat

vegavat - swift, fast, quick, possessing speed

Derived from 'vega' with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

प्लवन्तः (plavantaḥ) - leaping, jumping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavat

plavat - leaping, jumping, swimming

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'plu'.

Root: plu (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्लवगा (plavagā) - monkeys (literally 'jumpers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaga

plavaga - monkey (one who goes by leaping/jumping), swimmer, bird

Formed from 'plava' (leaping) and 'ga' (going).

मारुतात्मज (mārutātmaja) - O son of the wind-god, Vāyu, referring to Hanuman (O son of Maruta/Vāyu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta (Vāyu)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – relating to Maruta or Vāyu (the wind god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself/self
  noun (masculine)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

मुख्यतमम् (mukhyatamam) - the foremost, the chief, most important

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mukhyatama

mukhyatama - most chief, most principal, most excellent

Superlative degree of 'mukhya'.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कपिकुञ्जर (kapikuñjara) - O chief/foremost monkey, referring to Hanuman (O elephant among monkeys (an excellent monkey))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kapikuñjara

kapikuñjara - elephant among monkeys (a metaphorical expression for an excellent or chief monkey)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+kuñjara)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)