वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-186

कायवृद्धिं प्रवेगं च मम दृष्ट्वैव राक्षसाः ।
मयि कौतूहलं कुर्युरिति मेने महाकपिः ॥१८६॥

186. kāyavṛddhiṃ pravegaṃ ca mama dṛṣṭvaiva rākṣasāḥ ,
mayi kautūhalaṃ kuryuriti mene mahākapiḥ.

186. kāyavṛddhim pravegam ca mama dṛṣṭvā eva rākṣasāḥ
mayi kautūhalam kuryuḥ iti mene mahākapiḥ

186. mahākapiḥ mene iti rākṣasāḥ mama kāyavṛddhim
ca pravegam eva dṛṣṭvā mayi kautūhalam kuryuḥ

186. The great monkey (mahākapi) thought, "Upon seeing my massive body and tremendous speed, the Rākṣasas would surely become very curious about me."

Words meanings summery:

• कायवृद्धिम् (kāyavṛddhim) - massive body (increase/growth of the body)

• प्रवेगम् (pravegam) - tremendous speed (great speed, swiftness, impetus)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen, after seeing)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

• मयि (mayi) - about me (in me, on me, towards me)

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, astonishment, eagerness

• कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they would feel/develop (curiosity) (they should/would do, they should/would make)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct or indirect speech/thought)

• मेने (mene) - he thought, he considered

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - The great monkey (Hanuman) (great monkey, chief monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

कायवृद्धिम् (kāyavṛddhim) - massive body (increase/growth of the body)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāyavṛddhi

kāyavṛddhi - growth of the body, increase in size

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāya+vṛddhi)

• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)
• vṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

प्रवेगम् (pravegam) - tremendous speed (great speed, swiftness, impetus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravega

pravega - great speed, impulse, momentum

Derived from √vij (to move quickly) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Possessive, modifying kāyavṛddhim and pravegam.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a class of demons or evil beings)

Note: Subject of kuryuḥ.

मयि (mayi) - about me (in me, on me, towards me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, astonishment, eagerness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, astonishment, wonder

Note: Object of kuryuḥ.

कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they would feel/develop (curiosity) (they should/would do, they should/would make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (Vidhi-liṅ) of √kṛ

Optative Active

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

मेने (mene) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of √man

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - The great monkey (Hanuman) (great monkey, chief monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, chief of monkeys

Compound

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Subject of mene.