वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-32

बाहू संस्तम्भयामास महापरिघसंनिभौ ।
ससाद च कपिः कट्यां चरणौ संचुकोप च ॥३२॥

32. bāhū saṃstambhayāmāsa mahāparighasaṃnibhau ,
sasāda ca kapiḥ kaṭyāṃ caraṇau saṃcukopa ca.

32. bāhū saṃstambhayām āsa mahāparighasaṃnibhau
sasāda ca kapiḥ kaṭyām caraṇau sañcukopa ca

32. kapiḥ mahāparighasaṃnibhau bāhū saṃstambhayām
āsa ca kaṭyām sasāda ca caraṇau sañcukopa

32. The monkey (Hanuman) braced his two arms, which resembled mighty iron clubs. He then settled down at his hips and drew his feet together.

Words meanings summery:

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms, both arms

• संस्तम्भयाम् (saṁstambhayām) - having fixed (as part of a compound verb) (having fixed, having propped up, having restrained)

• आस (āsa) - (auxiliary verb) he did, he made (he was, he became)

• महापरिघसंनिभौ (mahāparighasaṁnibhau) - resembling great iron clubs

• ससाद (sasāda) - he settled down (at his hips) (he sank down, he settled, he despaired)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - the monkey (Hanuman) (monkey)

• कट्याम् (kaṭyām) - at the waist, at the hips

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet, both feet

• सञ्चुकोप (sañcukopa) - he contracted, he drew together

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms, both arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, foreleg

Note: Object of saṃstambhayām āsa

संस्तम्भयाम् (saṁstambhayām) - having fixed (as part of a compound verb) (having fixed, having propped up, having restrained)

(verb)

active

Causative stem (saṃ+√stambh) with ām suffix, forming a compound with āsa

'ām' is a suffix used to form periphrastic perfects with auxiliary verbs like as/bhū/kṛ.

Prefix: sam

Root: stambh (class 5)

Note: Part of periphrastic perfect 'saṃstambhayām āsa'

आस (āsa) - (auxiliary verb) he did, he made (he was, he became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of as

Perfect Active 3rd singular

From root √as

Root: as (class 2)

महापरिघसंनिभौ (mahāparighasaṁnibhau) - resembling great iron clubs

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahāparighasaṃnibha

mahāparighasaṁnibha - resembling great iron clubs

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'having the appearance of great iron clubs'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+parigha+saṃnibha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• parigha – an iron club, bolt (of a door), obstacle
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective
  From sam- (with) + √bhā (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

ससाद (sasāda) - he settled down (at his hips) (he sank down, he settled, he despaired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sad

Perfect Active 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect (liṭ) form of √sad

Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कपिः (kapiḥ) - the monkey (Hanuman) (monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

i-stem noun

Note: Subject of sasāda and sañcukopa

कट्याम् (kaṭyām) - at the waist, at the hips

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kaṭī

kaṭī - waist, hip

ī-stem feminine noun

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet, both feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, motion

a-stem noun

Note: Object of sañcukopa

सञ्चुकोप (sañcukopa) - he contracted, he drew together

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kup

Perfect Active 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect (liṭ) form of √kup with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kup (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction