वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-35

पद्भ्यां दृढमवस्थानं कृत्वा स कपिकुञ्जरः ।
निकुञ्च्य कर्णौ हनुमानुत्पतिष्यन्महाबलः ।
वानरान् वानरश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥३५॥

35. padbhyāṃ dṛḍhamavasthānaṃ kṛtvā sa kapikuñjaraḥ ,
nikuñcya karṇau hanumānutpatiṣyanmahābalaḥ ,
vānarān vānaraśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanamabravīt.

35. padbhyām dṛḍham avasthānam kṛtvā sa
kapikuñjaraḥ nikuñcya karṇau
hanumān utpatiṣyan mahābalaḥ vānarān
vānaraśreṣṭha idam vacanam abravīt

35. saḥ mahābalaḥ kapikuñjaraḥ
hanumān padbhyām dṛḍham avasthānam
kṛtvā karṇau nikuñcya utpatiṣyan
vānarān idam vacanam abravīt

35. Having firmly positioned his feet and drawn back his ears, Hanuman, the chief of monkeys and immensely powerful, who was about to leap, spoke these words to the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with feet, by feet

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, steadily

• अवस्थानम् (avasthānam) - position, standing, state

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• स (sa) - he, that

• कपिकुञ्जरः (kapikuñjaraḥ) - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey

• निकुञ्च्य (nikuñcya) - having bent, having contracted, having drawn back

• कर्णौ (karṇau) - ears

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - the monkey hero Hanuman (Hanuman)

• उत्पतिष्यन् (utpatiṣyan) - about to leap, intending to fly up

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty, of great strength

• वानरान् (vānarān) - to the monkeys

• वानरश्रेष्ठ (vānaraśreṣṭha) - an epithet for Hanuman, the best among monkeys (best of monkeys, chief monkey)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with feet, by feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, steadily

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, solid, steady

Note: Functions as an adverb.

अवस्थानम् (avasthānam) - position, standing, state

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avasthāna

avasthāna - standing, position, situation, state

Derived from ava-sthā (to stand, remain).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of 'saḥ'.

कपिकुञ्जरः (kapikuñjaraḥ) - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapikuñjara

kapikuñjara - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+kuñjara)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

निकुञ्च्य (nikuñcya) - having bent, having contracted, having drawn back

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with suffix -ya after an upasarga.

Prefix: ni

Root: kuñc (class 6)

कर्णौ (karṇau) - ears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear

हनुमान् (hanumān) - the monkey hero Hanuman (Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (a prominent monkey general in the Rāmāyaṇa)

उत्पतिष्यन् (utpatiṣyan) - about to leap, intending to fly up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpat

utpat - to leap up, fly up

Present Active Participle (future sense)

Formed from ut-pat with present participle suffix, conveying intention or imminence.

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing Hanuman, with a future connotation.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty, of great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

वानरान् (vānarān) - to the monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

वानरश्रेष्ठ (vānaraśreṣṭha) - an epithet for Hanuman, the best among monkeys (best of monkeys, chief monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaraśreṣṭha

vānaraśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, chief monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+śreṣṭha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective

Note: In apposition to Hanuman.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)