वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-59

स्फिग्देशेनाभिताम्रेण रराज स महाकपिः ।
महता दारितेनेव गिरिर्गैरिकधातुना ॥५९॥

59. sphigdeśenābhitāmreṇa rarāja sa mahākapiḥ ,
mahatā dāriteneva girirgairikadhātunā.

59. sphigdeśena abhitāmreṇa rarāja sa mahākapiḥ
mahatā dāritena iva giriḥ gairikadhātunā

59. sa mahākapiḥ abhitāmreṇa sphigdeśena rarāja
mahatā dāritena gairikadhātunā giriḥ iva

59. That great monkey shone splendidly with his coppery-red haunches, like a mountain split open revealing great veins of red ochre minerals.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फिग्देशेन (sphigdeśena) - by the buttocks region, by the haunches

• अभिताम्रेण (abhitāmreṇa) - by the coppery-red, intensely red

• रराज (rarāja) - shone, appeared splendid

• स (sa) - that (Hanuman) (that, he)

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (Hanuman) (the great monkey)

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a large

• दारितेन (dāritena) - by that which is split, by the rent one

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain

• गैरिकधातुना (gairikadhātunā) - by red ochre mineral, by a mineral of red chalk

Words meanings and morphology

स्फिग्देशेन (sphigdeśena) - by the buttocks region, by the haunches

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sphigdeśa

sphigdeśa - buttocks region, hip region, haunches

Compound type : tatpurusha (sphig+deśa)

• sphig – buttocks, hip
  noun (feminine)
• deśa – region, place, country
  noun (masculine)

अभिताम्रेण (abhitāmreṇa) - by the coppery-red, intensely red

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhitāmra

abhitāmra - coppery-red, intensely red, very dark red

रराज (rarāja) - shone, appeared splendid

(verb)

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

Root: rāj (class 1)

स (sa) - that (Hanuman) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (Hanuman) (the great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, excellent monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)

महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a large

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with an implied agent/cause, like 'force' or 'splitting'

दारितेन (dāritena) - by that which is split, by the rent one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dārita

dārita - split, torn, rent, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛ (दा) with suffix -ta

Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied 'force' or 'split thing'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

गैरिकधातुना (gairikadhātunā) - by red ochre mineral, by a mineral of red chalk

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gairikadhātu

gairikadhātu - red ochre mineral, mineral consisting of red chalk

Compound type : tatpurusha (gairika+dhātu)

• gairika – red ochre, mountain-born, mineral red
  adjective
• dhātu – mineral, ore, element, constituent
  noun (masculine)