वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-68

प्लवमानं समीक्ष्याथ भुजङ्गाः सागरालयाः ।
व्योम्नि तं कपिशार्दूलं सुपर्णमिति मेनिरे ॥६८॥

68. plavamānaṃ samīkṣyātha bhujaṅgāḥ sāgarālayāḥ ,
vyomni taṃ kapiśārdūlaṃ suparṇamiti menire.

68. plavamānam samīkṣya atha bhujaṅgāḥ sāgarālayāḥ
vyomni tam kapiśārdūlam suparṇam iti menire

68. atha sāgarālayāḥ bhujaṅgāḥ vyomni plavamānam
tam kapiśārdūlam samīkṣya suparṇam iti menire

68. After seeing him (Hanuman) floating, the ocean-dwelling serpents in the sky considered that lion-like monkey to be Suparṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - floating (through the air) (floating, swimming, moving through air)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, after seeing

• अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover)

• भुजङ्गाः (bhujaṅgāḥ) - snakes, serpents

• सागरालयाः (sāgarālayāḥ) - ocean-dwelling, living in the ocean

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• तम् (tam) - him (Hanuman) (him, that (masculine singular))

• कपिशार्दूलम् (kapiśārdūlam) - lion among monkeys, best of monkeys

• सुपर्णम् (suparṇam) - Suparṇa (Garuda, the king of birds, enemy of serpents) (Suparṇa (Garuda, a mythical bird))

• इति (iti) - indicating that the preceding word is what they considered him to be (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)

• मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, they thought

Words meanings and morphology

प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - floating (through the air) (floating, swimming, moving through air)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - floating, swimming, moving through the air

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root plu (to float, swim, fly).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Hanuman).

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable participle)

अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle

भुजङ्गाः (bhujaṅgāḥ) - snakes, serpents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaṅga

bhujaṅga - serpent, snake (lit. "moving with the arm/body")

Compound of bhuja (arm, shoulder, coil) and ga (going).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhuja+ga)

• bhuja – arm, hand, shoulder, coil
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun suffix
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of menire.

सागरालयाः (sāgarālayāḥ) - ocean-dwelling, living in the ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgarālaya

sāgarālaya - ocean-dwelling, residing in the sea

Compound of sāgara (ocean) and ālaya (abode, dwelling).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sāgara+ālaya)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 1)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, ether

Note: Refers to the location where the snakes saw Hanuman.

तम् (tam) - him (Hanuman) (him, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

कपिशार्दूलम् (kapiśārdūlam) - lion among monkeys, best of monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapiśārdūla

kapiśārdūla - lion among monkeys, eminent monkey

Compound of kapi (monkey) and śārdūla (tiger/lion, used metaphorically for 'best of').

Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (kapi+śārdūla)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, lion, best of (in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

सुपर्णम् (suparṇam) - Suparṇa (Garuda, the king of birds, enemy of serpents) (Suparṇa (Garuda, a mythical bird))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, a large bird, specifically Garuda

Compound of su (good, beautiful) and parṇa (wing, feather).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 1)

Note: This is the object of the verb menire, in apposition to tam kapiśārdūlam.

इति (iti) - indicating that the preceding word is what they considered him to be (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)

(indeclinable)

Particle

मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, they thought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect past (lit) of man

Perfect, 3rd person plural, ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is bhujaṅgāḥ.