वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-11, verse-1

विमानात्तु सुसंक्रम्य प्राकारं हरियूथपः ।
हनूमान् वेगवानासीद् यथा विद्युद्घनान्तरे ॥१॥

1. vimānāttu susaṃkramya prākāraṃ hariyūthapaḥ ,
hanūmān vegavānāsīd yathā vidyudghanāntare.

1. vimānāt tu susaṃkramya prākāram hariyūthapaḥ
hanūmān vegavān āsīt yathā vidyut ghanāntare

1. tu hariyūthapaḥ hanūmān vimānāt prākāram susaṃkramya
yathā vidyut ghanāntare āsīt vegavān āsīt

1. However, the chief of the monkeys (Hanumān), having skillfully moved from the aerial chariot to the rampart, became swift like lightning amidst the clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• विमानात् (vimānāt) - from the aerial chariot, from the airplane

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• सुसंक्रम्य (susaṁkramya) - having excellently/skillfully moved, having well-crossed

• प्राकारम् (prākāram) - rampart, wall, enclosure

• हरियूथपः (hariyūthapaḥ) - the chief of the monkeys (Hanumān) (chief of the monkeys)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanumān (proper name)

• वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift, quick, energetic

• आसीत् (āsīt) - became (swift) (was, existed, became)

• यथा (yathā) - like, just as (as, just as, according to)

• विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning, electricity

• घनान्तरे (ghanāntare) - in the midst of clouds

Words meanings and morphology

विमानात् (vimānāt) - from the aerial chariot, from the airplane

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - aerial chariot, airplane, temple

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

सुसंक्रम्य (susaṁkramya) - having excellently/skillfully moved, having well-crossed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root 'kram' with prefixes 'sam' and 'su'

Prefixes: su+sam

Root: kram (class 1)

प्राकारम् (prākāram) - rampart, wall, enclosure

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prākāra

prākāra - rampart, wall, fence, enclosure

हरियूथपः (hariyūthapaḥ) - the chief of the monkeys (Hanumān) (chief of the monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - leader of the monkey troop, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+yūtha+pa)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – herd, flock, troop, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanumān (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (name of the monkey god)

वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift, quick, energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vegavat

vegavat - swift, quick, speedy, energetic, impetuous

suffix '-vat' indicating 'possessing'

आसीत् (āsīt) - became (swift) (was, existed, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - like, just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning, electricity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyut

vidyut - lightning, thunderbolt

derived from root 'dyut' (to shine) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dyut (class 1)

घनान्तरे (ghanāntare) - in the midst of clouds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghanāntara

ghanāntara - midst of clouds, within the clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+antara)

• ghana – cloud, dense, thick
  noun (masculine)
• antara – inside, interval, middle, difference
  noun (neuter)

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