वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-1

स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यत्वा मनसा चाधिगम्य ताम् ।
अवप्लुतो महातेजाः प्राकारं तस्य वेश्मनः ॥१॥

1. sa muhūrtamiva dhyatvā manasā cādhigamya tām ,
avapluto mahātejāḥ prākāraṃ tasya veśmanaḥ.

1. sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā manasā ca adhigamya
tām avaplutaḥ mahātejāḥ prākāram tasya veśmanaḥ

1. sa mahātejāḥ muhūrtam iva dhyātvā manasā ca
tām adhigamya tasya veśmanaḥ prākāram avaplutaḥ

1. Having contemplated for a moment and mentally ascertained her (Sītā's location), the greatly energetic (Hanuman) then jumped onto the wall of that palace.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (a moment, an instant, for a moment)

• इव (iva) - as if, for about (like, as if, as it were)

• ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having contemplated (having meditated, having contemplated)

• मनसा (manasā) - with his mind, mentally (by mind, with the mind)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अधिगम्य (adhigamya) - having ascertained (having approached, having understood, having ascertained, having obtained)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā's location/presence) (her, that (feminine))

• अवप्लुतः (avaplutaḥ) - jumped down, leaped

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly energetic (Hanuman) (very glorious, mighty, immensely powerful, great-splendored)

• प्राकारम् (prākāram) - the wall (wall, rampart, enclosure)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (palace) (of that, his, its)

• वेश्मनः (veśmanaḥ) - of the palace (of a house, of a mansion, of a palace)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (a moment, an instant, for a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant (specifically 48 minutes, but generally 'a short time')

Note: Used adverbially.

इव (iva) - as if, for about (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having contemplated (having meditated, having contemplated)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root dhyai (to meditate, contemplate).

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Absolutive participle, meaning 'having done X'.

मनसा (manasā) - with his mind, mentally (by mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अधिगम्य (adhigamya) - having ascertained (having approached, having understood, having ascertained, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root gam (to go) with prefix adhi-.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive participle.

ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā's location/presence) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers implicitly to Sītā or her situation/presence.

अवप्लुतः (avaplutaḥ) - jumped down, leaped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avapluta

avapluta - jumped down, descended, flown down

Past Passive Participle

From root plu (to float, swim, jump) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe 'sa' (he), functioning effectively as a finite verb in narrative.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly energetic (Hanuman) (very glorious, mighty, immensely powerful, great-splendored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great glory, great splendor, immense power

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes 'sa' (Hanuman).

प्राकारम् (prākāram) - the wall (wall, rampart, enclosure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prākāra

prākāra - wall, rampart, enclosure

Prefix: prā

Root: kṛ

Note: Object of jumping onto.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (palace) (of that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Note: Refers to the 'veśman' (palace).

वेश्मनः (veśmanaḥ) - of the palace (of a house, of a mansion, of a palace)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, palace, mansion

Root: viś

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