वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-38

तेषां द्रुमाणां प्रभया मेरोरिव महाकपिः ।
अमन्यत तदा वीरः काञ्चनो ऽस्मीति वानरः ॥३८॥

38. teṣāṃ drumāṇāṃ prabhayā meroriva mahākapiḥ ,
amanyata tadā vīraḥ kāñcano'smīti vānaraḥ.

38. तेषाम् द्रुमाणाम् प्रभया मेरोः इव महाकपिः
अमन्यत तदा वीरः काञ्चनः अस्मि इति वानरः

38. तदा तेषाम् द्रुमाणाम् प्रभया वीरः महाकपिः
वानरः मेरोः इव काञ्चनः अस्मि इति अमन्यत

38. Then, by the brilliance of those trees, the valiant great monkey (Hanuman) felt as if he himself had become golden, like Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those

• द्रुमाणाम् (drumāṇām) - of trees

• प्रभया (prabhayā) - by the splendor, by the radiance

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

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

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered, he believed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic, brave man, hero

• काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden, made of gold

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Hanuman (monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्रुमाणाम् (drumāṇām) - of trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

प्रभया (prabhayā) - by the splendor, by the radiance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - Hanuman (the great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

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

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered, he believed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic, brave man, hero

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valorous

काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Hanuman (monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey