वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-12, verse-6

विहगैर्मृगसंघैश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम् ।
उदितादित्यसंकाशां ददर्श हनुमान् कपिः ॥६॥

6. vihagairmṛgasaṃghaiśca vicitrāṃ citrakānanām ,
uditādityasaṃkāśāṃ dadarśa hanumān kapiḥ.

6. vihagaiḥ mṛgasaṃghaiḥ ca vicitrām citrakānanām
uditādityasaṃkāśām dadarśa hanumān kapiḥ

6. kapiḥ hanumān vihagaiḥ mṛgasaṃghaiḥ ca vicitrām
citrakānanām uditādityasaṃkāśām dadarśa

6. Hanuman, the monkey, saw that wondrous place, variegated with birds and herds of deer, having picturesque forests, and resembling the rising sun.

Words meanings summery:

• विहगैः (vihagaiḥ) - by birds

• मृगसंघैः (mṛgasaṁghaiḥ) - by herds of deer (by herds of animals, by herds of deer)

• च (ca) - and

• विचित्राम् (vicitrām) - variegated, diverse, wonderful, charming

• चित्रकाननाम् (citrakānanām) - having picturesque forests, having wondrous groves

• उदितादित्यसंकाशाम् (uditādityasaṁkāśām) - resembling the rising sun

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (name of a monkey-god)

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey

Words meanings and morphology

विहगैः (vihagaiḥ) - by birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vihaga

vihaga - bird (literally 'sky-goer')

Compound type : tatpurusha (viha+ga)

• viha – sky, atmosphere
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) + suffix -a.
  Root: gam (class 1)

मृगसंघैः (mṛgasaṁghaiḥ) - by herds of deer (by herds of animals, by herds of deer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛgasaṃgha

mṛgasaṁgha - herd of deer/animals

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+saṃgha)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – multitude, group, herd
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects vihagaiḥ and mṛgasaṃghaiḥ.

विचित्राम् (vicitrām) - variegated, diverse, wonderful, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, charming

Note: Qualifies the implicit 'place' or garden.

चित्रकाननाम् (citrakānanām) - having picturesque forests, having wondrous groves

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citrakānana

citrakānana - having wondrous groves, picturesque forest

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+kānana)

• citra – bright, variegated, wondrous, picturesque
  adjective (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implicit 'place' or garden.

उदितादित्यसंकाशाम् (uditādityasaṁkāśām) - resembling the rising sun

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uditādityasaṃkāśa

uditādityasaṁkāśa - resembling the rising sun

Compound type : tatpurusha (udita+āditya+saṃkāśa)

• udita – risen, ascended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ud, + ta suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implicit 'place' or garden.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Root dṛś in perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (name of a monkey-god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman

Note: Subject of dadarśa.

कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey

Note: Appositive to Hanumān.

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