वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-16, verse-25

वृतः परमनारीभिस्ताराभिरिव चन्द्रमाः ।
तं ददर्श महातेजास्तेजोवन्तं महाकपिः ॥२५॥

25. vṛtaḥ paramanārībhistārābhiriva candramāḥ ,
taṃ dadarśa mahātejāstejovantaṃ mahākapiḥ.

25. vṛtaḥ paramanārībhiḥ tārābhiḥ iva candramāḥ
tam dadarśa mahātejāḥ tejovantam mahākapiḥ

25. mahākapiḥ mahātejāḥ tam vṛtaḥ paramanārībhiḥ
tārābhiḥ iva candramāḥ tejovantam dadarśa

25. The great monkey (Hanuman), who was greatly effulgent, saw him (Ravana), who was surrounded by excellent women like the moon by stars, and who was himself resplendent.

Words meanings summery:

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by women) (surrounded, covered)

• परमनारीभिः (paramanārībhiḥ) - by supreme ladies (by excellent women, by chief ladies)

• ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

• तम् (tam) - him (Ravana) (him, that)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent (Hanuman) (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

• तेजोवन्तम् (tejovantam) - resplendent (resplendent, brilliant, powerful)

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

Words meanings and morphology

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by women) (surrounded, covered)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose, choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

परमनारीभिः (paramanārībhiḥ) - by supreme ladies (by excellent women, by chief ladies)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of paramanārī

paramanārī - excellent woman, supreme lady

Karmadhāraya compound: parama (supreme, excellent) + nārī (woman).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+nārī)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective
• nārī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of vṛtaḥ.

ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, asteroid

Feminine noun.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon, lunar deity

s-stem noun.

Note: Used in comparison.

तम् (tam) - him (Ravana) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun tad, masculine, accusative singular.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Third person singular active perfect of dṛś. Reduplication (da-darś).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent (Hanuman) (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, greatly effulgent, very powerful

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahat (great) + tejas (splendor, energy). 'One who has great splendor.'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, effulgence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies mahākapiḥ.

तेजोवन्तम् (tejovantam) - resplendent (resplendent, brilliant, powerful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tejovant

tejovant - full of splendor, energetic, powerful, brilliant

Derived from tejas (splendor) with matup suffix.

Note: Modifies tam (Ravana).

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Karmadhāraya compound: mahat (great) + kapi (monkey).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+kapi)

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

Note: Subject of dadarśa.