वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-28

चतुर्णामेव हि गतिर्वानराणां महात्मनाम् ।
वालिपुत्रस्य नीलस्य मम राज्ञश्च धीमतः ॥२८॥

28. caturṇāmeva hi gatirvānarāṇāṃ mahātmanām ,
vāliputrasya nīlasya mama rājñaśca dhīmataḥ.

28. caturṇām eva hi gatiḥ vānarāṇām mahātmanām
vāliputrasya nīlasya mama rājñaḥ ca dhīmataḥ

28. hi vānarāṇām mahātmanām caturṇām eva gatiḥ
vāliputrasya nīlasya mama rājñaḥ ca dhīmataḥ

28. Indeed, only four of the great-souled monkeys have the ability to penetrate Lanka: Vali's son (Angada), Nila, my king (Sugriva), and I, the intelligent one.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of four

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - ability to access/penetrate (movement, access, way, means, refuge)

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of monkeys

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of mighty ones

• वालिपुत्रस्य (vāliputrasya) - of Angada, the son of Vali (of Vali's son (Angada))

• नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nila

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of my king (Sugriva) (of the king)

• च (ca) - and, also

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of myself, the intelligent one (Hanuman) (of the intelligent one, of the wise)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with vānarāṇām and mahātmanām.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes the limit of 'four'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - ability to access/penetrate (movement, access, way, means, refuge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, access, way, means, refuge

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, pertaining to monkeys

Derivative of vana (forest), meaning 'belonging to the forest'

Note: Possessive or partitive genitive.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of mighty ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, mighty

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Feminine stem of mahant, used as first part of compound
• ātman – soul, self
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with vānarāṇām.

वालिपुत्रस्य (vāliputrasya) - of Angada, the son of Vali (of Vali's son (Angada))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāliputra

vāliputra - son of Vali (Angada)

Tatpurusha compound: Vāli (proper noun) + putra (son)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāli+putra)

• vāli – Vali (name of a monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive genitive, listing one of the four.

नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nila

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nila (name of a monkey), blue

Proper noun, also means 'blue'

Note: Possessive genitive, listing one of the four.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Genitive singular of the first-person pronoun (aham)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñaḥ'.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of my king (Sugriva) (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Genitive singular of rājan (king)

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Possessive genitive, listing one of the four.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the last item in the list.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of myself, the intelligent one (Hanuman) (of the intelligent one, of the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

From dhī (thought, intelligence) with matup suffix

Note: Qualifies an implied 'me'.