वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-3, verse-1

स लम्बशिखरे लम्बे लम्बतोयदसंनिभे ।
सत्त्वमास्थाय मेधावी हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः ॥१॥

1. sa lambaśikhare lambe lambatoyadasaṃnibhe ,
sattvamāsthāya medhāvī hanumānmārutātmajaḥ.

1. saḥ lamba-sikhare lambe lamba-toyada-saṃnibhe
sattvam āsthāya medhāvī hanumān mārutātmajaḥ

1. saḥ medhāvī hanumān mārutātmajaḥ sattvam āsthāya
lamba-sikhare lambe lamba-toyada-saṃnibhe

1. That intelligent Hanumān, son of the Wind God (Maruta), having taken courage, was on a long, hanging peak, which resembled hanging clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

• लम्ब-सिखरे (lamba-sikhare) - on the long, hanging peak (of a mountain) (on the hanging peak)

• लम्बे (lambe) - on the hanging (peak) (on the hanging one, on the long one)

• लम्ब-तोयद-संनिभे (lamba-toyada-saṁnibhe) - the peak resembling hanging clouds (resembling hanging clouds)

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - courage or strength (courage, strength, essence, existence, being)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken (courage/strength) (having taken, having resorted to, having adopted)

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent (Hanuman) (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (Hanuman (proper noun))

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman, son of the Wind God (Maruta) (son of Maruta, son of the wind god)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

लम्ब-सिखरे (lamba-sikhare) - on the long, hanging peak (of a mountain) (on the hanging peak)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lamba-śikhara

lamba-śikhara - hanging peak, long summit

Compound: `lamba` (hanging) + `śikhara` (peak).

Compound type : tatpurusha (lamba+śikhara)

• lamba – hanging, pendent, long
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `lamb` (to hang).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the location where Hanuman was.

लम्बे (lambe) - on the hanging (peak) (on the hanging one, on the long one)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of lamba

lamba - hanging, pendent, long

From root `lamb` (to hang).

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `lamba-sikhare` (neuter form in locative).

लम्ब-तोयद-संनिभे (lamba-toyada-saṁnibhe) - the peak resembling hanging clouds (resembling hanging clouds)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of lamba-toyada-saṃnibha

lamba-toyada-saṁnibha - resembling hanging clouds

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lamba+toyada+saṃnibha)

• lamba – hanging, pendent
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `lamb` (to hang).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• toyada – cloud (lit. water-giver)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: `toya` (water) + `da` (giver).
• saṃnibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `lamba-sikhare` and `lambe` (neuter form in locative).

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - courage or strength (courage, strength, essence, existence, being)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - courage, strength, essence, truth, being, goodness

From root `as` (to be) + `tva` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of `āsthāya`.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken (courage/strength) (having taken, having resorted to, having adopted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root `sthā` (class 1) with prefix `ā` + `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent (Hanuman) (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, endowed with intellect/wisdom

From `medhā` (intellect) + `vin` suffix.

Note: Modifies `hanumān`.

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (Hanuman (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman, the monkey deity

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanuman, son of the Wind God (Maruta) (son of Maruta, son of the wind god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Maruta/Wind-god

Compound: `māruta` (of Maruta, the wind god) + `ātmaja` (son).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – belonging to Maruta, wind-god
  adjective (masculine)
  From `marut` (wind god) + `a` suffix.
• ātmaja – son, self-born
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: `ātman` (self) + `ja` (born from).

Note: Apposition to `hanumān`.