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5,3

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-3, verse-12

वस्वोकसाराप्रतिमां समीक्ष्य नगरीं ततः ।
खमिवोत्पतितां लङ्कां जहर्ष हनुमान् कपिः ॥१२॥
12. vasvokasārāpratimāṃ samīkṣya nagarīṃ tataḥ ,
khamivotpatitāṃ laṅkāṃ jaharṣa hanumān kapiḥ.
12. vasvokasārāpratimām samīkṣya nagarīm tataḥ kham
iva utpatitām laṅkām jaharṣa hanumān kapiḥ
12. tataḥ kapiḥ hanumān vasvokasārāpratimām kham
iva utpatitām nagarīm laṅkām samīkṣya jaharṣa
12. Then, the monkey Hanuman, having beheld the city of Lanka—unrivalled even by Vasvokasara and appearing as if it had flown up into the sky—rejoiced.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वस्वोकसाराप्रतिमाम् (vasvokasārāpratimām) - unrivalled even by Vasvokasara, the city of Kubera (unrivalled by Vasvokasara, matchless (like Vasvokasara))
  • समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having beheld, having observed
  • नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, from there, therefore)
  • खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • उत्पतिताम् (utpatitām) - appearing as if it had flown up (having flown up, risen, ascended)
  • लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (a city, proper noun)
  • जहर्ष (jaharṣa) - rejoiced, became glad
  • हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (a proper noun)
  • कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey, ape

Words meanings and morphology

वस्वोकसाराप्रतिमाम् (vasvokasārāpratimām) - unrivalled even by Vasvokasara, the city of Kubera (unrivalled by Vasvokasara, matchless (like Vasvokasara))
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vasvokasārāpratima
vasvokasārāpratima - unrivalled by Vasvokasara; matchless in comparison to Vasvokasara
Compound type : tatpurusha (vasvokasārā+apratima)
  • vasvokasārā – name of Kubera's city; chief city of the Vasus
    proper noun (feminine)
  • apratima – unrivalled, matchless, incomparable
    adjective
    From 'a' (not) and 'pratima' (image, comparison).
Note: Modifies 'nagarīm' and 'laṅkām'.
समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having beheld, having observed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'jaharṣa'.
नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nagarī
nagarī - city, town
Note: Object of 'samīkṣya'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, from there, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'tad' with '-tas' suffix.
Note: Adverb indicating sequence.
खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, ether, space, aperture
Note: Object of implied motion.
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
उत्पतिताम् (utpatitām) - appearing as if it had flown up (having flown up, risen, ascended)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of utpatita
utpatita - flown up, risen, ascended
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'pat' (to fall, fly) with prefix 'ut'.
Prefix: ut
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'nagarīm' and 'laṅkām'.
लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (a city, proper noun)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - Lanka (name of the capital of Ravana)
Note: Object of 'samīkṣya'.
जहर्ष (jaharṣa) - rejoiced, became glad
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hṛṣ
perfect tense (lit)
Intensive (reduplicated) perfect form of root 'hṛṣ'.
Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (a proper noun)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat
hanumat - Hanuman (name of a prominent monkey deity in the Ramayana)
Note: Subject of 'jaharṣa'.
कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey, ape
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi
kapi - monkey, ape
Note: Appositive to 'Hanumān'.