वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-26

स तौ दृष्ट्वा नरव्याघ्रौ धन्विनौ वानरर्षभः ।
अभिप्लुतो गिरेस्तस्य शिखरं भयमोहितः ॥२६॥

26. sa tau dṛṣṭvā naravyāghrau dhanvinau vānararṣabhaḥ ,
abhipluto girestasya śikharaṃ bhayamohitaḥ.

26. saḥ tau dṛṣṭvā naravyāghrau dhanvinau vānararṣabhaḥ
abhiplutaḥ gireḥ tasya śikharam bhayamohitaḥ

26. saḥ vānararṣabhaḥ bhayamohitaḥ tau naravyāghrau
dhanvinau dṛṣṭvā tasya gireḥ śikharam abhiplutaḥ

26. Having seen those two heroic men carrying bows, the chief of monkeys (vānararṣabhaḥ), overwhelmed by fear, leapt to the peak of that mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Sugriva) (he, that)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, seeing)

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two heroic men (Rama and Lakshmana) (two tiger-like men, two heroic men)

• धन्विनौ (dhanvinau) - two bowmen (two archers, two bowmen)

• वानरर्षभः (vānararṣabhaḥ) - the chief of monkeys (Sugriva) (chief of monkeys, excellent monkey)

• अभिप्लुतः (abhiplutaḥ) - leapt (leaped, jumped, plunged)

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that)

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak (peak, summit, crest)

• भयमोहितः (bhayamohitaḥ) - overwhelmed by fear (bewildered by fear, overcome by fear)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Sugriva) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Sugriva.

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two heroic men (Rama and Lakshmana) (two tiger-like men, two heroic men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, heroic man, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
  From root ghrā (to smell) with prefixes vi and ā.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

धन्विनौ (dhanvinau) - two bowmen (two archers, two bowmen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dhanvin

dhanvin - armed with a bow, archer, bowman

Derived from 'dhanus' (bow) with the possessive suffix 'in'.

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

वानरर्षभः (vānararṣabhaḥ) - the chief of monkeys (Sugriva) (chief of monkeys, excellent monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānararṣabha

vānararṣabha - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अभिप्लुतः (abhiplutaḥ) - leapt (leaped, jumped, plunged)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipluta

abhipluta - jumped upon, leaped, plunged into

Past Passive Participle

From root plu (to float, to jump) with upasarga abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vānararṣabhaḥ'.

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Qualifies 'śikharam'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Note: Agrees with 'gireḥ'.

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak (peak, summit, crest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest, top

Note: Object of 'abhiplutaḥ'.

भयमोहितः (bhayamohitaḥ) - overwhelmed by fear (bewildered by fear, overcome by fear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhayamohita

bhayamohita - bewildered by fear, overcome by fear

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+mohita)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• mohita – bewildered, deluded, infatuated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh (to be bewildered, to faint).
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vānararṣabhaḥ'.

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