वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-51

आदिष्टा वानरेन्द्रेण सुग्रीवेण महौजसः ।
अद्रिराजप्रतीकाशाः सर्वतः प्रस्थिता महीम् ॥५१॥

51. ādiṣṭā vānarendreṇa sugrīveṇa mahaujasaḥ ,
adrirājapratīkāśāḥ sarvataḥ prasthitā mahīm.

51. ādistāḥ vānarendreṇa sugrīveṇa mahaujasaḥ
adrirājapratīkāśāḥ sarvataḥ prasthitāḥ mahīm

51. mahaujasaḥ adrirājapratīkāśāḥ sugrīveṇa
vānarendreṇa ādistāḥ sarvataḥ mahīm prasthitāḥ

51. Those mighty ones, who resembled great mountain peaks, were commanded by Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, and departed everywhere across the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• आदिस्ताः (ādistāḥ) - commanded, ordered

• वानरेन्द्रेण (vānarendreṇa) - by the lord of monkeys

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva

• महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great power, mighty ones

• अद्रिराजप्रतीकाशाः (adrirājapratīkāśāḥ) - resembling mighty mountain peaks (resembling kings of mountains)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, on all sides

• प्रस्थिताः (prasthitāḥ) - set out, departed

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, the earth

Words meanings and morphology

आदिस्ताः (ādistāḥ) - commanded, ordered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādiṣṭa

ādiṣṭa - ordered, commanded, instructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root diś (6th class) with prefix ā. ṣ replaced ś due to retroflexion rule.

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

वानरेन्द्रेण (vānarendreṇa) - by the lord of monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vānarandra

vānarandra - lord of monkeys

compound of vānara (monkey) and indra (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent in passive construction

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (king of the vānaras)

Note: Agent in passive construction, in apposition to vānarendreṇa

महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great power, mighty ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāujas

mahāujas - of great energy, mighty, powerful

compound of mahā (great) and ojas (power, energy)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ojas – strength, energy, vigor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of prasthitāḥ

अद्रिराजप्रतीकाशाः (adrirājapratīkāśāḥ) - resembling mighty mountain peaks (resembling kings of mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adrirājapratīkāśa

adrirājapratīkāśa - resembling a king of mountains, mountain-like

compound: adri (mountain) + rāja (king) + pratīkāśa (resembling)

Compound type : upami-tatpuruṣa (adri+rāja+pratīkāśa)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkāśa – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies mahaujasaḥ

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, on all sides

(indeclinable)

indeclinable from sarva (all)

प्रस्थिताः (prasthitāḥ) - set out, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prasthita

prasthita - set out, departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (1st class) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahaujasaḥ

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of motion indicated by prasthitāḥ

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