वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-52

अङ्गदो नाम लक्ष्मीवान् वालिसूनुर्महाबलः ।
प्रस्थितः कपिशार्दूलस्त्रिभागबलसंवृतः ॥५२॥

52. aṅgado nāma lakṣmīvān vālisūnurmahābalaḥ ,
prasthitaḥ kapiśārdūlastribhāgabalasaṃvṛtaḥ.

52. aṅgadaḥ nāma lakṣmīvān vālisūnuḥ mahābalaḥ
prasthitaḥ kapiśārdūlaḥ tribhāgabalasaṃvṛtaḥ

52. aṅgadaḥ nāma lakṣmīvān vālisūnuḥ mahābalaḥ
kapiśārdūlaḥ tribhāgabalasaṃvṛtaḥ prasthitaḥ

52. Angada by name, the glorious and mighty son of Vāli, a foremost monkey, set out, accompanied by one-third of the army.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

• लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - fortunate, glorious, possessed of prosperity

• वालिसूनुः (vālisūnuḥ) - son of Vāli

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, of great strength

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out, departed

• कपिशार्दूलः (kapiśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among monkeys, foremost monkey

• त्रिभागबलसंवृतः (tribhāgabalasaṁvṛtaḥ) - accompanied by one-third of the forces

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (son of Vāli)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially

लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - fortunate, glorious, possessed of prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmīvat

lakṣmīvat - endowed with beauty, prosperity, or good fortune; glorious, auspicious

Possessive suffix -vat from lakṣmī

वालिसूनुः (vālisūnuḥ) - son of Vāli

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālisūnu

vālisūnu - son of Vāli

compound of vāli and sūnu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāli+sūnu)

• vāli – Vāli (king of Kiṣkindhā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, of great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular 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 aṅgadaḥ

कपिशार्दूलः (kapiśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among monkeys, foremost monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapiśārdūla

kapiśārdūla - tiger among monkeys, excellent monkey, chief of monkeys

compound: kapi (monkey) + śārdūla (tiger - used metaphorically for excellent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+śārdūla)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

त्रिभागबलसंवृतः (tribhāgabalasaṁvṛtaḥ) - accompanied by one-third of the forces

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tribhāgabalasaṃvṛta

tribhāgabalasaṁvṛta - accompanied by a third of the army/strength

compound: tri (three) + bhāga (part) + bala (strength) + saṃvṛta (accompanied by)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tribhāga+bala+saṃvṛta)

• tribhāga – one-third part
  noun (masculine)
  compound of tri (three) and bhāga (part)
• bala – strength, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvṛta – covered, surrounded, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ (5th class) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

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