वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-73

कौरजो नाम वैदेहि गिरीणामुत्तमो गिरिः ।
ततो गच्छति गोकर्णं पर्वतं केसरी हरिः ॥७३॥

73. kaurajo nāma vaidehi girīṇāmuttamo giriḥ ,
tato gacchati gokarṇaṃ parvataṃ kesarī hariḥ.

73. kaurajaḥ nāma vaidehi girīṇām uttamaḥ giriḥ
tataḥ gacchati gokarṇam parvatam kesarī hariḥ

73. vaidehi girīṇām uttamaḥ kaurajaḥ nāma giriḥ
tataḥ kesarī hariḥ gokarṇam parvatam gacchati

73. O Vaidehī, there is a mountain named Kauraja, the foremost among mountains. From there, the lion-like monkey Kesari went to Mount Gokarna.

Words meanings summery:

• कौरजः (kaurajaḥ) - Kauraja (name of a mountain)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

• वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Vaidehī (Janaka's daughter, Sītā)

• गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, foremost, highest

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, went

• गोकर्णम् (gokarṇam) - to Gokarna (name of a place/mountain)

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - to the mountain

• केसरी (kesarī) - Kesari (name of Hanumān's father), lion-like

• हरिः (hariḥ) - monkey, lion

Words meanings and morphology

कौरजः (kaurajaḥ) - Kauraja (name of a mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauraja

kauraja - Name of a mountain

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverbial particle meaning 'by name' or 'indeed'.

वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Vaidehī (Janaka's daughter, Sītā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - belonging to Videha; Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha

गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, foremost, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

गोकर्णम् (gokarṇam) - to Gokarna (name of a place/mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gokarṇa

gokarṇa - 'cow's ear', name of a sacred place/mountain

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - to the mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain

केसरी (kesarī) - Kesari (name of Hanumān's father), lion-like

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kesarin

kesarin - lion-like, having a mane, name of Hanumān's father

हरिः (hariḥ) - monkey, lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - tawny, green, yellow; lion, monkey, Viṣṇu

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