वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-42

तव सत्त्वं बलं चैव विजानामि महाकपे ।
वायोरिव गतिं चापि तेजश्चाग्निरिवाद्भुतम् ॥४२॥

42. tava sattvaṃ balaṃ caiva vijānāmi mahākape ,
vāyoriva gatiṃ cāpi tejaścāgnirivādbhutam.

42. tava sattvam balam ca eva vijānāmi mahā-kape
vāyoḥ iva gatim ca api tejaḥ ca agniḥ iva adbhutam

42. O great monkey, I know your essential nature (sattva) and your immense strength. Your speed is like that of Vāyu, and your splendor is amazing, like fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - essential nature (sattva) (essential nature, being, existence, courage, goodness)

• बलम् (balam) - immense strength (strength, power, might)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, very)

• विजानामि (vijānāmi) - I know (I know, I perceive, I understand)

• महा-कपे (mahā-kape) - O great monkey

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu (the wind god) (of Vāyu, of the wind)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गतिम् (gatim) - speed, movement, gait

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor (splendor, brilliance, energy, prowess)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - amazing, wonderful, astonishing

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - essential nature (sattva) (essential nature, being, existence, courage, goodness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essential nature, being, existence, courage, goodness, reality

From 'sat' (being, existence) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vijānāmi'.

बलम् (balam) - immense strength (strength, power, might)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

From root 'bal' (to live, to be strong).

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vijānāmi'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, very)

(indeclinable)

विजानामि (vijānāmi) - I know (I know, I perceive, I understand)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vijñā

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

महा-कपे (mahā-kape) - O great monkey

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-kapi

mahā-kapi - great monkey

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'mahat' (great).
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address to Hanumān.

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of Vāyu (the wind god) (of Vāyu, of the wind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Vāyu (the wind god)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गतिम् (gatim) - speed, movement, gait

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, motion, speed, gait, course

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'ti' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vijānāmi'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor (splendor, brilliance, energy, prowess)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire, light

From root 'tij' (to be sharp, to shine).

Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vijānāmi'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Used as a comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - amazing, wonderful, astonishing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - amazing, wonderful, astonishing, miraculous

Note: Qualifies 'tejaḥ'.