वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-37, verse-3

स भूयस्त्वं समुत्साहे चोदितो हरिसत्तम ।
अस्मिन् कार्यसमारम्भे प्रचिन्तय यदुत्तरम् ॥३॥

3. sa bhūyastvaṃ samutsāhe codito harisattama ,
asmin kāryasamārambhe pracintaya yaduttaram.

3. saḥ bhūyaḥ tvam samutsāhe coditaḥ harisattama
asmin kāryasamārambhe pracintaya yat uttaram

3. sa harisattama! tvam asmin kāryasamārambhe
bhūyaḥ samutsāhe coditaḥ yat uttaram pracintaya

3. O best of monkeys, you, being further urged with great enthusiasm in this undertaking, consider what the next course of action should be.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - introductory particle for the address (that, he)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Hanuman) (you)

• समुत्साहे (samutsāhe) - in enthusiasm, in great energy

• चोदितः (coditaḥ) - impelled, urged, exhorted

• हरिसत्तम (harisattama) - O Hanuman, best among monkeys (O best of monkeys)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• कार्यसमारम्भे (kāryasamārambhe) - in the mission to find Sita and return (in the undertaking of this task, in this great enterprise)

• प्रचिन्तय (pracintaya) - consider, reflect, think well

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the next step, further action, reply

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - introductory particle for the address (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman, although grammatically it's nominative, here it has a particle-like function.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Comparative adverb from `bahu` (much)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Hanuman) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Subject of the imperative verb 'pracintaya'.

समुत्साहे (samutsāhe) - in enthusiasm, in great energy

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samutsāha

samutsāha - great energy, enthusiasm, exertion

Derived from `sam-` + `ut-` + root `sah`

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context of Hanuman's energy.

चोदितः (coditaḥ) - impelled, urged, exhorted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of codita

codita - urged, impelled, instigated, encouraged

past passive participle

Derived from root `cud` (causative `codayati`) + suffix `kta`

Root: cud (class 10)

हरिसत्तम (harisattama) - O Hanuman, best among monkeys (O best of monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of harisattama

harisattama - best among monkeys, most excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+sattama)

• hari – monkey; lion; Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix `tamaP`

Note: Direct address to Hanuman.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'kāryasamārambhe'.

कार्यसमारम्भे (kāryasamārambhe) - in the mission to find Sita and return (in the undertaking of this task, in this great enterprise)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāryasamārambha

kāryasamārambha - beginning of an undertaking, great enterprise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+samārambha)

• kārya – to be done, task, business
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive/future passive participle
  Derived from root `kṛ` + suffix `ṇyaT`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• samārambha – commencement, undertaking, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `sam-` + `ā-` + root `rabh`
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the mission of finding Sita and returning.

प्रचिन्तय (pracintaya) - consider, reflect, think well

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pracint

Denominative root `cint` from `cit` (10th class) with `pra-` prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Main verb, direct command to Hanuman.

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Corresponds to 'uttaram'.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the next step, further action, reply

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - subsequent, later, superior, answer, future action

Note: Refers to the future course of action.

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