वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-5, chapter-37, verse-49
शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानां लङ्कामलयसानुषु ।
नर्दतां कपिमुख्यानामार्ये यूथान्यनेकशः ॥४९॥
नर्दतां कपिमुख्यानामार्ये यूथान्यनेकशः ॥४९॥
49. śailāmbudanikāśānāṃ laṅkāmalayasānuṣu ,
nardatāṃ kapimukhyānāmārye yūthānyanekaśaḥ.
nardatāṃ kapimukhyānāmārye yūthānyanekaśaḥ.
49.
śailāmbudanikāśānām laṅkāmalayasānuṣu
nardatām kapimukhyānām ārye yūthāni anekaśaḥ
nardatām kapimukhyānām ārye yūthāni anekaśaḥ
49.
ārye anekaśaḥ yūthāni kapimukhyānām nardatām
śailāmbudanikāśānām laṅkāmalayasānuṣu
śailāmbudanikāśānām laṅkāmalayasānuṣu
49.
O noble lady, you will see numerous hordes of principal monkeys, roaring on the mountain slopes of Laṅkā and Malaya, appearing like mountains and clouds.
Words meanings summery:
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- शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानाम् (śailāmbudanikāśānām) - of those resembling mountains and clouds
- लङ्कामलयसानुषु (laṅkāmalayasānuṣu) - on the slopes/peaks of Laṅkā and Malaya (mountains)
- नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those who are roaring/shouting
- कपिमुख्यानाम् (kapimukhyānām) - of the principal monkeys, of the monkey chiefs
- आर्ये (ārye) - O Sītā (O noble lady)
- यूथानि (yūthāni) - hordes, troops, groups
- अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways, manifold, numerous
Words meanings and morphology
शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानाम् (śailāmbudanikāśānām) - of those resembling mountains and clouds
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śailāmbudanikāśa
śailāmbudanikāśa - resembling mountains and clouds
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaila+ambuda+nikāśa)
- śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
noun (masculine)
From ambu (water) + da (giver).
Prefix: am
Root: dā (class 3) - nikāśa – resemblance, appearance; resembling
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with kapimukhyānām and nardatām.
लङ्कामलयसानुषु (laṅkāmalayasānuṣu) - on the slopes/peaks of Laṅkā and Malaya (mountains)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of laṅkāmalayasānu
laṅkāmalayasānu - mountain slopes of Laṅkā and Malaya
Compound type : dvandva (laṅkā+malaya+sānu)
- laṅkā – Laṅkā (name of a city/island)
proper noun (feminine) - malaya – Malaya (name of a mountain range)
proper noun (masculine) - sānu – ridge, slope, peak (of a mountain)
noun (masculine)
Note: Locative plural indicating location.
नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those who are roaring/shouting
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat
nardat - roaring, sounding, shouting
present active participle
From root nard (to roar), present active participle.
Root: nard (class 1)
कपिमुख्यानाम् (kapimukhyānām) - of the principal monkeys, of the monkey chiefs
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kapimukhya
kapimukhya - chief monkey, principal monkey
Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+mukhya)
- kapi – monkey
noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
adjective (masculine)
Note: Genitive plural, describing the owners of the 'hordes' (yūthāni).
आर्ये (ārye) - O Sītā (O noble lady)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of āryā
āryā - noble lady, respectable woman
यूथानि (yūthāni) - hordes, troops, groups
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of yūtha
yūtha - herd, troop, multitude, host
Note: Object of implied verb 'drakṣyasi'.
अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways, manifold, numerous
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -śaḥ meaning 'in many ways' or 'many'.