वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-13

अशोकवनिका मध्ये राजन्भीमवपुः कपिः ।
सीतया कृतसंवादस्तिष्ठत्यमितविक्रमः ॥१३॥

13. aśokavanikā madhye rājanbhīmavapuḥ kapiḥ ,
sītayā kṛtasaṃvādastiṣṭhatyamitavikramaḥ.

13. aśokavanikā madhye rājan bhīmavapuḥ kapiḥ
sītayā kṛtasaṃvādaḥ tiṣṭhati amitavikramaḥ

13. rājan aśokavanikā madhye sītayā kṛtasaṃvādaḥ
bhīmavapuḥ amitavikramaḥ kapiḥ tiṣṭhati

13. O King, in the middle of the Aśoka grove, a monkey with a terrifying body and immeasurable valor stands, having conversed with Sītā.

Words meanings summery:

• अशोकवनिका (aśokavanikā) - Aśoka grove

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• भीमवपुः (bhīmavapuḥ) - having a terrifying body, of dreadful form

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey, ape

• सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā

• कृतसंवादः (kṛtasaṁvādaḥ) - having conversed, one by whom conversation was made

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains

• अमितविक्रमः (amitavikramaḥ) - of immeasurable valor

Words meanings and morphology

अशोकवनिका (aśokavanikā) - Aśoka grove

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśokavanikā

aśokavanikā - a grove of Aśoka trees

compound of aśoka (Aśoka tree) and vanikā (small forest/grove)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśoka+vanikā)

• aśoka – Aśoka tree (Saraca asoca), free from sorrow
  noun (masculine)
• vanikā – small forest, grove, garden
  noun (feminine)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

(indeclinable)

locative singular of madhya, often used as an adverb

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

भीमवपुः (bhīmavapuḥ) - having a terrifying body, of dreadful form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmavapus

bhīmavapus - having a terrifying body

Bahuvrihi compound: bhīma (terrifying) + vapus (body)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+vapus)

• bhīma – fearful, dreadful, terrible
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vap (class 1)

कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey, ape

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

सीतया (sītayā) - by Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rāma)

कृतसंवादः (kṛtasaṁvādaḥ) - having conversed, one by whom conversation was made

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtasaṃvāda

kṛtasaṁvāda - having conversed, one who has made a conversation

Bahuvrihi compound: kṛta (done) + saṃvāda (conversation)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+saṃvāda)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do) with -kta suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• saṃvāda – conversation, discourse, agreement
  noun (masculine)
  from root vad (to speak) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vad (class 1)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, 1st conjugation (tíṣṭhati)

Root: sthā (class 1)

अमितविक्रमः (amitavikramaḥ) - of immeasurable valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitavikrama

amitavikrama - of immeasurable valor or prowess

Bahuvrihi compound: amita (immeasurable) + vikrama (valor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+vikrama)

• amita – immeasurable, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  formed from a- (not) + mita (measured)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, stride
  noun (masculine)
  from root kram (to step) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

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