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

ततस्तं गिरिसंकाशमतिकायं महाबलम् ।
राक्षस्यो वानरं दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छुर्जनकात्मजाम् ॥५॥

5. tatastaṃ girisaṃkāśamatikāyaṃ mahābalam ,
rākṣasyo vānaraṃ dṛṣṭvā papracchurjanakātmajām.

5. tataḥ tam girisaṃkāśam atikāyam mahābalam
rākṣasyaḥ vānaram dṛṣṭvā papracchuḥ janakātmajām

5. tataḥ rākṣasyaḥ girisaṃkāśam atikāyam mahābalam
tam vānaram dṛṣṭvā janakātmajām papracchuḥ

5. Then, seeing that mountain-like, gigantic, and immensely powerful monkey (Hanumān), the female demons (rākṣasīs) questioned Janaka's daughter (Sītā).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तम् (tam) - him, referring to the monkey Hanumān (him, that one)

• गिरिसंकाशम् (girisaṁkāśam) - the monkey, appearing like a mountain (mountain-like, resembling a mountain)

• अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - the monkey, with a gigantic body (gigantic, huge-bodied, enormous)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the monkey, who was immensely powerful (immensely powerful, of great strength)

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - female demons, rākṣasīs

• वानराम् (vānarām) - the monkey, Hanumān (monkey, ape)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• प्रपृच्छुः (prapṛcchuḥ) - the rākṣasīs questioned (they asked, questioned)

• जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Janaka's daughter, Sītā (Janaka's daughter)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, referring to the monkey Hanumān (him, that one)

(demonstrative pronoun)

गिरिसंकाशम् (girisaṁkāśam) - the monkey, appearing like a mountain (mountain-like, resembling a mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of girisaṃkāśa

girisaṁkāśa - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+saṃkāśa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – like, resembling, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)

अतिकायम् (atikāyam) - the monkey, with a gigantic body (gigantic, huge-bodied, enormous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - gigantic, huge-bodied, enormous in size

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+kāya)

• ati – excessive, beyond, very much
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excess
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the monkey, who was immensely powerful (immensely powerful, of great strength)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, immensely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - female demons, rākṣasīs

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa

वानराम् (vānarām) - the monkey, Hanumān (monkey, ape)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रपृच्छुः (prapṛcchuḥ) - the rākṣasīs questioned (they asked, questioned)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pracch

Perfect

Root pracch (to ask)

Root: pracch (class 6)

जनकात्मजाम् (janakātmajām) - Janaka's daughter, Sītā (Janaka's daughter)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter (literally 'self-born')
  noun (feminine)

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