वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-16

मादृशानां सहस्राणि विसृष्टानि महात्मनाम् ।
बलिनां वानरेन्द्राणां सुग्रीववशवर्तिनाम् ॥१६॥

16. mādṛśānāṃ sahasrāṇi visṛṣṭāni mahātmanām ,
balināṃ vānarendrāṇāṃ sugrīvavaśavartinām.

16. mādṛśānām sahasrāṇi visṛṣṭāni mahātmanām
balinām vānarendrāṇām sugrīvavaśavartinām

16. mahātmanām balinām sugrīvavaśavartinām
mādṛśānām vānarendrāṇām sahasrāṇi visṛṣṭāni

16. Thousands of powerful monkey chiefs (vānarendras) like me, great souls (mahātmanas) who are obedient to Sugrīva, have been dispatched.

Words meanings summery:

• मादृशानाम् (mādṛśānām) - of those like me, of those similar to me

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• विसृष्टानि (visṛṣṭāni) - dispatched, sent forth, created

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of great-minded ones

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the powerful ones, of the strong

• वानरेन्द्राणाम् (vānarēndrāṇām) - of the chiefs of monkeys, of the monkey lords

• सुग्रीववशवर्तिनाम् (sugrīvavaśavartinām) - of those obedient to Sugrīva, under the control of Sugrīva

Words meanings and morphology

मादृशानाम् (mādṛśānām) - of those like me, of those similar to me

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mādṛśa

mādṛśa - like me, similar to me

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

विसृष्टानि (visṛṣṭāni) - dispatched, sent forth, created

(adjective)

neuter, plural of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - dispatched, released, sent forth, created

Past Passive Participle

From the root sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of great-minded ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted (often used for a Mahatma)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the powerful ones, of the strong

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

वानरेन्द्राणाम् (vānarēndrāṇām) - of the chiefs of monkeys, of the monkey lords

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānarēndra

vānarēndra - chief of monkeys, monkey lord

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (often used as suffix)
  noun (masculine)

सुग्रीववशवर्तिनाम् (sugrīvavaśavartinām) - of those obedient to Sugrīva, under the control of Sugrīva

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sugrīvavaśavartin

sugrīvavaśavartin - obedient to Sugrīva, subservient to Sugrīva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sugrīva+vaśa+vartin)

• sugrīva – Sugrīva (king of the vānaras)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, control, power, subjugation
  noun (masculine)
• vartin – acting, existing, being (suffix indicating 'being in' or 'acting according to')
  adjective
  Agent noun
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, exist, turn) indicating one who acts or is situated.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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