वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-45, verse-20

स बालभावाद् युधि वीर्यदर्पितः प्रवृद्धमन्युः क्षतजोपमेक्षणः ।
समाससादाप्रतिमं रणे कपिं गजो महाकूपमिवावृतं तृणैः ॥२०॥

20. sa bālabhāvād yudhi vīryadarpitaḥ pravṛddhamanyuḥ kṣatajopamekṣaṇaḥ ,
samāsasādāpratimaṃ raṇe kapiṃ gajo mahākūpamivāvṛtaṃ tṛṇaiḥ.

20. saḥ bālabhāvāt yudhi vīryadarpitaḥ
pravṛddhamanyuḥ kṣatajopamekṣaṇaḥ
samāsasāda apratimam raṇe kapim
gajaḥ mahākūpam iva āvṛtam tṛṇaiḥ

20. Due to his youthfulness (bālabhāva), and filled with pride in his valor (vīrya) in battle, his anger (manyu) greatly intensified, and his eyes resembled blood. He (Akṣa Kumāra) advanced towards the peerless monkey (kapi), Hanumān, in combat, just as an elephant approaches a deep well concealed by grass.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Akṣa Kumāra) (he, that)

• बालभावात् (bālabhāvāt) - due to his youthful impetuosity (from childhood, due to youth)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

• वीर्यदर्पितः (vīryadarpitaḥ) - arrogant with valor (proud of valor, arrogant with courage)

• प्रवृद्धमन्युः (pravṛddhamanyuḥ) - his wrath greatly intensified (whose anger has grown, with increased anger)

• क्षतजोपमेक्षणः (kṣatajopamekṣaṇaḥ) - his eyes resembling blood (whose eyes resemble blood)

• समाससाद (samāsasāda) - advanced towards (approached, came near)

• अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - the peerless (unequalled, peerless, incomparable)

• रणे (raṇe) - in combat (in battle, in fight)

• कपिम् (kapim) - the monkey Hanumān (monkey)

• गजः (gajaḥ) - an elephant (elephant)

• महाकूपम् (mahākūpam) - a deep well (great well, deep well)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - hidden (covered, concealed)

• तृणैः (tṛṇaiḥ) - by grass (with grass, by grasses)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Akṣa Kumāra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बालभावात् (bālabhāvāt) - due to his youthful impetuosity (from childhood, due to youth)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bālabhāva

bālabhāva - childhood, youth, childish nature

`bāla` (child) + `bhāva` (state, nature)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāla+bhāva)

• bāla – child, young, inexperienced
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, nature, condition, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

वीर्यदर्पितः (vīryadarpitaḥ) - arrogant with valor (proud of valor, arrogant with courage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryadarpita

vīryadarpita - proud of valor

`vīrya` (valor) + `darpita` (made proud).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīrya+darpita)

• vīrya – valor, courage, potency
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – proud, arrogant, inflated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dṛp` (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

प्रवृद्धमन्युः (pravṛddhamanyuḥ) - his wrath greatly intensified (whose anger has grown, with increased anger)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛddhamanyu

pravṛddhamanyu - having increased anger

`pra` (greatly) + `vṛddha` (grown) + `manyu` (anger).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pravṛddha+manyu)

• pravṛddha – greatly increased, fully grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vṛdh` with `pra` prefix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• manyu – anger, wrath, passion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

क्षतजोपमेक्षणः (kṣatajopamekṣaṇaḥ) - his eyes resembling blood (whose eyes resemble blood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatajopamekṣaṇa

kṣatajopamekṣaṇa - having eyes like blood

`kṣataja` (blood) + `upama` (comparison/likeness) + `īkṣaṇa` (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣataja+upama+īkṣaṇa)

• kṣataja – blood (literally 'born from a wound')
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• upama – comparison, likeness, simile
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root `īkṣ` (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

समाससाद (samāsasāda) - advanced towards (approached, came near)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sad

perfect active (lit)

3rd person singular, perfect active, with prefixes `sam` and `ā`.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - the peerless (unequalled, peerless, incomparable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apratima

apratima - unequalled, incomparable, peerless

`a` (negation) + `pratima` (image, comparison).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratima – image, likeness, comparison
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati

रणे (raṇe) - in combat (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war

From root `raṇ` (to sound, to rejoice, to fight).

Root: raṇ (class 1)

कपिम् (kapim) - the monkey Hanumān (monkey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey

गजः (gajaḥ) - an elephant (elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

From root `gaj` (to rumble, roar).

Root: gaj (class 1)

महाकूपम् (mahākūpam) - a deep well (great well, deep well)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākūpa

mahākūpa - great well, deep pit

`mahā` (great) + `kūpa` (well).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kūpa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - hidden (covered, concealed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛ` (to cover, encompass) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

तृणैः (tṛṇaiḥ) - by grass (with grass, by grasses)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, straw