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

अवप्लुत्य महावेगः प्रहस्तस्य निवेशनम् ।
ततो ऽन्यत् पुप्लुवे वेश्म महापार्श्वस्य वीर्यवान् ॥१६॥

16. avaplutya mahāvegaḥ prahastasya niveśanam ,
tato'nyat pupluve veśma mahāpārśvasya vīryavān.

16. avaplutya mahāvegaḥ prahastasya niveśanam tataḥ
anyat pupluve veśma mahāpārśvasya vīryavān

16. mahāvegaḥ vīryavān avaplutya prahastasya
niveśanam tataḥ anyat mahāpārśvasya veśma pupluve

16. Having alighted with great speed (mahāvega) upon Prahastha's dwelling, the powerful one (vīryavān) then sprang to another residence, that of Mahāpārśva.

Words meanings summery:

• अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having alighted upon (having leaped down, having jumped off, having alighted)

• महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - with great speed (of great speed, very swift)

• प्रहस्तस्य (prahastasya) - of Prahastha

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling (dwelling, house, residence)

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

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another (another, other)

• पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - he sprang (he leaped, he sprang, he jumped)

• वेश्म (veśma) - residence (house, dwelling, palace)

• महापार्श्वस्य (mahāpārśvasya) - of Mahāpārśva

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful one (powerful, valorous, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having alighted upon (having leaped down, having jumped off, having alighted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root plu (to leap, swim) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - with great speed (of great speed, very swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, strong current, (as adj.) swift, rapid

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impetus
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vij (to move quickly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Refers to the agent, Hanuman.

प्रहस्तस्य (prahastasya) - of Prahastha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahastha (name of a Rākṣasa chief)

Prefix: pra

Root: hast (class 1)

Note: Possessive, indicating ownership of the dwelling.

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling (dwelling, house, residence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, house, residence, entering, encampment

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from pronominal stem 'tad'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - another (another, other)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - he sprang (he leaped, he sprang, he jumped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of plu

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated form (pupluve) of root plu, middle voice.

Root: plu (class 1)

वेश्म (veśma) - residence (house, dwelling, palace)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode, palace

Root: viś (class 6)

महापार्श्वस्य (mahāpārśvasya) - of Mahāpārśva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahāpārśva

mahāpārśva - Mahāpārśva (name of a Rākṣasa chief)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pārśva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• pārśva – side, flank
  noun (masculine)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful one (powerful, valorous, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, valorous, strong, heroic

Possessive suffix '-vat' appended to 'vīrya'.

Note: Refers to the agent, Hanuman.

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