वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-17

अथ मेघप्रतीकाशं कुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् ।
विभीषणस्य च तथा पुप्लुवे स महाकपिः ॥१७॥

17. atha meghapratīkāśaṃ kumbhakarṇaniveśanam ,
vibhīṣaṇasya ca tathā pupluve sa mahākapiḥ.

17. atha meghapratīkāśam kumbhakarṇaniveśanam
vibhīṣaṇasya ca tathā pupluve saḥ mahākapiḥ

17. atha saḥ mahākapiḥ meghapratīkāśam kumbhakarṇaniveśanam
tathā ca vibhīṣaṇasya (niveśanam) pupluve

17. Then, that great monkey (Hanuman) flew over Kumbhakarna's dwelling, which was like a cloud, and similarly over Vibhishana's residence.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• मेघप्रतीकाशम् (meghapratīkāśam) - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

• कुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् (kumbhakarṇaniveśanam) - Kumbhakarna's dwelling, the residence of Kumbhakarna

• विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhishana's residence (of Vibhishana)

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - flew, leaped, jumped over

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey Hanuman (great monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

मेघप्रतीकाशम् (meghapratīkāśam) - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of meghapratīkāśa

meghapratīkāśa - resembling a cloud, cloud-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+pratīkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkāśa – likeness, appearance, resemblance
  noun (masculine)
  from prati-īkṣ (to see, behold)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'niveśanam'.

कुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् (kumbhakarṇaniveśanam) - Kumbhakarna's dwelling, the residence of Kumbhakarna

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kumbhakarṇaniveśana

kumbhakarṇaniveśana - Kumbhakarna's dwelling

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kumbhakarṇa+niveśana)

• kumbhakarṇa – Kumbhakarna (name of a rākṣasa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• niveśana – dwelling, residence, house
  noun (neuter)
  from ni-viś (to enter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'pupluve'.

विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhishana's residence (of Vibhishana)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of a rākṣasa, brother of Ravana)

Note: Implies 'Vibhishana's dwelling' as understood from context.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - flew, leaped, jumped over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of plu

Perfect Active Indicative

Root reduplication for perfect tense, parasmaipada ending.

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: 'Flew over' in context of movement.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mahākapiḥ'.

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey Hanuman (great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey (refers to Hanuman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+kapi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'pupluve'.

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