वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-15

ततस्ते संवृताकारं सत्त्ववन्तं महाकपिम् ।
परिगृह्य ययुर्हृष्टा राक्षसाः कपिकुञ्जरम् ॥१५॥

15. tataste saṃvṛtākāraṃ sattvavantaṃ mahākapim ,
parigṛhya yayurhṛṣṭā rākṣasāḥ kapikuñjaram.

15. tataḥ te saṃvṛtākāram sattvavantam mahākapim
parigṛhya yayuḥ hṛṣṭāḥ rākṣasāḥ kapikuñjaram

15. tataḥ hṛṣṭāḥ rākṣasāḥ saṃvṛtākāram sattvavantam
mahākapim kapikuñjaram parigṛhya yayuḥ

15. Then, those joyful rākṣasas, having seized the mighty monkey (mahākapim), who possessed great strength (sattva) and whose form was now constrained, carried away the excellent monkey (kapikuñjaram).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

• ते (te) - those (rākṣasas) (they)

• संवृताकारम् (saṁvṛtākāram) - referring to Hanuman whose form was now held captive (whose form was constrained/covered/concealed)

• सत्त्ववन्तम् (sattvavantam) - referring to Hanuman's inherent strength and courage (endowed with strength, courageous, spirited)

• महाकपिम् (mahākapim) - referring to Hanuman (the great monkey)

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having seized, having captured

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they carried him away (they went, they departed)

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted, excited

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas (demons)

• कपिकुञ्जरम् (kapikuñjaram) - referring to Hanuman, highlighting his preeminence (the excellent monkey, the elephant among monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (rākṣasas) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संवृताकारम् (saṁvṛtākāram) - referring to Hanuman whose form was now held captive (whose form was constrained/covered/concealed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtākāra

saṁvṛtākāra - having a restrained form, whose form is concealed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃvṛta+ākāra)

• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, restrained, captured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape, aspect
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सत्त्ववन्तम् (sattvavantam) - referring to Hanuman's inherent strength and courage (endowed with strength, courageous, spirited)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sattvavat

sattvavat - possessing strength (sattva), brave, powerful

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat from sattva

महाकपिम् (mahākapim) - referring to Hanuman (the great monkey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - a great monkey, an eminent monkey

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+kapi)

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

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having seized, having captured

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Indeclinable participle formed from root grah with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they carried him away (they went, they departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted, excited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - glad, joyful, delighted, excited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often demonic)

कपिकुञ्जरम् (kapikuñjaram) - referring to Hanuman, highlighting his preeminence (the excellent monkey, the elephant among monkeys)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapikuñjara

kapikuñjara - an eminent monkey, an elephant among monkeys (best of monkeys)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+kuñjara)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant (used metaphorically for 'best' or 'chief' when in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

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