वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-7

संवेष्ट्यमाने लाङ्गूले व्यवर्धत महाकपिः ।
शुष्कमिन्धनमासाद्य वनेष्विव हुताशनः ॥७॥

7. saṃveṣṭyamāne lāṅgūle vyavardhata mahākapiḥ ,
śuṣkamindhanamāsādya vaneṣviva hutāśanaḥ.

7. saṃveṣṭyamāne lāṅgūle vyavardhata mahākapiḥ
śuṣkam indhanam āsādya vaneṣu iva hutāśanaḥ

7. mahākapiḥ vyavardhata saṃveṣṭyamāne lāṅgūle
iva hutāśanaḥ vaneṣu śuṣkam indhanam āsādya

7. As his tail was being wrapped, the great monkey (mahākapi) grew, just like a fire in the forests increases upon finding dry fuel.

Words meanings summery:

• संवेष्ट्यमाने (saṁveṣṭyamāne) - while Hanuman's tail was being wrapped (while being wrapped, while being enveloped, while being wound)

• लाङ्गूले (lāṅgūle) - on Hanuman's tail (on the tail, in the tail)

• व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - Hanuman grew in size (grew, increased)

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

• शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry fuel (dry, withered, parched)

• इन्धनम् (indhanam) - dry firewood for burning (fuel, firewood, kindling)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - upon finding dry fuel (having obtained, having reached, having found)

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests (in the forests, among the trees)

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

• हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - a fire (fire, Agni)

Words meanings and morphology

संवेष्ट्यमाने (saṁveṣṭyamāne) - while Hanuman's tail was being wrapped (while being wrapped, while being enveloped, while being wound)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃveṣṭyamāna

saṁveṣṭyamāna - being wrapped, being enveloped, being wound

Present Passive Participle

Formed from the root `veṣṭ` (to wrap) with prefixes `sam` and `vi`, and the `śānac` suffix in the passive voice.

Prefixes: sam+vi

Root: veṣṭ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `lāṅgūle` (tail).

लाङ्गूले (lāṅgūle) - on Hanuman's tail (on the tail, in the tail)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - Hanuman grew in size (grew, increased)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

From root `vṛdh` (1st conjugation, Atmanepada form). Prefixed with `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Subject is `mahākapiḥ`.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, great ape

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

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

Note: Subject of the verb `vyavardhata`.

शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry fuel (dry, withered, parched)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, withered, parched, emaciated

Derived from the root `śuṣ` (to dry).

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `indhanam`.

इन्धनम् (indhanam) - dry firewood for burning (fuel, firewood, kindling)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indhana

indhana - fuel, firewood, kindling

Derived from the root `indh` (to kindle, to inflame).

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Object of `āsādya`.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - upon finding dry fuel (having obtained, having reached, having found)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root `sad` with the prefix `ā`, and the `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb, `vyavardhata`.

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests (in the forests, among the trees)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Indicates the location of the fire.

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

(indeclinable)

हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - a fire (fire, Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, eater of oblations, Agni

Compound of `huta` (offered) and `aśana` (eating, that which eats). Lit. 'one who eats what is offered'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed, poured (as oblation)
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root `hu` (to offer, to sacrifice).
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, that which eats
  noun (neuter)
  From the root `aś` (to eat).
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: The entity being compared to Hanuman.

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