वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-52, verse-1

वीक्षमाणस्ततो लङ्कां कपिः कृतमनोरथः ।
वर्धमानसमुत्साहः कार्यशेषमचिन्तयत् ॥१॥

1. vīkṣamāṇastato laṅkāṃ kapiḥ kṛtamanorathaḥ ,
vardhamānasamutsāhaḥ kāryaśeṣamacintayat.

1. vīkṣamāṇaḥ tataḥ laṅkām kapiḥ kṛtamanorathaḥ
vardhamānasamutsāhaḥ kāryaśeṣam acintayat

1. kṛtamanorathaḥ vardhamānasamutsāhaḥ kapiḥ
tataḥ laṅkām vīkṣamāṇaḥ kāryaśeṣam acintayat

1. The monkey (Hanumān), his desires fulfilled, gazed at Laṅkā from that spot. With ever-increasing enthusiasm, he then contemplated the remaining task.

Words meanings summery:

• वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - gazing, looking, observing

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

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (city)

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - Hanumān (monkey)

• कृतमनोरथः (kṛtamanorathaḥ) - whose desires are fulfilled, whose wish is accomplished

• वर्धमानसमुत्साहः (vardhamānasamutsāhaḥ) - whose enthusiasm is increasing, with growing excitement

• कार्यशेषम् (kāryaśeṣam) - the remaining task, the rest of the work

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he considered

Words meanings and morphology

वीक्षमाणः (vīkṣamāṇaḥ) - gazing, looking, observing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīkṣamāṇa

vīkṣamāṇa - one who is looking, observing

present middle participle

Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kapiḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + -tas suffix

Note: Refers to the location where Hanumān was.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā (city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of the capital city of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Object of 'vīkṣamāṇaḥ'.

कपिः (kapiḥ) - Hanumān (monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कृतमनोरथः (kṛtamanorathaḥ) - whose desires are fulfilled, whose wish is accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtamanoratha

kṛtamanoratha - one whose desire has been accomplished

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+manoratha)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• manoratha – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'kapiḥ'.

वर्धमानसमुत्साहः (vardhamānasamutsāhaḥ) - whose enthusiasm is increasing, with growing excitement

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vardhamānasamutsāha

vardhamānasamutsāha - one whose great enthusiasm is increasing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vardhamāna+samutsāha)

• vardhamāna – increasing, growing, prospering
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  present middle participle
  Derived from √vṛdh
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• samutsāha – great enthusiasm, energetic effort
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ut

Note: Modifies 'kapiḥ'.

कार्यशेषम् (kāryaśeṣam) - the remaining task, the rest of the work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryaśeṣa

kāryaśeṣa - remaining task, rest of the work

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+śeṣa)

• kārya – to be done, duty, task, work
  gerundive (neuter)
  gerundive (future passive participle)
  Derived from √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'acintayat'.

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cintayat

imperfect, 3rd person singular

Derived from √cit (to perceive) with secondary root formation (-āya-)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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