वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-52, verse-17

लङ्कां समस्तां संदीप्य लाङ्गूलाग्निं महाकपिः ।
निर्वापयामास तदा समुद्रे हरिसत्तमः ॥१७॥

17. laṅkāṃ samastāṃ saṃdīpya lāṅgūlāgniṃ mahākapiḥ ,
nirvāpayāmāsa tadā samudre harisattamaḥ.

17. laṅkām samastām sandīpya lāṅgūla-agnim mahā-kapiḥ
nirvāpayām āsa tadā samudre harisattamaḥ

17. mahā-kapiḥ harisattamaḥ samastām laṅkām
lāṅgūla-agnim sandīpya tadā samudre nirvāpayām āsa

17. Having thoroughly set ablaze the entire Laṅkā with the fire from his tail, the great monkey (mahā-kapi), the best of monkeys (harisattama), then extinguished his tail-fire in the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā (proper noun), to Laṅkā)

• समस्ताम् (samastām) - the entire Laṅkā (entire, whole, all)

• सन्दीप्य (sandīpya) - having set ablaze, having ignited thoroughly

• लाङ्गूल-अग्निम् (lāṅgūla-agnim) - the fire originating from his tail (tail-fire)

• महा-कपिः (mahā-kapiḥ) - Hanumān, the great monkey (mahā-kapi) (great monkey)

• निर्वापयाम् (nirvāpayām) - caused to extinguish, extinguished

• आस (āsa) - completed the action of extinguishing (part of periphrastic perfect) (he was, he became)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, in the sea

• हरिसत्तमः (harisattamaḥ) - Hanumān, who is the best of monkeys (harisattama) (best of monkeys, excellent monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā (proper noun), to Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (capital of Rākṣasas)

समस्ताम् (samastām) - the entire Laṅkā (entire, whole, all)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samasta

samasta - entire, whole, all, combined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root as (to be) with prefix sam- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'laṅkām'

सन्दीप्य (sandīpya) - having set ablaze, having ignited thoroughly

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root dīp (to shine) with prefixes sam- and -ya.

Prefix: sam

Root: dīp (class 4)

लाङ्गूल-अग्निम् (lāṅgūla-agnim) - the fire originating from his tail (tail-fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lāṅgūla-agni

lāṅgūla-agni - tail-fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lāṅgūla+agni)

• lāṅgūla – tail
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

महा-कपिः (mahā-kapiḥ) - Hanumān, the great monkey (mahā-kapi) (great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-kapi

mahā-kapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+kapi)

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

निर्वापयाम् (nirvāpayām) - caused to extinguish, extinguished

(verb)

causative stem

Causative stem of root vā, with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nis

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'āsa' to form a periphrastic perfect.

आस (āsa) - completed the action of extinguishing (part of periphrastic perfect) (he was, he became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of as

perfect active

Root 'as', perfect tense (Lit), 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

हरिसत्तमः (harisattamaḥ) - Hanumān, who is the best of monkeys (harisattama) (best of monkeys, excellent monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harisattama

harisattama - best of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+sattama)

• hari – monkey, lion, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good/existent).

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