वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-52, verse-6

ततः प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलः सविद्युदिव तोयदः ।
भवनाग्रेषु लङ्काया विचचार महाकपिः ॥६॥

6. tataḥ pradīptalāṅgūlaḥ savidyudiva toyadaḥ ,
bhavanāgreṣu laṅkāyā vicacāra mahākapiḥ.

6. tataḥ pradīptalāṅgūlaḥ savidyut iva toyadaḥ
bhavanāgreṣu laṅkāyā vicacāra mahākapiḥ

6. tataḥ mahākapiḥ pradīptalāṅgūlaḥ savidyut
iva toyadaḥ laṅkāyā bhavanāgreṣu vicacāra

6. Then, the great monkey (Mahākapi), with his blazing tail, roamed on the tops of Lanka's mansions, like a cloud with lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, thence)

• प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलः (pradīptalāṅgūlaḥ) - with his blazing tail (having a blazing tail)

• सविद्युत् (savidyut) - with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - cloud (cloud (lit. water-giver))

• भवनाग्रेषु (bhavanāgreṣu) - on the tops of the mansions (on the tops of mansions, in the forefront of houses)

• लङ्काया (laṅkāyā) - of Lanka (of Lanka, in Lanka)

• विचचार (vicacāra) - roamed (wandered, roamed, moved about)

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

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, thence)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलः (pradīptalāṅgūlaḥ) - with his blazing tail (having a blazing tail)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradīptalāṅgūla

pradīptalāṅgūla - one whose tail is blazing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pradīpta+lāṅgūla)

• pradīpta – blazing, ignited, shining
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dīp (to shine) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• lāṅgūla – tail
  noun (neuter)

Note: Noun phrase acting as a predicate adjective.

सविद्युत् (savidyut) - with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savidyut

savidyut - accompanied by lightning, having lightning

Compound formed with 'sa' (with, endowed with) and 'vidyut' (lightning).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning, flash
  noun (feminine)

Note: Part of the simile 'like a cloud with lightning', agrees with 'toyadaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - cloud (cloud (lit. water-giver))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of toyada

toyada - cloud, water-giver

Compound formed from 'toya' (water) and 'da' (giver).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+da)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix
  Derived from root √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison to Mahākapi.

भवनाग्रेषु (bhavanāgreṣu) - on the tops of the mansions (on the tops of mansions, in the forefront of houses)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhavanāgra

bhavanāgra - top/forefront of a mansion, mansion's peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhavana+agra)

• bhavana – house, mansion, palace, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• agra – top, front, tip, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of place.

लङ्काया (laṅkāyā) - of Lanka (of Lanka, in Lanka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of Ravana's city)

Note: Possessive relationship with 'bhavanāgreṣu'.

विचचार (vicacāra) - roamed (wandered, roamed, moved about)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipada

Reduplicated perfect (Lit), from root √car with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'vi-' indicates 'in various directions' or 'about'.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey, leader of monkeys

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

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

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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