वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-16

एतावेव हि संक्रुद्धौ सवाजिरथकुञ्जराम् ।
लङ्कां नाशयितुं शक्तौ सर्वे तिष्ठन्तु वानराः ॥१६॥

16. etāveva hi saṃkruddhau savājirathakuñjarām ,
laṅkāṃ nāśayituṃ śaktau sarve tiṣṭhantu vānarāḥ.

16. etau eva hi saṃkruddhau sa-vāji-ratha-kuñjarām
laṅkām nāśayitum śaktau sarve tiṣṭhantu vānarāḥ

16. hi etau eva saṃkruddhau sa-vāji-ratha-kuñjarām
laṅkām nāśayitum śaktau sarve vānarāḥ tiṣṭhantu

16. Indeed, these two, if they become utterly enraged, are capable of destroying Laṅkā, including its horses, chariots, and elephants. All you monkeys should remain still.

Words meanings summery:

• एतौ (etau) - these two (referring to specific powerful monkeys mentioned or implied in context) (these two)

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• संक्रुद्धौ (saṁkruddhau) - utterly enraged (greatly enraged, furious)

• स-वाजि-रथ-कुञ्जराम् (sa-vāji-ratha-kuñjarām) - including its horses, chariots, and elephants (with horses, chariots, and elephants)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā (city of Ravaṇa))

• नाशयितुम् (nāśayitum) - to destroy (to destroy, to cause to perish)

• शक्तौ (śaktau) - capable (capable, able)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, everyone)

• तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - should remain still (let them stand, let them remain, let them wait)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys (members of the monkey army) (monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

एतौ (etau) - these two (referring to specific powerful monkeys mentioned or implied in context) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

एव (eva) - indeed, even (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle

संक्रुद्धौ (saṁkruddhau) - utterly enraged (greatly enraged, furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - greatly enraged, furious, highly agitated

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

स-वाजि-रथ-कुञ्जराम् (sa-vāji-ratha-kuñjarām) - including its horses, chariots, and elephants (with horses, chariots, and elephants)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sa-vāji-ratha-kuñjara

sa-vāji-ratha-kuñjara - together with horses, chariots, and elephants

Bahuvrīhi compound with prefix sa- (with).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vāji+ratha+kuñjara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vāji – horse
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh (class 1)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying Laṅkā.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā (city of Ravaṇa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital city of Ravaṇa)

Note: Object of 'nāśayitum'.

नाशयितुम् (nāśayitum) - to destroy (to destroy, to cause to perish)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of nāśayitum

Infinitive

Infinitive of the causal of root naś (to perish).

Root: naś (class 4)

शक्तौ (śaktau) - capable (capable, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakta

śakta - capable, able, mighty, powerful

Past Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively with 'nāśayitum'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, everyone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - should remain still (let them stand, let them remain, let them wait)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Imperative 3rd person plural, parasmaipada.

Root: sthā (class 1)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys (members of the monkey army) (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhantu'.

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