वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-59, verse-11

ततस्ते वानरा हृष्टा दृष्ट्वा मधुवनं महत् ।
कुमारमभ्ययाचन्त मधूनि मधुपिङ्गलाः ॥११॥

11. tataste vānarā hṛṣṭā dṛṣṭvā madhuvanaṃ mahat ,
kumāramabhyayācanta madhūni madhupiṅgalāḥ.

11. tataḥ te vānarāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ dṛṣṭvā madhuvanam mahat
kumāram abhyayācanta madhūni madhupiṅgalāḥ

11. Thereupon, those delighted monkeys, having seen the great Madhuvana, and being honey-colored (from excitement or prior consumption), entreated the prince for honey.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that

• ते (te) - they

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

• मधुवनम् (madhuvanam) - the Madhuvana (honey-forest) (the honey-forest)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• कुमारम् (kumāram) - the prince (Angada) (the prince, boy, youth)

• अभ्ययाचन्त (abhyayācanta) - they entreated, requested, begged

• मधूनि (madhūni) - honey, sweet things

• मधुपिङ्गलाः (madhupiṅgalāḥ) - tawny (like honey) from excitement or previous consumption of honey (honey-colored, tawny like honey, yellowish-brown)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the monkeys.

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Subject of abhyayācanta.

हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with vānarāḥ.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मधुवनम् (madhuvanam) - the Madhuvana (honey-forest) (the honey-forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhuvana

madhuvana - honey-forest, a particular forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+vana)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

Note: Agrees with madhuvanam.

कुमारम् (kumāram) - the prince (Angada) (the prince, boy, youth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - prince, boy, son, youth

Note: Object of abhyayācanta. Refers to Angada.

अभ्ययाचन्त (abhyayācanta) - they entreated, requested, begged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yāc

Imperfect active 3rd plural, with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Formed from abhi- + ayācanta (imperfect of √yāc).

मधूनि (madhūni) - honey, sweet things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, wine

Note: Object of entreaty.

मधुपिङ्गलाः (madhupiṅgalāḥ) - tawny (like honey) from excitement or previous consumption of honey (honey-colored, tawny like honey, yellowish-brown)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhupiṅgala

madhupiṅgala - honey-colored, tawny like honey, yellowish-brown

Compound type : bahuvrihi (madhu+piṅgala)

• madhu – honey
  noun (neuter)
• piṅgala – tawny, yellowish-brown
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vānarāḥ.

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