वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-59, verse-14

गायन्ति के चित् प्रणमन्ति के चिन्नृत्यन्ति के चित् प्रहसन्ति के चित् ।
पतन्ति के चिद्विचरन्ति के चित् प्लवन्ति के चित् प्रलपन्ति के चित् ॥१४॥

14. gāyanti ke cit praṇamanti ke cinnṛtyanti ke cit prahasanti ke cit ,
patanti ke cidvicaranti ke cit plavanti ke cit pralapanti ke cit.

14. gāyanti ke cit praṇamanti ke cit
nṛtyanti ke cit prahasanti ke cit
patanti ke cit vicaranti ke cit
plavanti ke cit pralapanti ke cit

14. ke cit gāyanti ke cit praṇamanti
ke cit nṛtyanti ke cit prahasanti
ke cit patanti ke cit vicaranti
ke cit plavanti ke cit pralapanti

14. Some sing, some bow down, some dance, some laugh loudly. Some fall, some wander about, some leap, some babble incoherently.

Words meanings summery:

• गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• प्रणमन्ति (praṇamanti) - they bow down, they salute

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• प्रहसन्ति (prahasanti) - they laugh loudly, they laugh heartily

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they wander, they roam about

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• प्लवन्ति (plavanti) - they jump, they leap, they float

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

• प्रलपन्ति (pralapanti) - they babble, they talk incoherently, they lament

• के (ke) - who, some

• चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

Words meanings and morphology

गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gai

Root: gai (class 1)

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

प्रणमन्ति (praṇamanti) - they bow down, they salute

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of praṇam

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

प्रहसन्ति (prahasanti) - they laugh loudly, they laugh heartily

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of prahas

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: `pra` here intensifies the action of laughing.

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they wander, they roam about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vicar

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: `vi` indicates separation or variety, thus "wander about".

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

प्लवन्ति (plavanti) - they jump, they leap, they float

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of plav

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: The context of monkeys suggests "jump" or "leap".

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.

प्रलपन्ति (pralapanti) - they babble, they talk incoherently, they lament

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pralap

Prefix: pra

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: `pra` indicates intensity or forward action, here leading to "babble" or "lament" in excitement.

के (ke) - who, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: In combination with 'cit' means 'some'.

चित् (cit) - particle, indicates indefiniteness; some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ke' to form 'some'.