वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-59, verse-9

यद् रक्षति महावीर्यः सदा दधिमुखः कपिः ।
मातुलः कपिमुख्यस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः ॥९॥

9. yad rakṣati mahāvīryaḥ sadā dadhimukhaḥ kapiḥ ,
mātulaḥ kapimukhyasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ.

9. yat rakṣati mahāvīryaḥ sadā dadhimukhaḥ kapiḥ
mātulaḥ kapimukhyasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ

9. That (forest) is always guarded by the mighty monkey Dadhimukha, who is the maternal uncle of the great-souled chief of monkeys, Sugriva.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that (forest), referring to Madhuvana (which, that)

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - guards, protects

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - mighty, very powerful, of great valor

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• दधिमुखः (dadhimukhaḥ) - the monkey named Dadhimukha (Dadhimukha (proper noun))

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey

• मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle

• कपिमुख्यस्य (kapimukhyasya) - of the chief of monkeys

• सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, noble

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that (forest), referring to Madhuvana (which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

रक्षति (rakṣati) - guards, protects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present active 3rd singular

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - mighty, very powerful, of great valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - mighty, of great valor, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Dadhimukha and Kapi.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

दधिमुखः (dadhimukhaḥ) - the monkey named Dadhimukha (Dadhimukha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dadhimukha

dadhimukha - Dadhimukha (proper name of a monkey), curds-faced

कपिः (kapiḥ) - monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle

Note: In apposition to Dadhimukha.

कपिमुख्यस्य (kapimukhyasya) - of the chief of monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kapimukhya

kapimukhya - chief of monkeys, principal monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+mukhya)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies Sugrīvasya.

सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper noun), having a beautiful neck

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Sugrīvasya.

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