वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-60, verse-12

के चित् क्ष्वेडान्प्रकुर्वन्ति के चित् कूजन्ति हृष्टवत् ।
हरयो मधुना मत्ताः के चित् सुप्ता महीतले ॥१२॥

12. ke cit kṣveḍānprakurvanti ke cit kūjanti hṛṣṭavat ,
harayo madhunā mattāḥ ke cit suptā mahītale.

12. ke cit kṣveḍān prakurvanti ke cit kūjanti hṛṣṭavat
harayaḥ madunā mattāḥ ke cit suptāḥ mahītale

12. ke cit kṣveḍān prakurvanti ke cit hṛṣṭavat kūjanti
madunā mattāḥ harayaḥ ke cit mahītale suptāḥ

12. Some monkeys let out loud roars, while others chirp joyfully. Intoxicated by the honey, some of these monkeys are fast asleep on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - some monkeys (who, some)

• चित् (cit) - part of "ke cit" meaning "some" (indeed, even, some (particle))

• क्ष्वेडान् (kṣveḍān) - roars, cries, shouts

• प्रकुर्वन्ति (prakurvanti) - they utter (they make, they perform, they do)

• के (ke) - some monkeys (who, some)

• चित् (cit) - part of "ke cit" meaning "some" (indeed, even, some (particle))

• कूजन्ति (kūjanti) - they chirp, they coo, they sing

• हृष्टवत् (hṛṣṭavat) - joyfully, like one who is joyful

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys, tawny ones

• मदुना (madunā) - by honey, with honey

• मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated, drunk, maddened

• के (ke) - some monkeys (who, some)

• चित् (cit) - part of "ke cit" meaning "some" (indeed, even, some (particle))

• सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - asleep, slept

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - some monkeys (who, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun

चित् (cit) - part of "ke cit" meaning "some" (indeed, even, some (particle))

(indeclinable)

Particle, often used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaś-cit: someone)

क्ष्वेडान् (kṣveḍān) - roars, cries, shouts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣveḍa

kṣveḍa - roar, shout, sound

From root KṢVEḌ (to roar)

Root: kṣveḍ (class 1)

प्रकुर्वन्ति (prakurvanti) - they utter (they make, they perform, they do)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prakṛ

From prefix PRA + root KṚ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

के (ke) - some monkeys (who, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun

चित् (cit) - part of "ke cit" meaning "some" (indeed, even, some (particle))

(indeclinable)

Particle, often used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaś-cit: someone)

कूजन्ति (kūjanti) - they chirp, they coo, they sing

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kūj

Root: kūj (class 1)

हृष्टवत् (hṛṣṭavat) - joyfully, like one who is joyful

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of hṛṣṭa (joyful) + vat (like)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys, tawny ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, tawny, lion, Viṣṇu

Note: Subject of the sleeping action.

मदुना (madunā) - by honey, with honey

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of madu

madu - honey, sweet

Note: Cause of intoxication.

मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated, drunk, maddened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, maddened

past passive participle

From root MAD (to be intoxicated)

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies "harayaḥ".

के (ke) - some monkeys (who, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun

चित् (cit) - part of "ke cit" meaning "some" (indeed, even, some (particle))

(indeclinable)

Particle, often used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaś-cit: someone)

सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - asleep, slept

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - asleep, slept

past passive participle

From root SVAP (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Qualifies "ke cit".

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - ground, earth's surface

Compound mahī (earth) + tala (surface)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, palm, sole
  noun (neuter)