वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-60, verse-18

श्रुत्वा दधिमुखस्येदं वचनं वानरर्षभाः ।
पुनर्वीरा मधुवनं तेनैव सहिता ययुः ॥१८॥

18. śrutvā dadhimukhasyedaṃ vacanaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ ,
punarvīrā madhuvanaṃ tenaiva sahitā yayuḥ.

18. śrutvā dadhimukhasya idam vacanam vānararṣabhāḥ
punaḥ vīrāḥ madhuvanaṃ tena eva sahitāḥ yayuḥ

18. vānararṣabhāḥ vīrāḥ dadhimukhasya idam vacanam
śrutvā punaḥ tena eva sahitāḥ madhuvanaṃ yayuḥ

18. Hearing these words from Dadhimukha, those heroic and excellent monkeys returned to the Madhu grove, accompanied by him.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दधिमुखस्य (dadhimukhasya) - of Dadhimukha

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• वानरर्षभाः (vānararṣabhāḥ) - excellent monkeys, chief among monkeys

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• मधुवनं (madhuvanaṁ) - to the Madhu grove (honey forest)

• तेन (tena) - by him, with him

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together with

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root śru + -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 1)

दधिमुखस्य (dadhimukhasya) - of Dadhimukha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dadhimukha

dadhimukha - Dadhimukha (name of a monkey chief)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dadhi+mukha)

• dadhi – curd, yogurt
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – face, mouth, chief
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

derived from root vac + -ana suffix

Root: vac

वानरर्षभाः (vānararṣabhāḥ) - excellent monkeys, chief among monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānararṣabha

vānararṣabha - chief of monkeys, bull-like monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; best, chief, excellent (in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

मधुवनं (madhuvanaṁ) - to the Madhu grove (honey forest)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhuvana

madhuvana - honey forest, Madhu grove (a specific location in the Rāmāyaṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+vana)

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

तेन (tena) - by him, with him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined with, endowed with

past passive participle

derived from root sah (to endure, be capable) or saha + -ita suffix

Root: sah

Note: agrees with vānararṣabhāḥ and vīrāḥ

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

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