वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-60, verse-28

एते तिष्ठन्तु गच्छामो भर्ता नो यत्र वानरः ।
सुग्रीवो विपुलग्रीवः सह रामेण तिष्ठति ॥२८॥

28. ete tiṣṭhantu gacchāmo bhartā no yatra vānaraḥ ,
sugrīvo vipulagrīvaḥ saha rāmeṇa tiṣṭhati.

28. ete tiṣṭhantu gacchāmaḥ bhartā naḥ yatra vānaraḥ
sugrīvaḥ vipulagrīvaḥ saha rāmeṇa tiṣṭhati

28. Let these remain here; let us go to where our lord, the monkey Sugrīva, the broad-necked one, stays with Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them stay

• गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go

• भर्ता (bhartā) - lord, master, supporter

• नः (naḥ) - our, us

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - monkey

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

• विपुलग्रीवः (vipulagrīvaḥ) - having a broad neck, broad-necked

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rāma

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, remains

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to other monkeys.

तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them stay

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of sthā

Imperative Third Person Plural

From root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of gam

Imperative First Person Plural

From root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

भर्ता (bhartā) - lord, master, supporter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, lord, master, husband

Note: Refers to Sugrīva.

नः (naḥ) - our, us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form for 'asmākam'.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause.

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, belonging to monkeys

Note: Appositive to Sugrīva.

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the monkey king, lit. 'one with a beautiful neck')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhati'.

विपुलग्रीवः (vipulagrīvaḥ) - having a broad neck, broad-necked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipulagrīva

vipulagrīva - having a large or broad neck

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vipula+grīva)

• vipula – large, extensive, broad, vast
  adjective
• grīva – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Epithet of Sugrīva.

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity and epic hero)

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

Present Active Third Person Singular

From root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)