वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-18

एवं वक्ष्यति को राजन्प्रभुः सन् वानरर्षभ ।
ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तो हि सर्वो ऽहमिति मन्यते ॥१८॥

18. evaṃ vakṣyati ko rājanprabhuḥ san vānararṣabha ,
aiśvaryamadamatto hi sarvo'hamiti manyate.

18. evam vaksyati kaḥ rājan prabhuḥ san vānara-ṛṣabha
| aiśvarya-mada-mattaḥ hi sarvaḥ aham iti manyate

18. rājan vānara-ṛṣabha prabhuḥ san kaḥ evam vaksyati
hi sarvaḥ aiśvarya-mada-mattaḥ aham iti manyate

18. Who, O king, O best of monkeys, being a lord, will speak in this manner? Indeed, everyone intoxicated by the arrogance of power thinks, 'I am everything'.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in such a way, expressing such an opinion (thus, in this manner)

• वक्स्यति (vaksyati) - will express such an opinion (will speak, will say)

• कः (kaḥ) - what person (who)

• राजन् (rājan) - addressed to a prominent leader, e.g., Sugriva (O king)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - being in a position of authority (lord, master, powerful)

• सन् (san) - while being, being that he is (being, existing)

• वानर-ऋषभ (vānara-ṛṣabha) - addressing a prominent monkey leader (e.g., Sugriva, Hanuman, Angada) (best of monkeys, chief of monkeys)

• ऐश्वर्य-मद-मत्तः (aiśvarya-mada-mattaḥ) - arrogant due to wealth and authority (intoxicated by the pride of power)

• हि (hi) - indicating a reason or explanation (indeed, for, because)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - every single person (all, every, everyone)

• अहम् (aham) - oneself (I)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• मन्यते (manyate) - holds the belief (thinks, believes, considers)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in such a way, expressing such an opinion (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

वक्स्यति (vaksyati) - will express such an opinion (will speak, will say)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of vac

future active

root vac, future tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - what person (who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

राजन् (rājan) - addressed to a prominent leader, e.g., Sugriva (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - being in a position of authority (lord, master, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, capable

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often used adjectivally to mean 'powerful, capable' or 'being a lord'.

सन् (san) - while being, being that he is (being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

present active participle

root as (to be), present active participle, masculine singular nominative

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with 'prabhuḥ' as a predicative participle.

वानर-ऋषभ (vānara-ṛṣabha) - addressing a prominent monkey leader (e.g., Sugriva, Hanuman, Angada) (best of monkeys, chief of monkeys)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound formed by vānara + ṛṣabha, meaning 'bull among monkeys' i.e. best of monkeys.

ऐश्वर्य-मद-मत्तः (aiśvarya-mada-mattaḥ) - arrogant due to wealth and authority (intoxicated by the pride of power)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aiśvarya-mada-matta

aiśvarya-mada-matta - intoxicated by the pride of power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aiśvarya+mada+matta)

• aiśvarya – sovereignty, dominion, power, wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from īśvara (lord) + ṣyañ suffix
  Root: īś (class 2)
• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from mad (to be glad, to be intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• matta – intoxicated, mad, deluded, overjoyed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Root mad (to be glad, intoxicated), past passive participle
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Adjective describing sarvaḥ.

हि (hi) - indicating a reason or explanation (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - every single person (all, every, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Here functions as a noun 'everyone'.

अहम् (aham) - oneself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - holds the belief (thinks, believes, considers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

present middle

root man, present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

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