वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-20

सर्वे वयमपि प्राप्तास्तत्र गन्तुं कृतक्षणाः ।
स यत्र हरिवीराणां सुग्रीवः पतिरव्ययः ॥२०॥

20. sarve vayamapi prāptāstatra gantuṃ kṛtakṣaṇāḥ ,
sa yatra harivīrāṇāṃ sugrīvaḥ patiravyayaḥ.

20. sarve vayam api prāptāḥ tatra gantum kṛta-kṣaṇāḥ
| sa yatra hari-vīrāṇām su-grīvaḥ patiḥ avyayaḥ

20. api sarve vayam prāptāḥ kṛta-kṣaṇāḥ tatra gantum
yatra saḥ hari-vīrāṇām patiḥ avyayaḥ su-grīvaḥ

20. All of us have arrived, fully prepared to go to that place where Sugriva, the imperishable lord of the monkey heroes, resides.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (referring to the speaker and companions) (all, everyone)

• वयम् (vayam) - the group of speakers and their peers (we)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing inclusion (also, even)

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - having come to this point, having reached a state of readiness (arrived, obtained, reached)

• तत्र (tatra) - referring to the destination, or 'to that point' (there, to that place)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - for the purpose of proceeding (to go, for going)

• कृत-क्षणाः (kṛta-kṣaṇāḥ) - fully prepared and poised for action (whose moment has been made, ready, prepared)

• स (sa) - referring to Sugriva (he, that one)

• यत्र (yatra) - indicating the location of Sugriva (where, in which place)

• हरि-वीराणाम् (hari-vīrāṇām) - belonging to the brave monkeys (of the monkey heroes)

• सु-ग्रीवः (su-grīvaḥ) - The name of the monkey king (Sugriva (proper noun))

• पतिः (patiḥ) - ruler, chieftain (lord, master, husband, protector)

• अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - eternal, ever-present, unwavering (imperishable, immutable, inexhaustible)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (referring to the speaker and companions) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - the group of speakers and their peers (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, myself

अपि (api) - emphasizing inclusion (also, even)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - having come to this point, having reached a state of readiness (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, achieved

past passive participle

root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, past passive participle, masculine plural nominative

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

तत्र (tatra) - referring to the destination, or 'to that point' (there, to that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the place where Sugriva is.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - for the purpose of proceeding (to go, for going)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of gam

infinitive

root gam (to go), infinitive form

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'kṛta-kṣaṇāḥ' to mean 'ready to go'.

कृत-क्षणाः (kṛta-kṣaṇāḥ) - fully prepared and poised for action (whose moment has been made, ready, prepared)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṣaṇa)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Root kṛ (to do), past passive participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, leisure, opportunity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the collective 'we'.

स (sa) - referring to Sugriva (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative form, referring to Sugrīva.

यत्र (yatra) - indicating the location of Sugriva (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Relative adverb.

हरि-वीराणाम् (hari-vīrāṇām) - belonging to the brave monkeys (of the monkey heroes)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+vīra)

• hari – monkey, ape, lion, horse
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case, qualifying 'patiḥ'.

सु-ग्रीवः (su-grīvaḥ) - The name of the monkey king (Sugriva (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-grīva

su-grīva - Sugriva (proper noun, literally 'one with a beautiful neck')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

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

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti'.

पतिः (patiḥ) - ruler, chieftain (lord, master, husband, protector)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector, owner

Note: Predicate nominative for Sugriva.

अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - eternal, ever-present, unwavering (imperishable, immutable, inexhaustible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, inexhaustible, indeclinable

Negation of vyaya (perishable, declining); a- (not) + vyaya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyaya – perishable, expense, decline, decay
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-i (to go apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'patiḥ' and 'Sugrīvaḥ'.

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