वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-27

न मत्सकाशमागच्छेत् कृत्ये हि विनिपातिते ।
युवराजो महाबाहुः प्लवतां प्रवरो ऽङ्गदः ॥२७॥

27. na matsakāśamāgacchet kṛtye hi vinipātite ,
yuvarājo mahābāhuḥ plavatāṃ pravaro'ṅgadaḥ.

27. na matsakāśam āgacchet kṛtye hi vinipātite
yuvarājaḥ mahābāhuḥ plavatām pravaraḥ aṅgadaḥ

27. hi kṛtye vinipātite yuvarājaḥ mahābāhuḥ plavatām
pravaraḥ aṅgadaḥ matsakāśam na āgacchet

27. The crown prince Aṅgada, mighty-armed and foremost among the leaping ones, would not come into my presence if the task had indeed failed.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मत्सकाशम् (matsakāśam) - to my presence (Hanuman's) (to my presence, near me)

• आगच्छेत् (āgacchet) - he would come (counterfactual) (he should come, he might come, he would come)

• कृत्ये (kṛtye) - in the task/mission (in the work, in the deed, in the task)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• विनिपातिते (vinipātite) - having failed, being ruined (the task) (fallen, ruined, failed, destroyed)

• युवराजः (yuvarājaḥ) - the crown prince (Aṅgada) (crown prince, heir apparent)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet for Aṅgada) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• प्लवताम् (plavatām) - of the leaping ones (monkeys/Vānaras) (of the leaping ones, of the monkeys)

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost (among the leaping ones) (foremost, excellent, best)

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada (the crown prince) (Aṅgada (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

मत्सकाशम् (matsakāśam) - to my presence (Hanuman's) (to my presence, near me)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mat-sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, proximity

From sa-kāśa (with appearance).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+sakāśa)

• mad – I, my
  pronoun
  Stem of asmad (I)
• sakāśa – presence, proximity, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

आगच्छेत् (āgacchet) - he would come (counterfactual) (he should come, he might come, he would come)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of āgam

Optative

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā-. Third person singular, active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses a potential or conditional action.

कृत्ये (kṛtye) - in the task/mission (in the work, in the deed, in the task)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - deed, action, duty, task, business

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the mission of finding Sītā.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

विनिपातिते (vinipātite) - having failed, being ruined (the task) (fallen, ruined, failed, destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vinipātita

vinipātita - fallen, failed, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

From root pat (to fall) with prefixes vi-ni-.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

युवराजः (yuvarājaḥ) - the crown prince (Aṅgada) (crown prince, heir apparent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvarāja

yuvarāja - crown prince, heir apparent

Compound: yuvan (young) + rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yuvan+rājan)

• yuvan – young, youth
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet for Aṅgada) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of mahat.
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Aṅgada.

प्लवताम् (plavatām) - of the leaping ones (monkeys/Vānaras) (of the leaping ones, of the monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of plavat

plavat - leaping, jumping, swimming. (Used for monkeys in epic context)

Present Active Participle

From root plu (to leap, to swim).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Refers to the vānaras.

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost (among the leaping ones) (foremost, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - chief, excellent, best, foremost

From pra-vṛ (to choose, to select).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Aṅgada.

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada (the crown prince) (Aṅgada (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Aṅgada (name of a son of Vālin, the monkey king)

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