वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-37

ते ऽङ्गदप्रमुखा वीराः प्रहृष्टाश्च मुदान्विताः ।
निपेतुर्हरिराजस्य समीपे राघवस्य च ॥३७॥

37. te'ṅgadapramukhā vīrāḥ prahṛṣṭāśca mudānvitāḥ ,
nipeturharirājasya samīpe rāghavasya ca.

37. te aṅgadapramukhāḥ vīrāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ ca mudānvitāḥ
nipetuḥ harirājasya samīpe rāghavasya ca

37. aṅgadapramukhāḥ te vīrāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ ca mudānvitāḥ
harirājasya rāghavasya ca samīpe nipetuḥ

37. Those heroes, led by Aṅgada, full of delight and joy, prostrated themselves before the king of monkeys (Sugrīva) and Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (heroes/monkeys) (those (masculine nominative plural))

• अङ्गदप्रमुखाः (aṅgadapramukhāḥ) - led by Aṅgada (led by Aṅgada, with Aṅgada as chief)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - the heroes (monkeys) (heroes, brave ones)

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted (greatly pleased, very joyful, delighted)

• च (ca) - and

• मुदान्विताः (mudānvitāḥ) - filled with joy (filled with joy, accompanied by joy)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they prostrated themselves (they fell down, they prostrated)

• हरिराजस्य (harirājasya) - of the king of monkeys (Sugrīva) (of the king of monkeys)

• समीपे (samīpe) - in the presence of (near, in the vicinity, in the presence)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāma, descendant of Raghu)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (heroes/monkeys) (those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the monkeys from the previous verse.

अङ्गदप्रमुखाः (aṅgadapramukhāḥ) - led by Aṅgada (led by Aṅgada, with Aṅgada as chief)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅgadapramukha

aṅgadapramukha - led by Aṅgada, with Aṅgada as chief

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅgada+pramukha)

• aṅgada – Aṅgada (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective
  pra + mukha
  Prefix: pra

Note: Modifies 'vīrāḥ'.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - the heroes (monkeys) (heroes, brave ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted (greatly pleased, very joyful, delighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - greatly pleased, very joyful, delighted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛṣ' (to rejoice) with prefix 'pra-' + suffix 'kta'

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'vīrāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'prahṛṣṭāḥ' and 'mudānvitāḥ'.

मुदान्विताः (mudānvitāḥ) - filled with joy (filled with joy, accompanied by joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mudānvita

mudānvita - filled with joy, accompanied by joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mudā+anvita)

• mudā – joy, delight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mud (class 1)
• anvita – accompanied, joined, filled with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  anu + i + kta
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'vīrāḥ'.

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they prostrated themselves (they fell down, they prostrated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice, with prefix 'ni-'

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

हरिराजस्य (harirājasya) - of the king of monkeys (Sugrīva) (of the king of monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harirāja

harirāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+rājan)

• hari – monkey, brown-colored
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates proximity or respect.

समीपे (samīpe) - in the presence of (near, in the vicinity, in the presence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, vicinity, presence

Note: Governs the genitive cases of 'harirājasya' and 'rāghavasya'.

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāma, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

Derived from 'raghu' + aṇ suffix, meaning 'descendant of Raghu'

Note: Indicates proximity or respect.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'harirājasya' and 'rāghavasya'.

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