वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-17

देवि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानामीश्वरः प्लवतां वरः ।
सुग्रीवः सत्त्वसंपन्नस्तवार्थे कृतनिश्चयः ॥१७॥

17. devi haryṛkṣasainyānāmīśvaraḥ plavatāṃ varaḥ ,
sugrīvaḥ sattvasaṃpannastavārthe kṛtaniścayaḥ.

17. devi haryṛkṣasainyānām īśvaraḥ plavatām varaḥ
sugrīvaḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ tava arthe kṛtaniścayaḥ

17. devi sugrīvaḥ haryṛkṣasainyānām īśvaraḥ plavatām
varaḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ tava arthe kṛtaniścayaḥ

17. O goddess, Sugriva, the lord of the monkey and bear armies, the foremost among the leapers, endowed with immense strength (sattva), is resolute in his efforts for your sake.

Words meanings summery:

• देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess, O divine one)

• हर्यृक्षसैन्यानाम् (haryṛkṣasainyānām) - of the armies of monkeys and bears

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, master, ruler

• प्लवताम् (plavatām) - of those who leap/jump, of the jumpers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

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

• सत्त्वसंपन्नः (sattvasaṁpannaḥ) - endowed with strength/courage/essence (sattva)

• तव (tava) - of you, Sita (your, of you)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the object

• कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - resolute, determined, having made a firm decision

Words meanings and morphology

देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman, queen

हर्यृक्षसैन्यानाम् (haryṛkṣasainyānām) - of the armies of monkeys and bears

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of haryṛkṣasainya

haryṛkṣasainya - army of monkeys and bears

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (hari+ṛkṣa+sainya)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, master, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, controller

Root: īś (class 2)

प्लवताम् (plavatām) - of those who leap/jump, of the jumpers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of plavat

plavat - leaping, jumping, a leaper

Present Active Participle

Derived from √plu (to float, swim, jump) + śatṛ pratyaya

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: 'plavat' is a present active participle acting as a noun here.

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; a boon

Root: vṛ (class 1)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (proper name, literally 'one with a beautiful neck')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

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

सत्त्वसंपन्नः (sattvasaṁpannaḥ) - endowed with strength/courage/essence (sattva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvasaṃpanna

sattvasaṁpanna - endowed with strength, valor, courage; rich in intrinsic nature (sattva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+saṃpanna)

• sattva – strength, courage, essence, reality, intrinsic nature (sattva)
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √pad with saṃ-prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

तव (tava) - of you, Sita (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the object

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, sake

Note: Often used in compound with genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - resolute, determined, having made a firm decision

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - one who has made a firm decision, resolute, determined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – firm decision, resolve, certainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: niś
  Root: ci (class 5)

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