वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-18

तस्य विक्रमसंपन्नाः सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः ।
मनःसंकल्पसंपाता निदेशे हरयः स्थिताः ॥१८॥

18. tasya vikramasaṃpannāḥ sattvavanto mahābalāḥ ,
manaḥsaṃkalpasaṃpātā nideśe harayaḥ sthitāḥ.

18. tasya vikramasaṃpannāḥ sattvavantaḥ mahābalāḥ
manaḥsaṅkalpasaṃpātāḥ nideśe harayaḥ sthitāḥ

18. tasya harayaḥ vikramasaṃpannāḥ sattvavantaḥ
mahābalāḥ manaḥsaṅkalpasaṃpātāḥ nideśe sthitāḥ

18. His (Sugriva's) monkeys, endowed with valor and immense strength (sattva), whose movements are as swift as thought, stand ready at his command.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Sugriva (his, its, of him/it)

• विक्रमसंपन्नाः (vikramasaṁpannāḥ) - endowed with valor, full of might

• सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - possessing strength, courageous, strong (sattva)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely powerful, greatly strong

• मनःसङ्कल्पसंपाताः (manaḥsaṅkalpasaṁpātāḥ) - whose movements are as swift as thought/mental resolve

• निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command, under the instruction

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stand, are situated, are firm, are obedient

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Sugriva (his, its, of him/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विक्रमसंपन्नाः (vikramasaṁpannāḥ) - endowed with valor, full of might

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikramasaṃpanna

vikramasaṁpanna - endowed with valor, full of might

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikrama+saṃpanna)

• vikrama – valor, courage, might, stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √pad with saṃ-prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - possessing strength, courageous, strong (sattva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvavat

sattvavat - possessing strength, courage, reality (sattva)

Derived from sattva + -vat pratyaya

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely powerful, greatly strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly strong, immensely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, immense
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

मनःसङ्कल्पसंपाताः (manaḥsaṅkalpasaṁpātāḥ) - whose movements are as swift as thought/mental resolve

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manaḥsaṅkalpasaṃpāta

manaḥsaṅkalpasaṁpāta - whose movements are like the flight of thought/mental resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+saṅkalpa+saṃpāta)

• manas – mind, thought
  noun (neuter)
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, thought, mental concept
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• saṃpāta – flight, falling, swift motion, quick arrival
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: This is a bahuvrīhi compound describing the monkeys.

निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command, under the instruction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, instruction, order

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, ape

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stand, are situated, are firm, are obedient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts like a predicate adjective here, equivalent to 'they are standing/abiding'.

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