वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-23

तदलं परितापेन देवि मन्युर्व्यपैतु ते ।
एकोत्पातेन ते लङ्कामेष्यन्ति हरियूथपाः ॥२३॥

23. tadalaṃ paritāpena devi manyurvyapaitu te ,
ekotpātena te laṅkāmeṣyanti hariyūthapāḥ.

23. tat alam paritāpena devi manyuḥ vyapaitu te
eka-utpātena te laṅkām eṣyanti hari-yūthapāḥ

23. devi tat paritāpena alam te manyuḥ vyapaitu
hari-yūthapāḥ te eka-utpātena laṅkām eṣyanti

23. Therefore, enough of your sorrow, O Goddess; let your grief (manyu) disappear. Those monkey chiefs will reach Laṅkā with a single leap.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• अलम् (alam) - "enough of" (with instrumental case) (enough, sufficient)

• परितापेन (paritāpena) - by grief, with sorrow

• देवि (devi) - Refers to Sītā. (O Goddess)

• मन्युः (manyuḥ) - Here, more focused on sorrow/grief as a result of separation. (anger, wrath, grief, sorrow)

• व्यपैतु (vyapaitu) - let it depart, let it vanish

• ते (te) - your

• एक-उत्पातेन (eka-utpātena) - by a single leap/flight

• ते (te) - Refers to hariyūthapāḥ. (those, they)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Lanka

• एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - they will go/come

• हरि-यूथपाः (hari-yūthapāḥ) - Refers to the leaders of Sugrīva's monkey army. (the monkey chiefs)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of neuter singular nominative/accusative of tad.

Note: Functions as a conjunction meaning 'therefore'.

अलम् (alam) - "enough of" (with instrumental case) (enough, sufficient)

(indeclinable)

Adverb/particle, often used with instrumental to mean "enough of".

परितापेन (paritāpena) - by grief, with sorrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paritāpa

paritāpa - heat, distress, suffering, grief, anguish

From pari-tap (to heat, torment).

Prefix: pari

Root: tap (class 1)

देवि (devi) - Refers to Sītā. (O Goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine form of deva.

Note: Addressed to Sītā.

मन्युः (manyuḥ) - Here, more focused on sorrow/grief as a result of separation. (anger, wrath, grief, sorrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyu

manyu - spirit, mind, mood, anger, wrath, grief

From root man (to think, to be excited).

Root: man (class 4)

व्यपैतु (vyapaitu) - let it depart, let it vanish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vy-ap-i

Imperative Active

3rd person singular, imperative active of vy-ap-i.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: i (class 2)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic Dative/Genitive singular of yuṣmad.

एक-उत्पातेन (eka-utpātena) - by a single leap/flight

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka-utpāta

eka-utpāta - single leap, single flight, one jump

Compound of eka (one) and utpāta (leap, jump, flight).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+utpāta)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral
• utpāta – leap, jump, flight, omen
  noun (masculine)
  From ut-pat
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pat (class 1)

ते (te) - Refers to hariyūthapāḥ. (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Masculine nominative plural of tad.

Note: Distinct from the enclitic te (your).

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Lanka

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the capital of Ravana)

एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - they will go/come

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Future Active

3rd person plural, future indicative active of i.

Root: i (class 2)

हरि-यूथपाः (hari-yūthapāḥ) - Refers to the leaders of Sugrīva's monkey army. (the monkey chiefs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari-yūthapa

hari-yūthapa - leader of monkey troops, monkey chief

Compound of hari (monkey) and yūthapa (troop leader).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+yūthapa)

• hari – monkey, lion, yellowish, Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a troop/herd, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From yūtha (troop) + pa (protector/leader)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of eṣyanti.

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