वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-27

शैलाम्बुदन्निकाशानां लङ्कामलयसानुषु ।
नर्दतां कपिमुख्यानामचिराच्छोष्यसे स्वनम् ॥२७॥

27. śailāmbudannikāśānāṃ laṅkāmalayasānuṣu ,
nardatāṃ kapimukhyānāmacirācchoṣyase svanam.

27. śailāmbudanikāśānām laṅkāmalayasānuṣu
nardatām kapimukhyānām acirāt śroṣyase svanam

27. acirāt śailāmbudanikāśānām laṅkāmalayasānuṣu
nardatām kapimukhyānām svanam śroṣyase

27. You will soon hear the roar of the chief (kapi)s, who resemble mountains and clouds, shouting on the peaks of Laṅkā's Malaya mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानाम् (śailāmbudanikāśānām) - of the (kapi)s who resemble mountains and clouds in size and form (resembling mountains and clouds)

• लङ्कामलयसानुषु (laṅkāmalayasānuṣu) - on the peaks of Laṅkā's Malaya mountain

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of the (kapi)s who are roaring (roaring, shouting, bellowing)

• कपिमुख्यानाम् (kapimukhyānām) - of the leading (kapi) warriors (of the chief monkeys)

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon, without delay, quickly

• श्रोष्यसे (śroṣyase) - you will hear

• स्वनम् (svanam) - the roaring sound (sound, noise, roar)

Words meanings and morphology

शैलाम्बुदनिकाशानाम् (śailāmbudanikāśānām) - of the (kapi)s who resemble mountains and clouds in size and form (resembling mountains and clouds)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śailāmbudanikāśa

śailāmbudanikāśa - resembling mountains and clouds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaila+ambuda+nikāśa)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• ambuda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ambu (water) and da (giver, from root dā 'to give').
  Root: dā (class 3)
• nikāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kāś with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kapimukhyānām'.

लङ्कामलयसानुषु (laṅkāmalayasānuṣu) - on the peaks of Laṅkā's Malaya mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of laṅkāmalayasānu

laṅkāmalayasānu - the peaks of the Malaya mountain of Laṅkā

Compound type : tatpurusha (laṅkā+malaya+sānu)

• laṅkā – Laṅkā (the island city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• malaya – Malaya (a mountain range)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sānu – peak, ridge, summit (of a mountain)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the location where the (kapi)s are roaring.

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of the (kapi)s who are roaring (roaring, shouting, bellowing)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Modifies 'kapimukhyānām'.

कपिमुख्यानाम् (kapimukhyānām) - of the leading (kapi) warriors (of the chief monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kapimukhya

kapimukhya - chief of monkeys, principal (kapi)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+mukhya)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Possessive form, indicating whose roar will be heard.

अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon, without delay, quickly

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'acira' (not long) used adverbially.

Note: Functions as an adverb.

श्रोष्यसे (śroṣyase) - you will hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Second person singular, future middle indicative.

स्वनम् (svanam) - the roaring sound (sound, noise, roar)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, roar, voice

Derived from root svan (to sound, to roar).

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śroṣyase'.

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