वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-36

इति वामन्यत श्रीमानुपपत्त्या महाकपिः ।
मेने हि गुणतस्तानि समानि सलिलोद्भवैः ॥३६॥

36. iti vāmanyata śrīmānupapattyā mahākapiḥ ,
mene hi guṇatastāni samāni salilodbhavaiḥ.

36. iti vā amanyata śrīmān upapattyā mahākapiḥ
mene hi guṇataḥ tāni samāni salilodbhavaiḥ

36. iti vā śrīmān mahākapiḥ upapattyā amanyata.
hi guṇataḥ tāni salilodbhavaiḥ samāni mene

36. Thus, the glorious great monkey (mahākapi) reasoned by inference (upapattyā), for he considered those faces to be similar in qualities to lotuses (salilodbhavaiḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• वा (vā) - indeed (emphasizing the thought) (or, indeed)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, considered (he thought, he believed)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, majestic (glorious, splendid, wealthy, prosperous)

• उपपत्त्या (upapattyā) - by reasoning, by logical inference (by reasoning, by inference, by occurrence)

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (mahākapi) (great monkey)

• मेने (mene) - he considered, held (as an opinion) (he considered, he thought)

• हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (for, because, indeed)

• गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - in terms of their qualities (by virtue of qualities, in terms of qualities)

• तानि (tāni) - those (faces, implied from previous verses) (those)

• समानि (samāni) - similar (to lotuses) (similar, equal)

• सलिलोद्भवैः (salilodbhavaiḥ) - to/with lotuses (salilodbhavaiḥ, born from water) (by/with water-born (things), by/with lotuses)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - indeed (emphasizing the thought) (or, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, considered (he thought, he believed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of √man

Imperfect third singular

Root √man, imperfect tense, third person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'mahākapiḥ'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, majestic (glorious, splendid, wealthy, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, blessed with prosperity

Possessive suffix 'matup' added to 'śrī'.

Note: Modifies 'mahākapiḥ'.

उपपत्त्या (upapattyā) - by reasoning, by logical inference (by reasoning, by inference, by occurrence)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of upapatti

upapatti - occurrence, fitness, reason, argument, logical inference

From upa- + √pad (to go, occur) + ktin suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - the great monkey (mahākapi) (great monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
  Stem 'mahat', becomes 'mahā' in compounds.
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'amanyata'.

मेने (mene) - he considered, held (as an opinion) (he considered, he thought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √man

Perfect third singular

Root √man, perfect tense, third person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'mahākapiḥ'.

हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - in terms of their qualities (by virtue of qualities, in terms of qualities)

(indeclinable)

From 'guṇa' (quality) + 'tas' suffix indicating 'from' or 'by virtue of'.

तानि (tāni) - those (faces, implied from previous verses) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter plural.

Note: Object of 'mene'.

समानि (samāni) - similar (to lotuses) (similar, equal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of samāna

samāna - similar, equal, same, common

From sam- + √an (to breathe, live) or from √mā (to measure).

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tāni'.

सलिलोद्भवैः (salilodbhavaiḥ) - to/with lotuses (salilodbhavaiḥ, born from water) (by/with water-born (things), by/with lotuses)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of salilodbhava

salilodbhava - water-born, lotus

From salila (water) + udbhava (born from).

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (salila+udbhava)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sal
• udbhava – origin, birth, produced from
  noun (masculine)
  From ut- + √bhū (to be, arise) + a-suffix.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'samāni' in comparison.

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