वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-9

पीत्वाप्युपरतं चापि ददर्श स महाकपिः ।
भास्करे शयने वीरं प्रसुप्तं राक्षसाधिपम् ॥९॥

9. pītvāpyuparataṃ cāpi dadarśa sa mahākapiḥ ,
bhāskare śayane vīraṃ prasuptaṃ rākṣasādhipam.

9. pītvā api uparatam ca api dadarśa sa mahākapiḥ
bhāskare śayane vīram prasuptam rākṣasādhipam

9. saḥ mahākapiḥ pītvā api uparatam ca api bhāskare
śayane prasuptam vīram rākṣasādhipam dadarśa

9. The great monkey (Hanuman) saw the heroic lord of the demons (Rāvaṇa), who was deeply asleep on a brilliant couch, having ceased his revelries even after drinking.

Words meanings summery:

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उपरतम् (uparatam) - having ceased (from revelry/activities) (ceased, stopped, retired, rested)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• स (sa) - he (referring to Hanuman) (he, that)

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

• भास्करे (bhāskare) - on a brilliant/splendid (couch) (on the sun-like, on the brilliant)

• शयने (śayane) - on the bed, on the couch

• वीरम् (vīram) - the heroic (Rāvaṇa) (hero, valiant one)

• प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - deeply sleeping, sound asleep

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of demons (lord of demons)

Words meanings and morphology

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root pā- 'to drink'

Root: pā (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उपरतम् (uparatam) - having ceased (from revelry/activities) (ceased, stopped, retired, rested)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uparata

uparata - ceased, stopped, quiet, dead, abstained from

Past Passive Participle

PPP from upa-√ram (to stop, cease)

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Modifies rākṣasādhipam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dadarśa

Perfect Active

Perfect tense 3rd person singular active of root dṛś 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'saḥ mahākapiḥ'.

स (sa) - he (referring to Hanuman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'dadarśa'.

भास्करे (bhāskare) - on a brilliant/splendid (couch) (on the sun-like, on the brilliant)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - causing light, shining, radiant, sun, fire

Note: Modifies 'śayane'.

शयने (śayane) - on the bed, on the couch

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping, lying down

Derived from root śī 'to lie, sleep'

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Denotes location.

वीरम् (vīram) - the heroic (Rāvaṇa) (hero, valiant one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant, chief

Note: Object of 'dadarśa', modifies 'rākṣasādhipam'.

प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - deeply sleeping, sound asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - deeply asleep, sound asleep, unconscious

Past Passive Participle

PPP from pra-√svap (to sleep deeply)

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rākṣasādhipam'.

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of demons (lord of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, a demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

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