वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-108, verse-10

महानयं वरस्तात त्वयोक्तो रघुनन्दन ।
समुत्थास्यन्ति हरयः सुप्ता निद्राक्षये यथा ॥१०॥

10. mahānayaṃ varastāta tvayokto raghunandana ,
samutthāsyanti harayaḥ suptā nidrākṣaye yathā.

10. mahān ayam varaḥ tāta tvayā uktaḥ raghunandana
samutthāsyanti harayaḥ suptā nidrākṣaye yathā

10. O dear son, O descendant of Raghu (raghunandana), this great boon has been requested by you. The monkeys will awaken and rise up, just as those who are asleep awaken when their sleep ends.

Words meanings summery:

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty, noble

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon, blessing, wish, choice

• तात (tāta) - Used here as a term of endearment, addressing Rāma. (dear one, father (used as a term of endearment for son, friend, or junior))

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, requested

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghus, O descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rāma)

• समुत्थास्यन्ति (samutthāsyanti) - they will rise up, they will awaken

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys, apes

• सुप्ता (suptā) - asleep, sleeping, unconscious

• निद्राक्षये (nidrākṣaye) - at the end/cessation of sleep

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty, noble, eminent

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these, here

वरः (varaḥ) - boon, blessing, wish, choice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, gift, choice, excellent, best

Derived from the root 'vṛ' (to choose, select)

Root: vṛ (class 1)

तात (tāta) - Used here as a term of endearment, addressing Rāma. (dear one, father (used as a term of endearment for son, friend, or junior))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father (respectful address); dear, darling (used as a term of endearment for a son, pupil, or junior)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, requested

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say, to tell

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghus, O descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of the Raghus, son of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma

Compound of 'raghu' (name of a king) and 'nandana' (son, delighter)

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a famous king, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delighting, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'nand' (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

समुत्थास्यन्ति (samutthāsyanti) - they will rise up, they will awaken

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of samutthā

Future Active Indicative

From root 'sthā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud', third person plural

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

हरयः (harayaḥ) - monkeys, apes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - a monkey, an ape; lion; horse; Vishnu; Indra

सुप्ता (suptā) - asleep, sleeping, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, slumbering

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'svap' (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Adjectival use describing 'harayaḥ'

निद्राक्षये (nidrākṣaye) - at the end/cessation of sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nidrākṣaya

nidrākṣaya - cessation of sleep, end of sleep

Compound of 'nidrā' (sleep) and 'kṣaya' (cessation, end)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nidrā+kṣaya)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, cessation, end, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

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