वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-10

तं प्रसादं तु रामस्य दृष्ट्वा सद्यः प्लवंगमाः ।
प्रचुक्रुशुर्महानादान् साधु साध्विति चाब्रुवन् ॥१०॥

10. taṃ prasādaṃ tu rāmasya dṛṣṭvā sadyaḥ plavaṃgamāḥ ,
pracukruśurmahānādān sādhu sādhviti cābruvan.

10. tam prasādam tu rāmasya dṛṣṭvā sadyaḥ plavaṅgamāḥ
pracakruśuḥ mahānādān sādhu sādhu iti ca abruvan

10. Seeing that favor of Rāma, the monkeys immediately roared great shouts and said, "Excellent! Excellent!"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (that, him, it)

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor (favor, grace, calmness)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen, seeing)

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, quickly)

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

• प्रचक्रुशुः (pracakruśuḥ) - they roared (they roared, they shouted)

• महानादान् (mahānādān) - great shouts (great roars, great shouts)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent (excellent, good, well done)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent (excellent, good, well done)

• इति (iti) - (marks quotation) (thus, so, in this manner)

• च (ca) - and

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they spoke, they said)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'prasādam'.

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor (favor, grace, calmness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - favor, grace, clearness, serenity

From pra-√sad

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to indicate emphasis or a slight shift.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen, seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, quickly)

(indeclinable)

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (lit. 'moving by jumping')

Compound of plava (jumping) and gama (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – jumping, floating
  noun (masculine)
  From √plu
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: plavaṅga also means monkey.

प्रचक्रुशुः (pracakruśuḥ) - they roared (they roared, they shouted)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of kruś

Perfect 3rd plural active of √kruś with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kruś (class 1)

महानादान् (mahānādān) - great shouts (great roars, great shouts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahānāda

mahānāda - great sound, loud roar

Compound of mahā (great) and nāda (sound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāda)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From √nad
  Root: nad (class 1)

साधु (sādhu) - excellent (excellent, good, well done)

(indeclinable)

From √sādh

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Repeated for emphasis in the verse.

साधु (sādhu) - excellent (excellent, good, well done)

(indeclinable)

From √sādh

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Repeated for emphasis in the verse.

इति (iti) - (marks quotation) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd plural active of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

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