वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-15, verse-16
ते सालैश्चाश्वकर्णैश्च धवैर्वंशैश्च वानराः ।
कुटजैरर्जुनैस्तालैस्तिकलैस्तिमिशैरपि ॥१६॥
कुटजैरर्जुनैस्तालैस्तिकलैस्तिमिशैरपि ॥१६॥
16. te sālaiścāśvakarṇaiśca dhavairvaṃśaiśca vānarāḥ ,
kuṭajairarjunaistālaistikalaistimiśairapi.
kuṭajairarjunaistālaistikalaistimiśairapi.
16.
te sālaiḥ ca aśvakarṇaiḥ ca dhavaiḥ vaṃśaiḥ ca
vānarāḥ kuṭajaiḥ arjunaiḥ tālaiḥ tikalaiḥ timiśaiḥ api
vānarāḥ kuṭajaiḥ arjunaiḥ tālaiḥ tikalaiḥ timiśaiḥ api
16.
te vānarāḥ sālaiḥ ca aśvakarṇaiḥ ca dhavaiḥ vaṃśaiḥ
ca kuṭajaiḥ arjunaiḥ tālaiḥ tikalaiḥ timiśaiḥ api
ca kuṭajaiḥ arjunaiḥ tālaiḥ tikalaiḥ timiśaiḥ api
16.
Those monkeys filled the ocean completely with Sāla trees, Aśvakarṇa trees, Dhava trees, bamboo, Kuṭaja trees, Arjuna trees, Tāla palms, Tikala trees, Timiśa trees, also with Bilva trees, Saptaparṇa trees, and flowering Karṇikāra trees, and with mango trees and Aśoka trees.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - those (monkeys) (they, those)
- सालैः (sālaiḥ) - with Sāla trees
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अश्वकर्णैः (aśvakarṇaiḥ) - with Aśvakarṇa trees
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- धवैः (dhavaiḥ) - with Dhava trees
- वंशैः (vaṁśaiḥ) - with bamboo
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys
- कुटजैः (kuṭajaiḥ) - with Kuṭaja trees
- अर्जुनैः (arjunaiḥ) - with Arjuna trees
- तालैः (tālaiḥ) - with Tāla palms
- तिकलैः (tikalaiḥ) - with Tikala trees
- तिमिशैः (timiśaiḥ) - with Timiśa trees
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - those (monkeys) (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, this
Note: Refers to the monkeys.
सालैः (sālaiḥ) - with Sāla trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāla
sāla - Sāla tree (Shorea robusta), a kind of tree
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अश्वकर्णैः (aśvakarṇaiḥ) - with Aśvakarṇa trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśvakarṇa
aśvakarṇa - Aśvakarṇa tree (Vatica robusta or Shorea tumbuggaia), literally 'horse-ear'
Compound of 'aśva' (horse) and 'karṇa' (ear).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+karṇa)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - karṇa – ear, helm, rudder
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
धवैः (dhavaiḥ) - with Dhava trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhava
dhava - Dhava tree (Anogeissus latifolia), husband, white
वंशैः (vaṁśaiḥ) - with bamboo
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vaṃśa
vaṁśa - bamboo, race, lineage, family, flute
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, ape
कुटजैः (kuṭajaiḥ) - with Kuṭaja trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuṭaja
kuṭaja - Kuṭaja tree (Holarrhena antidysenterica), a species of tree
अर्जुनैः (arjunaiḥ) - with Arjuna trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna), white, brilliant, name of a hero
तालैः (tālaiḥ) - with Tāla palms
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāla
tāla - Tāla palm (Borassus flabellifer), rhythm, cymbal, lock
तिकलैः (tikalaiḥ) - with Tikala trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tikala
tikala - a type of tree (possibly a variant of Tinduka or Tiniśa)
Less common tree name, likely a regional variety or variant spelling.
तिमिशैः (timiśaiḥ) - with Timiśa trees
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of timiśa
timiśa - Timiśa tree (Dalbergia ogeinensis or a species of mangrove/mango tree)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the list of trees, implying 'and also'.