वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-24

आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः ।
तमचिन्त्यमसह्यं च अद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम् ।
ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि सागरे सेतुबन्धनम् ॥२४॥

24. āplavantaḥ plavantaśca garjantaśca plavaṃgamāḥ ,
tamacintyamasahyaṃ ca adbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ,
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni sāgare setubandhanam.

24. āplavantaḥ plavantaḥ ca garjantaḥ
ca plavaṅgamāḥ tam acintyam asahyam
ca adbhutam lomaharṣaṇam dadṛśuḥ
sarvabhūtāni sāgare setubandhanam

24. āplavantaḥ plavantaḥ ca garjantaḥ
ca plavaṅgamāḥ sarvabhūtāni tam
acintyam asahyam ca adbhutam lomaharṣaṇam
setubandhanam sāgare dadṛśuḥ

24. The monkeys, leaping, jumping, and roaring, along with all other beings, saw the construction of the bridge in the ocean, a sight that was inconceivable, immense, wonderful, and hair-raising.

Words meanings summery:

• आप्लवन्तः (āplavantaḥ) - leaping into (the water/ocean) (leaping into, submerging)

• प्लवन्तः (plavantaḥ) - leaping, jumping, swimming

• च (ca) - and

• गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - roaring, thundering

• च (ca) - and

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

• तम् (tam) - that (construction) (that, him, it)

• अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable

• असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, immense, overwhelming

• च (ca) - and

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, thrilling, causing horripilation

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean

• सेतुबन्धनम् (setubandhanam) - bridge construction, building of a bridge

Words meanings and morphology

आप्लवन्तः (āplavantaḥ) - leaping into (the water/ocean) (leaping into, submerging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āplavat

āplavat - leaping into, submerging, bathing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root plu- 'to swim, float, leap' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

प्लवन्तः (plavantaḥ) - leaping, jumping, swimming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavat

plavat - leaping, jumping, swimming, floating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root plu- 'to swim, float, leap'

Root: plu (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - roaring, thundering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of garjat

garjat - roaring, thundering, shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root garj- 'to roar, thunder'

Root: garj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (literally 'one who goes by leaping')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (plava+gama)

• plava – a leaper, jumper, boat, raft
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam- 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (construction) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acintya

acintya - inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root cint- 'to think' with prefix a- (negation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cintya)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• cintya – to be thought, conceivable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root cint- 'to think'
  Root: cint (class 10)

असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, immense, overwhelming

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, intolerable, immense, overwhelming

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root sah- 'to bear, endure' with prefix a- (negation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sahya)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• sahya – to be borne, endurable, tolerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root sah- 'to bear, endure'
  Root: sah (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, miraculous

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, thrilling, causing horripilation

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - hair-raising, thrilling, exciting, causing horripilation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair (on the body)
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing excitement, causing erection (of hair)
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root hṛṣ- 'to thrill, be excited'
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū- 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

सेतुबन्धनम् (setubandhanam) - bridge construction, building of a bridge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of setubandhana

setubandhana - bridge construction, binding of a bridge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (setu+bandhana)

• setu – bridge, embankment
  noun (masculine)
• bandhana – binding, tying, construction, bond
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bandh (class 9)