वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-29

अन्ये मध्येन गच्छन्ति पार्श्वतो ऽन्ये प्लवंगमाः ।
सलिले प्रपतन्त्यन्ये मार्गमन्ये न लेभिरे ।
के चिद्वैहायस गताः सुपर्णा इव पुप्लुवुः ॥२९॥

29. anye madhyena gacchanti pārśvato'nye plavaṃgamāḥ ,
salile prapatantyanye mārgamanye na lebhire ,
ke cidvaihāyasa gatāḥ suparṇā iva pupluvuḥ.

29. anye madhyena gacchanti pārśvataḥ
anye plavaṅgamāḥ salile prapatanti
anye mārgam anye na lebhire ke cit
vaihāyasam gatāḥ suparṇāḥ iva pupluvuḥ

29. anye madhyena gacchanti anye plavaṅgamāḥ
pārśvataḥ (gacchanti) anye salile
prapatanti anye mārgam na lebhire ke cit
vaihāyasam gatāḥ suparṇāḥ iva pupluvuḥ

29. Some proceed through the middle, others, the monkeys, along the sides. Still others fall into the water, and some do not find the path. Certain ones, having taken to the sky, flew like eagles.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्ये (anye) - some (monkeys) (others, some)

• मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle (of the bridge/army) (through the middle, in the middle)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they proceed (they go, they are going)

• पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - along the sides (from the side, by the side)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (monkeys) (others, some)

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - the monkeys (monkeys, literally 'go-jumpers')

• सलिले (salile) - into the water (in the water, in the stream)

• प्रपतन्ति (prapatanti) - they fall (into the water) (they fall down, they tumble)

• अन्ये (anye) - still others (monkeys) (others, some)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (across the ocean) (path, way, road)

• अन्ये (anye) - some (monkeys) (others, some)

• न (na) - not, no

• लेभिरे (lebhire) - they found (the path) (they obtained, they reached, they found)

• के (ke) - certain ones, some (who, which, some)

• चित् (cit) - (in combination with ke) certain ones, some (indeed, even, some (when combined with 'ka', 'kim', etc.))

• वैहायसम् (vaihāyasam) - into the sky (in the air, through the sky, aerial)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - having gone (into the sky) (gone, having gone, reached)

• सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - like eagles (eagles, winged beings, beautiful-winged)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुप्लुवुः (pupluvuḥ) - they flew (they flew, they jumped, they leaped)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्ये (anye) - some (monkeys) (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, some

Note: Subject.

मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle (of the bridge/army) (through the middle, in the middle)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, mid

Note: Indicates means or path.

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they proceed (they go, they are going)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for the first 'anye'.

पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - along the sides (from the side, by the side)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others (monkeys) (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, some

Note: Subject.

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - the monkeys (monkeys, literally 'go-jumpers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (lit. 'one who goes by leaping/jumping')

Compound of plava (leap, jump) + gama (going)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, jumping, floating
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, motion, one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'anye'.

सलिले (salile) - into the water (in the water, in the stream)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

Note: Location for falling.

प्रपतन्ति (prapatanti) - they fall (into the water) (they fall down, they tumble)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prapat

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for the following 'anye'.

अन्ये (anye) - still others (monkeys) (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, some

Note: Subject.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (across the ocean) (path, way, road)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course

Note: Object of 'lebhire'.

अन्ये (anye) - some (monkeys) (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, some

Note: Subject.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

लेभिरे (lebhire) - they found (the path) (they obtained, they reached, they found)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Verb for the fourth 'anye'.

के (ke) - certain ones, some (who, which, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some (when combined with cit)

Note: Used with 'cit' to mean 'some, certain'.

चित् (cit) - (in combination with ke) certain ones, some (indeed, even, some (when combined with 'ka', 'kim', etc.))

(indeclinable)

Note: Indefinite particle.

वैहायसम् (vaihāyasam) - into the sky (in the air, through the sky, aerial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaihāyasa

vaihāyasa - aerial, celestial; in the air, in the sky (as adverbial accusative)

Derived from vihāyas (sky, air)

Note: Adverbial accusative of motion.

गताः (gatāḥ) - having gone (into the sky) (gone, having gone, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root gam- (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ke cit'.

सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - like eagles (eagles, winged beings, beautiful-winged)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, well-winged; eagle, a mythical bird (Garuḍa)

From su (good) + parṇa (wing, feather)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पुप्लुवुः (pupluvuḥ) - they flew (they flew, they jumped, they leaped)

(verb)

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

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'ke cit gatāḥ'.