वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-5

मन्त्रिणो ये च रामस्य सुग्रीवस्य च संमताः ।
ये पूर्वमभिवर्तन्ते ये च शूराः प्लवंगमाः ॥५॥

5. mantriṇo ye ca rāmasya sugrīvasya ca saṃmatāḥ ,
ye pūrvamabhivartante ye ca śūrāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ.

5. mantriṇaḥ ye ca rāmasya sugrīvasya ca saṃmatāḥ
ye pūrvam abhivartante ye ca śūrāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ

5. rāmasya ca sugrīvasya ca ye saṃmatāḥ mantriṇaḥ
ye ca śūrāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ pūrvam abhivartante

5. And who are the trusted ministers of Rāma and (Sugrīva)? Also, who are the brave monkeys who are always at the forefront?

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

• ये (ye) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugrīva

• च (ca) - and, also

• संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - approved, respected, esteemed

• ये (ye) - who, which

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before, formerly; in the front, first

• अभिवर्तन्ते (abhivartante) - they proceed, they advance, they are at the forefront

• ये (ye) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

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

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, the seventh avatāra of Viṣṇu)

सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (a proper name, the monkey king)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - approved, respected, esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃmata

saṁmata - approved, respected, esteemed, agreeable, consented to

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- + root man (to think, believe).

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before, formerly; in the front, first

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

अभिवर्तन्ते (abhivartante) - they proceed, they advance, they are at the forefront

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of abhivart

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic; a hero

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, ape (literally 'going by jumps')

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – a jump, leaping
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root plu with suffix -a
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root gam with suffix -a
  Root: gam (class 1)