वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-17, verse-29

महाबलो वीतभयो रम्यं साल्वेय पर्वतम् ।
राजन् सततमध्यास्ते शरभो नाम यूथपः ॥२९॥

29. mahābalo vītabhayo ramyaṃ sālveya parvatam ,
rājan satatamadhyāste śarabho nāma yūthapaḥ.

29. mahābalaḥ vītabhayaḥ ramyam sālveya parvatam
rājan satatam adhyāste śarabhaḥ nāma yūthapaḥ

29. rājan,
mahābalaḥ vītabhayaḥ śarabhaḥ nāma yūthapaḥ ramyam sālveya parvatam satatam adhyāste

29. O King, a powerful and fearless leader of the group, named Sharabha, constantly resides on the beautiful Salveya mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - powerful (very mighty, of great strength)

• वीतभयः (vītabhayaḥ) - fearless (fearless, free from fear)

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, delightful)

• साल्वेय (sālveya) - Salveya (name of the mountain) (Salveya (a proper name or derived from Salva))

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain (mountain, hill)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• अध्यास्ते (adhyāste) - resides on (sits on, dwells on, presides over)

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Sharabha (name of the group leader) (Sharabha (a mythical animal, a kind of deer, or a proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, namely, indeed)

• यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - leader of the group (herd-leader, chief of a group)

Words meanings and morphology

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - powerful (very mighty, of great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very mighty, of great strength

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

वीतभयः (vītabhayaḥ) - fearless (fearless, free from fear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītabhaya

vītabhaya - fearless, free from fear

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīta+bhaya)

• vīta – gone, departed, disappeared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, delightful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root ram (to play, delight in)

Root: ram (class 1)

साल्वेय (sālveya) - Salveya (name of the mountain) (Salveya (a proper name or derived from Salva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sālveya

sālveya - of Salva, relating to Salva; a specific mountain name

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular.

अध्यास्ते (adhyāste) - resides on (sits on, dwells on, presides over)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of adhyās

Root ās (to sit) with prefix adhi (on, over)

Prefix: adhi

Root: ās (class 2)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Sharabha (name of the group leader) (Sharabha (a mythical animal, a kind of deer, or a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - Sharabha (mythical animal stronger than a lion, a kind of deer); a proper name

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, namely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - leader of the group (herd-leader, chief of a group)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūthapa

yūthapa - herd-leader, chief of a troop or group

Compound type : tatpurusha (yūtha+pa)

• yūtha – herd, flock, troop, group
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, keeper, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect, govern)
  Root: pā (class 2)

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