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

तदपारमसंख्येयं वानराणां महद्बलम् ।
आलोक्य रावणो राजा परिपप्रच्छ सारणम् ॥६॥

6. tadapāramasaṃkhyeyaṃ vānarāṇāṃ mahadbalam ,
ālokya rāvaṇo rājā paripapraccha sāraṇam.

6. tat apāram asaṃkhyeyam vānarāṇām mahat balam
ālokya rāvaṇaḥ rājā paripapraccha sāraṇam

6. rājā rāvaṇaḥ tat apāram asaṃkhyeyam vānarāṇām
mahat balam ālokya sāraṇam paripapraccha

6. Having observed that boundless, countless, and vast army of monkeys, King Ravana questioned Sāraṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (that, this, it)

• अपारम् (apāram) - boundless (boundless, endless, immense, shoreless)

• असंख्येयम् (asaṁkhyeyam) - countless (innumerable, countless, not to be numbered)

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of monkeys

• महत् (mahat) - vast (great, large, mighty, vast)

• बलम् (balam) - army (strength, power, force, army)

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having observed (having seen, having perceived, having observed)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper name))

• राजा (rājā) - King (king, ruler, sovereign)

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - questioned (asked, interrogated, questioned)

• सारणम् (sāraṇam) - Sāraṇa (Sāraṇa (a proper name, usually a spy or minister))

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'balam'.

अपारम् (apāram) - boundless (boundless, endless, immense, shoreless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apāra

apāra - boundless, endless, immense, shoreless, infinite

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'pāra' (shore, limit)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+pāra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pāra – shore, bank, limit, boundary, end
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

असंख्येयम् (asaṁkhyeyam) - countless (innumerable, countless, not to be numbered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃkhyeya

asaṁkhyeya - innumerable, countless, not to be numbered, incalculable

Gerundive (with prefix)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'saṃkhyeya' (to be counted), from root √khyā (to tell, enumerate)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+saṃkhyeya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃkhyeya – to be counted, countable, calculable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √khyā (to tell, enumerate) with prefix 'sam' and suffix -ya
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Possessive, describes 'balam'.

महत् (mahat) - vast (great, large, mighty, vast)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, vast, important

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army (strength, power, force, army)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, might

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having observed (having seen, having perceived, having observed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √lok (to see, perceive) with prefix 'ā' and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana (Ravana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana, the demon king of Lanka

राजा (rājā) - King (king, ruler, sovereign)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign, chief

Note: Appositive to 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - questioned (asked, interrogated, questioned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prach

Perfect tense (Lit), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Reduplicated form of the root √prach (to ask) with prefixes 'pari' and 'pra'

Prefixes: pari+pra

Root: prach (class 6)

सारणम् (sāraṇam) - Sāraṇa (Sāraṇa (a proper name, usually a spy or minister))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāraṇa

sāraṇa - Sāraṇa (a name, particularly a rākṣasa spy/minister in the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Object of 'paripapraccha'.