वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-18, verse-19

यस्मान्न परमं रूपं चतुष्पादेषु विद्यते ।
श्रुतः संनादनो नाम वानराणां पितामहः ॥१९॥

19. yasmānna paramaṃ rūpaṃ catuṣpādeṣu vidyate ,
śrutaḥ saṃnādano nāma vānarāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ.

19. yasmāt na paramam rūpam catuṣpādeṣu vidyate
śrutaḥ sannādanaḥ nāma vānarāṇām pitāmahaḥ

19. yasmāt paramam rūpam catuṣpādeṣu na vidyate
saḥ nāma sannādanaḥ vānarāṇām pitāmahaḥ śrutaḥ

19. Among quadrupeds, no form more supreme than his exists. He is known by the name Sannādana, the grandfather of the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - than whom (referring to Sannādana) (than whom, from which)

• न (na) - not, no

• परमम् (paramam) - superior, supreme (highest, supreme, excellent)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, beauty

• चतुष्पादेषु (catuṣpādeṣu) - among quadrupeds

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - renowned, known (heard, known, famous)

• सन्नादनः (sannādanaḥ) - Sannādana (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name)

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of monkeys

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - patriarch, ancient progenitor (grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - than whom (referring to Sannādana) (than whom, from which)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Used for comparison, 'than whom'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - superior, supreme (highest, supreme, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

चतुष्पादेषु (catuṣpādeṣu) - among quadrupeds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of catuṣpāda

catuṣpāda - quadruped, four-footed animal

Compound of catur (four) and pāda (foot).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+pāda)

• catur – four
  numeral
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the category or group.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

From √vid (to be, exist), ātmanepada.

Root: vid (class 4)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - renowned, known (heard, known, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known, famous

Past Passive Participle

From √śru (to hear) with kta suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sannādanaḥ'.

सन्नादनः (sannādanaḥ) - Sannādana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sannādana

sannādana - Sannādana (name of a monkey, lit. 'making a great sound')

From sam-√nad (to make a great sound).

Prefix: sam

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name)

(indeclinable)

Originally a noun, but often used adverbially in a sense of 'namely', 'by name'.

Note: Indicates 'Sannādana by name'.

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Possessive, 'of the monkeys'.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - patriarch, ancient progenitor (grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great ancestor, patriarch

Note: Apposition to 'sannādanaḥ'.