वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-31, verse-19
शैलशृङ्गाणि शतशः प्रवृद्धांश्च महीरुहाम् ।
जगृहुः कुञ्जरप्रख्या वानराः परवारणाः ॥१९॥
जगृहुः कुञ्जरप्रख्या वानराः परवारणाः ॥१९॥
19. śailaśṛṅgāṇi śataśaḥ pravṛddhāṃśca mahīruhām ,
jagṛhuḥ kuñjaraprakhyā vānarāḥ paravāraṇāḥ.
jagṛhuḥ kuñjaraprakhyā vānarāḥ paravāraṇāḥ.
19.
śailaśṛṅgāṇi śataśaḥ pravṛddhān ca mahīruhām
jagṛhuḥ kuñjaraprakhyā vānarāḥ paravāraṇāḥ
jagṛhuḥ kuñjaraprakhyā vānarāḥ paravāraṇāḥ
19.
kuñjaraprakhyā paravāraṇāḥ vānarāḥ śataśaḥ
śailaśṛṅgāṇi ca pravṛddhān mahīruhām jagṛhuḥ
śailaśṛṅgāṇi ca pravṛddhān mahīruhām jagṛhuḥ
19.
The elephant-like monkeys, who were formidable in repelling adversaries, seized hundreds of mountain peaks and large trees.
Words meanings summery:
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- शैलशृङ्गाणि (śailaśṛṅgāṇi) - mountain peaks (mountain peaks, rocky summits)
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds of (by hundreds, hundreds of)
- प्रवृद्धान् (pravṛddhān) - large (ones, referring to trees) (fully grown, large, mighty)
- च (ca) - and, also
- महीरुहाम् (mahīruhām) - of trees (grammatically genitive plural, but contextually refers to the large trees that were seized along with mountain peaks) (of trees, of plants)
- जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they seized (they seized, took, grasped)
- कुञ्जरप्रख्या (kuñjaraprakhyā) - elephant-like (referring to the monkeys) (elephant-like, resembling elephants)
- वानराः (vānarāḥ) - the monkeys (monkeys, forest-dwellers)
- परवारणाः (paravāraṇāḥ) - those formidable in repelling adversaries (those who ward off enemies, repellers of foes, chief elephants)
Words meanings and morphology
शैलशृङ्गाणि (śailaśṛṅgāṇi) - mountain peaks (mountain peaks, rocky summits)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śailaśṛṅga
śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak, rocky summit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)
- śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
noun (neuter)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds of (by hundreds, hundreds of)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'śata' (hundred) with the suffix '-śaḥ'
Note: Modifies 'śailaśṛṅgāṇi' and implicitly 'pravṛddhān mahīruhām'.
प्रवृद्धान् (pravṛddhān) - large (ones, referring to trees) (fully grown, large, mighty)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pravṛddha
pravṛddha - fully grown, large, mighty, increased
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vṛdh' (to grow) with upasarga 'pra'
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pra+vṛddha)
- pra – before, forward, forth, very, greatly
indeclinable - vṛddha – grown, old, increased
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vṛdh' (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Refers to the trees mentioned in 'mahīruhām'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महीरुहाम् (mahīruhām) - of trees (grammatically genitive plural, but contextually refers to the large trees that were seized along with mountain peaks) (of trees, of plants)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīruha
mahīruha - tree, plant (lit. 'earth-growing')
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (mahī+ruha)
- mahī – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - ruha – growing, arising, produced
adjective (masculine)
From root 'ruh' (to grow)
Root: ruh (class 1)
Note: Grammatically genitive plural; in context, taken with 'pravṛddhān' to imply 'large trees' (accusative meaning).
जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they seized (they seized, took, grasped)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of jagṛhu
Perfect Tense
From root 'grah' (to seize)
Root: grah (class 9)
कुञ्जरप्रख्या (kuñjaraprakhyā) - elephant-like (referring to the monkeys) (elephant-like, resembling elephants)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kuñjaraprakhya
kuñjaraprakhya - elephant-like, resembling elephants
Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (kuñjara+prakhya)
- kuñjara – elephant
noun (masculine) - prakhya – like, resembling, similar
adjective (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'vānarāḥ'.
वानराः (vānarāḥ) - the monkeys (monkeys, forest-dwellers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, forest-dweller
परवारणाः (paravāraṇāḥ) - those formidable in repelling adversaries (those who ward off enemies, repellers of foes, chief elephants)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paravāraṇa
paravāraṇa - warding off others/enemies, chief elephant, great elephant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (para+vāraṇa)
- para – other, enemy, supreme
adjective (masculine) - vāraṇa – warding off, preventing, protecting, elephant
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'vṛ' (to ward off, restrain)
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Modifies 'vānarāḥ'.