वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-29

अङ्गदो दक्षिणद्वारं जग्राह सुमहाबलः ।
ऋषभेण गवाक्षेण गजेन गवयेन च ॥२९॥

29. aṅgado dakṣiṇadvāraṃ jagrāha sumahābalaḥ ,
ṛṣabheṇa gavākṣeṇa gajena gavayena ca.

29. aṅgadaḥ dakṣiṇadvāram jagrāha sumahābalaḥ
ṛṣabheṇa gavākṣeṇa gajena gavayena ca

29. sumahābalaḥ aṅgadaḥ dakṣiṇadvāram ṛṣabheṇa
gavākṣeṇa gajena gavayena ca jagrāha

29. The exceedingly mighty Angada took charge of the southern gate, accompanied by Rishabha, Gavaksha, Gaja, and Gavaya.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada, the son of Vāli, a Vānara commander (Angada (a monkey chief))

• दक्षिणद्वारम् (dakṣiṇadvāram) - the gate on the south side of Lankā (southern gate, southern entrance)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - Angada took command of or positioned himself at the southern gate (seized, took, occupied, held)

• सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - (Angada) who possessed great strength (very mighty, extremely powerful)

• ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - accompanied by Rishabha (by Rishabha (a monkey chief))

• गवाक्षेण (gavākṣeṇa) - accompanied by Gavaksha (by Gavaksha (a monkey chief))

• गजेन (gajena) - accompanied by Gaja (by Gaja (a monkey chief))

• गवयेन (gavayena) - accompanied by Gavaya (by Gavaya (a monkey chief))

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada, the son of Vāli, a Vānara commander (Angada (a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (proper name of a Vānara chief, son of Vāli)

दक्षिणद्वारम् (dakṣiṇadvāram) - the gate on the south side of Lankā (southern gate, southern entrance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇadvāra

dakṣiṇadvāra - southern gate

Compound type : tatpurusha (dakṣiṇa+dvāra)

• dakṣiṇa – southern, right
  adjective (masculine)
• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - Angada took command of or positioned himself at the southern gate (seized, took, occupied, held)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

perfect 3rd singular active

reduplicated perfect

Root: grah (class 9)

सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - (Angada) who possessed great strength (very mighty, extremely powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahābala

sumahābala - very mighty, extremely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahābala)

• su – good, well, excellent, very, greatly
  indeclinable
• mahābala – very strong, mighty, having great strength
  adjective (masculine)

Note: qualifies Angada

ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - accompanied by Rishabha (by Rishabha (a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, best, chief (proper name of a Vānara chief)

गवाक्षेण (gavākṣeṇa) - accompanied by Gavaksha (by Gavaksha (a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gavākṣa

gavākṣa - ox-eye, window (proper name of a Vānara chief)

गजेन (gajena) - accompanied by Gaja (by Gaja (a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant (proper name of a Vānara chief)

गवयेन (gavayena) - accompanied by Gavaya (by Gavaya (a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gavaya

gavaya - wild ox (proper name of a Vānara chief)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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