वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-32

वानराणां तु षट्त्रिंशत् कोट्यः प्रख्यातयूथपाः ।
निपीड्योपनिविष्टाश्च सुग्रीवो यत्र वानरः ॥३२॥

32. vānarāṇāṃ tu ṣaṭtriṃśat koṭyaḥ prakhyātayūthapāḥ ,
nipīḍyopaniviṣṭāśca sugrīvo yatra vānaraḥ.

32. vānarāṇām tu ṣaṭtriṃśat koṭyaḥ prakhyātayūthapāḥ
nipīḍya upaniviṣṭāḥ ca sugrīvaḥ yatra vānaraḥ

32. tu vānarāṇām ṣaṭtriṃśat koṭyaḥ prakhyātayūthapāḥ
nipīḍya ca upaniviṣṭāḥ yatra sugrīvaḥ vānaraḥ

32. Indeed, thirty-six crores of Vānaras, with famous commanders, were stationed there, having pressed close together, where Sugriva the Vānara was present.

Words meanings summery:

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the army of monkeys (of the monkeys, of the Vānaras)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

• षट्त्रिंशत् (ṣaṭtriṁśat) - thirty-six

• कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - thirty-six crores (360 million) of Vānaras (crores, ten millions)

• प्रख्यातयूथपाः (prakhyātayūthapāḥ) - (Vānaras) whose troop leaders were famous (with renowned commanders, having famous leaders of troops)

• निपीड्य (nipīḍya) - having crowded together in a dense formation (having pressed, having oppressed, having crowded)

• उपनिविष्टाः (upaniviṣṭāḥ) - the Vānaras were stationed (stationed, settled, encamped)

• च (ca) - and

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (a monkey king)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Sugriva, who is a Vānara (monkey, Vānara)

Words meanings and morphology

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the army of monkeys (of the monkeys, of the Vānaras)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape, Vānara

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

षट्त्रिंशत् (ṣaṭtriṁśat) - thirty-six

(numeral)

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+triṃśat)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• triṃśat – thirty
  numeral (feminine)

Note: modifies koṭyaḥ

कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - thirty-six crores (360 million) of Vānaras (crores, ten millions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - ten million, crore, point, end, highest degree

प्रख्यातयूथपाः (prakhyātayūthapāḥ) - (Vānaras) whose troop leaders were famous (with renowned commanders, having famous leaders of troops)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakhyātayūthapa

prakhyātayūthapa - having renowned commanders

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prakhyāta+yūthapa)

• prakhyāta – famous, renowned, well-known
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from pra-khyā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• yūthapa – troop leader, commander of a band
  noun (masculine)

Note: qualifies koṭyaḥ (Vānara-koṭyaḥ)

निपीड्य (nipīḍya) - having crowded together in a dense formation (having pressed, having oppressed, having crowded)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ni-pīḍ

Prefix: ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

उपनिविष्टाः (upaniviṣṭāḥ) - the Vānaras were stationed (stationed, settled, encamped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upaniviṣṭa

upaniviṣṭa - placed, settled, encamped, stationed

past passive participle

from upa-ni-viś

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: qualifies koṭyaḥ (vānarāṇām koṭyaḥ)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (a monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - good-necked, beautiful-necked (proper name of a Vānara king)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Sugriva, who is a Vānara (monkey, Vānara)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape, Vānara

Note: epithet for Sugriva

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