वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-81

सुषेणस्तु महावीर्यो गिरिकूटोपमो हरिः ।
बहुभिः संवृतस्तत्र वानरैः कामरूपिभिः ॥८१॥

81. suṣeṇastu mahāvīryo girikūṭopamo hariḥ ,
bahubhiḥ saṃvṛtastatra vānaraiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ.

81. suṣeṇaḥ tu mahāvīryaḥ girikūṭopamaḥ hariḥ
bahubhiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ tatra vānaraiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ

81. And Suṣeṇa, the greatly valorous monkey, resembling a mountain peak, was surrounded there by many shape-shifting monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa, a monkey general (Suṣeṇa (proper name))

• तु (tu) - and (and, but, indeed, yet)

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly valorous (greatly valorous, mighty, very powerful)

• गिरिकूटोपमः (girikūṭopamaḥ) - resembling a mountain peak

• हरिः (hariḥ) - monkey (monkey, ape, lion, sun, Viṣṇu)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (by many, with many)

• संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, enclosed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• कामरूपिभिः (kāmarūpibhiḥ) - by shape-shifting monkeys (by those who can assume any form at will, shape-shifters)

Words meanings and morphology

सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa, a monkey general (Suṣeṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - Suṣeṇa (a proper name, often a monkey or a warrior)

तु (tu) - and (and, but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly valorous (greatly valorous, mighty, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Suṣeṇaḥ' and 'hariḥ'.

गिरिकूटोपमः (girikūṭopamaḥ) - resembling a mountain peak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of girikūṭopama

girikūṭopama - resembling a mountain peak

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+kūṭa+upama)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, heap
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resembling, comparable, like
  adjective

Note: Adjective modifying 'Suṣeṇaḥ' and 'hariḥ'.

हरिः (hariḥ) - monkey (monkey, ape, lion, sun, Viṣṇu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - monkey, ape, lion, sun, Viṣṇu, horse

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (by many, with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'vānaraiḥ' and 'kāmarūpibhiḥ'.

संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, enclosed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - surrounded, covered, enclosed, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix sam- (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Past passive participle used as an adjective.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape (lit. 'belonging to the forest')

Derived from 'vana' (forest) + 'ra' suffix.

Note: Agent of 'saṃvṛtaḥ'.

कामरूपिभिः (kāmarūpibhiḥ) - by shape-shifting monkeys (by those who can assume any form at will, shape-shifters)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any shape at will, shape-shifter

Derived from 'kāma' (desire, will) + 'rūpa' (form) + 'in' (possessing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, will, love
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vānaraiḥ'.

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