वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-32, verse-14

इत्येवं घोषयन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः ।
अभ्यधावन्त लङ्कायाः प्राकारं कामरूपिणः ॥१४॥

14. ityevaṃ ghoṣayantaśca garjantaśca plavaṃgamāḥ ,
abhyadhāvanta laṅkāyāḥ prākāraṃ kāmarūpiṇaḥ.

14. iti evam ghoṣayantaḥ ca garjantaḥ ca plavaṅgamāḥ
abhyadhāvanta laṅkāyāḥ prākāram kāmarūpiṇaḥ

14. kāmarūpiṇaḥ plavaṅgamāḥ iti evam ghoṣayantaḥ ca
garjantaḥ ca laṅkāyāḥ prākāram abhyadhāvanta

14. The monkeys, capable of assuming any form at will, thus proclaiming and roaring, rushed towards the rampart of Laṅkā.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• घोषयन्तः (ghoṣayantaḥ) - proclaiming, shouting

• च (ca) - and

• गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - roaring, thundering

• च (ca) - and

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

• अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked

• लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Laṅkā

• प्राकारम् (prākāram) - rampart, wall, fence

• कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - assuming any form at will, shape-shifters

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the monkeys' proclamations.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

घोषयन्तः (ghoṣayantaḥ) - proclaiming, shouting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghoṣayat

ghoṣayat - one who proclaims/shouts

present active participle

derived from causative of root ghuṣ (to sound, proclaim)

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects participles.

गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - roaring, thundering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of garjat

garjat - one who roars/thunders

present active participle

derived from root garj

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects participles.

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey

literally 'one who goes by leaping'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, jumping
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhyadhāvanta'.

अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhāv

imperfect, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

root dhāv with prefixes abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - the city of Laṅkā

Note: Possessive, 'of Laṅkā'.

प्राकारम् (prākāram) - rampart, wall, fence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prākāra

prākāra - a wall, rampart, fence, enclosure

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of motion towards 'abhyadhāvanta'.

कामरूपिणः (kāmarūpiṇaḥ) - assuming any form at will, shape-shifters

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any shape at will, shape-shifter

derived from kāma (desire) + rūpa (form) + -in (possessing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, will
  noun (masculine)
  from root kam
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpin – having form, in the shape of
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from rūpa (form) with suffix -in

Note: Qualifies 'plavaṅgamāḥ'.

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