वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-32, verse-15

वीरबाहुः सुबाहुश्च नलश्च वनगोचरः ।
निपीड्योपनिविष्टास्ते प्राकारं हरियूथपाः ॥१५॥

15. vīrabāhuḥ subāhuśca nalaśca vanagocaraḥ ,
nipīḍyopaniviṣṭāste prākāraṃ hariyūthapāḥ.

15. vīrabāhuḥ subāhuḥ ca nalaḥ ca vanagocaraḥ
nipīḍya upaniviṣṭāḥ te prākāram hariyūthapāḥ

15. vīrabāhuḥ subāhuḥ ca nalaḥ ca vanagocaraḥ
hariyūthapāḥ te nipīḍya prākāram upaniviṣṭāḥ

15. Vīrabāhu, Subāhu, and Nala, the forest-dwelling (vānara) leaders, settled down close to the rampart, pressing against it.

Words meanings summery:

• वीरबाहुः (vīrabāhuḥ) - Vīrabāhu (a proper name)

• सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subāhu (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - a vānara (monkey) who dwells in the forest (forest-dweller, roaming in the forest)

• निपीड्य (nipīḍya) - having pressed upon, having squeezed

• उपनिविष्टाः (upaniviṣṭāḥ) - settled down, sat near, taken up position

• ते (te) - referring to Vīrabāhu, Subāhu, and Nala (those, they)

• प्राकारम् (prākāram) - rampart, wall

• हरियूथपाः (hariyūthapāḥ) - leaders of monkeys, monkey chiefs

Words meanings and morphology

वीरबाहुः (vīrabāhuḥ) - Vīrabāhu (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrabāhu

vīrabāhu - Hero-armed; name of a monkey chief

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīra+bāhu)

• vīra – hero, brave, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subāhu (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subāhu

subāhu - Good-armed, strong-armed; name of a monkey chief

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bāhu)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Name of a monkey chief, son of Viśvakarman

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - a vānara (monkey) who dwells in the forest (forest-dweller, roaming in the forest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanagocara

vanagocara - forest-dweller, roaming in the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – moving in, frequenting, dwelling in, accessible to
  adjective (masculine)

निपीड्य (nipīḍya) - having pressed upon, having squeezed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from ni + √pīḍ (to oppress, vex)

Prefix: ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

उपनिविष्टाः (upaniviṣṭāḥ) - settled down, sat near, taken up position

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upaniviṣṭa

upaniviṣṭa - seated near, settled down

Past Passive Participle

from upa + ni + √viś (to enter, sit down)

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

ते (te) - referring to Vīrabāhu, Subāhu, and Nala (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

प्राकारम् (prākāram) - rampart, wall

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prākāra

prākāra - rampart, wall, enclosure

हरियूथपाः (hariyūthapāḥ) - leaders of monkeys, monkey chiefs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - leader of monkeys, monkey chief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+yūthapa)

• hari – monkey, lion
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a troop or band
  noun (masculine)

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