वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-32, verse-20

उत्तरद्वारमासाद्य रामः सौमित्रिणा सह ।
आवृत्य बलवांस्तस्थौ सुग्रीवश्च हरीश्वरः ॥२०॥

20. uttaradvāramāsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha ,
āvṛtya balavāṃstasthau sugrīvaśca harīśvaraḥ.

20. uttaradvāram āsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
āvṛtya balavān tasthau sugrīvaḥ ca harīśvaraḥ

20. rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha uttaradvāram āsādya
āvṛtya tasthau ca balavān sugrīvaḥ harīśvaraḥ

20. Having reached the northern gate, Rāma, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa (saumitri), took his position. The mighty Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys (hari), also stood there.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरद्वारम् (uttaradvāram) - northern gate

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa (Rāma)

• सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā

• सह (saha) - with, along with, accompanied by

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having taken his position (having surrounded, having covered, having taken position)

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stationed himself (stood, stayed, remained)

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva, the monkey king (Sugrīva)

• च (ca) - and, also

• हरीश्वरः (harīśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys, lord of Viṣṇu)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरद्वारम् (uttaradvāram) - northern gate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttaradvāra

uttaradvāra - northern gate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttara+dvāra)

• uttara – northern, upper, later, higher
  adjective (masculine)
• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root sad- (to sit, to go) with prefix ā- and suffix -lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rāma, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu)

सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (i.e., Lakṣmaṇa)

सह (saha) - with, along with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having taken his position (having surrounded, having covered, having taken position)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root vṛ- (to cover, surround) with prefix ā- and suffix -lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived from bala (strength) with matup suffix

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stationed himself (stood, stayed, remained)

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva, the monkey king (Sugrīva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of the king of the monkeys)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हरीश्वरः (harīśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys, lord of Viṣṇu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harīśvara

harīśvara - lord of monkeys, lord of Viṣṇu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+īśvara)

• hari – monkey, lion, sun, Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, god
  noun (masculine)

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