वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-32, verse-24

गजो गवाक्षो गवयः शरभो गन्धमादनः ।
समन्तात् परिघावन्तो ररक्षुर्हरिवाहिनीम् ॥२४॥

24. gajo gavākṣo gavayaḥ śarabho gandhamādanaḥ ,
samantāt parighāvanto rarakṣurharivāhinīm.

24. gajaḥ gavākṣaḥ gavayaḥ śarabhaḥ gandhamādanaḥ
samantāt parighāvantaḥ rarakṣuḥ harivāhinīm

24. gajaḥ gavākṣaḥ gavayaḥ śarabhaḥ gandhamādanaḥ
samantāt parighāvantaḥ harivāhinīm rarakṣuḥ

24. Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Śarabha, and Gandhamādana, running all around, protected the monkey army.

Words meanings summery:

• गजः (gajaḥ) - Gaja (a monkey chief) (elephant; Gaja (a proper name))

• गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavākṣa (a monkey chief) (bull's eye, window; Gavākṣa (a proper name))

• गवयः (gavayaḥ) - Gavaya (a monkey chief) (wild ox; Gavaya (a proper name))

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Śarabha (a monkey chief) (a mythical eight-legged beast; Śarabha (a proper name))

• गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana (a monkey chief) (intoxicating with fragrance; Gandhamādana (a proper name))

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around, on all sides, completely

• परिघावन्तः (parighāvantaḥ) - running around, rushing about

• ररक्षुः (rarakṣuḥ) - they protected

• हरिवाहिनीम् (harivāhinīm) - the army of monkeys, the monkey army

Words meanings and morphology

गजः (gajaḥ) - Gaja (a monkey chief) (elephant; Gaja (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant; Gaja (proper name)

गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavākṣa (a monkey chief) (bull's eye, window; Gavākṣa (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavākṣa

gavākṣa - bull's eye, window; Gavākṣa (proper name)

गवयः (gavayaḥ) - Gavaya (a monkey chief) (wild ox; Gavaya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavaya

gavaya - wild ox; Gavaya (proper name)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Śarabha (a monkey chief) (a mythical eight-legged beast; Śarabha (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast; Śarabha (proper name)

गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana (a monkey chief) (intoxicating with fragrance; Gandhamādana (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - intoxicating with fragrance; Gandhamādana (proper name of a mountain or a monkey chief)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gandha+mādana)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, perfume
  noun (masculine)
• mādana – intoxicating, gladdening, exciting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from causative
  Derived from root mad (to be exhilarated, intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around, on all sides, completely

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of samanta used adverbially

परिघावन्तः (parighāvantaḥ) - running around, rushing about

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parighāvat

parighāvat - running around, rushing about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhāv with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)

ररक्षुः (rarakṣuḥ) - they protected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

हरिवाहिनीम् (harivāhinīm) - the army of monkeys, the monkey army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of harivāhinī

harivāhinī - monkey army

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (hari+vāhinī)

• hari – monkey; brownish, tawny
  noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, river
  noun (feminine)

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