वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-11

सागरौघनिभं भीममग्रानीकं महाबलाः ।
कपिसिंहा प्रकर्षन्तु शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः ॥११॥

11. sāgaraughanibhaṃ bhīmamagrānīkaṃ mahābalāḥ ,
kapisiṃhā prakarṣantu śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.

11. sāgaraoghanibham bhīmam agrānīkam mahābalāḥ
kapisiṃhā prakarṣantu śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ

11. mahābalāḥ kapisiṃhā sāgaraoghanibham bhīmam
agrānīkam śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ prakarṣantu

11. Let the mighty monkey-lions (kapisiṃha), by hundreds and by thousands, lead forward the formidable vanguard, which resembles a surging ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• सागरओघनिभम् (sāgaraoghanibham) - ocean-flood-like, resembling a surging ocean

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - fearsome, formidable, dreadful, terrible

• अग्रानीकम् (agrānīkam) - vanguard, leading army, front of the army

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty ones, greatly strong, very powerful

• कपिसिंहा (kapisiṁhā) - monkey-lions, lion-like monkeys, powerful monkeys

• प्रकर्षन्तु (prakarṣantu) - let them lead forward, let them drag forth

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

• अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

सागरओघनिभम् (sāgaraoghanibham) - ocean-flood-like, resembling a surging ocean

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāgaraoghanibha

sāgaraoghanibha - resembling an ocean flood, like a torrent of the sea

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+ogha+nibha)

• sāgara – ocean
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective
  From ni + root bhā
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agrānīkam'.

भीमम् (bhīmam) - fearsome, formidable, dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, formidable, terrible

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'agrānīkam'.

अग्रानीकम् (agrānīkam) - vanguard, leading army, front of the army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agrānīka

agrānīka - the front of an army, vanguard

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+anīka)

• agra – front, tip, chief
  noun (neuter)
• anīka – army, host, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'prakarṣantu'.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty ones, greatly strong, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'kapisiṃhāḥ'.

कपिसिंहा (kapisiṁhā) - monkey-lions, lion-like monkeys, powerful monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapisiṃha

kapisiṁha - a monkey-lion, a powerful monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kapi+siṃha)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• siṃha – lion, chief, eminent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: Subject of 'prakarṣantu'.

प्रकर्षन्तु (prakarṣantu) - let them lead forward, let them drag forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of prakṛṣ

imperative

3rd person plural imperative active

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix śaḥ added to śata

अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śataśaḥ' and 'sahasraśaḥ'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix śaḥ added to sahasra