वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-34

एवं ते हरिशार्दूला गच्छन्तो बलदर्पिताः ।
अपश्यंस्ते गिरिश्रेष्ठं सह्यं द्रुमलतायुतम् ॥३४॥

34. evaṃ te hariśārdūlā gacchanto baladarpitāḥ ,
apaśyaṃste giriśreṣṭhaṃ sahyaṃ drumalatāyutam.

34. evam te hariśārdūlāḥ gacchanthaḥ baladarpitāḥ
apaśyan te giriśreṣṭham sahyam drumalatāyutam

34. evam te hariśārdūlāḥ baladarpitāḥ gacchanthaḥ
te giriśreṣṭham sahyam drumalatāyutam apaśyan

34. Thus, those chief monkeys, proud of their strength, while proceeding, beheld the foremost mountain, Sahya, covered with trees and creepers.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ते (te) - those

• हरिशार्दूलाः (hariśārdūlāḥ) - tiger-like monkeys, chief monkeys, foremost among monkeys

• गच्छन्थः (gacchanthaḥ) - going, proceeding, moving

• बलदर्पिताः (baladarpitāḥ) - proud of their strength, emboldened by power

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw, they beheld

• ते (te) - they (referring to the monkeys)

• गिरिश्रेष्ठम् (giriśreṣṭham) - the best of mountains, the foremost mountain

• सह्यम् (sahyam) - the Sahya mountain (Sahya (a specific mountain range in India))

• द्रुमलतायुतम् (drumalatāyutam) - endowed with trees and creepers, covered with trees and creepers

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हरिशार्दूलाः (hariśārdūlāḥ) - tiger-like monkeys, chief monkeys, foremost among monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hariśārdūla

hariśārdūla - tiger-like monkey, chief monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śārdūla)

• hari – monkey, tawny, lion
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, an excellent or eminent person (when used as suffix)
  noun (masculine)

गच्छन्थः (gacchanthaḥ) - going, proceeding, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

बलदर्पिताः (baladarpitāḥ) - proud of their strength, emboldened by power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baladarpita

baladarpita - proud of strength, conceited by power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+darpita)

• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – proud, arrogant, conceited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root dṛp (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

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

Imperfect past tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. The root dṛś takes the stem paś- in present/imperfect tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - they (referring to the monkeys)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as an enclitic or to re-emphasize the subject.

गिरिश्रेष्ठम् (giriśreṣṭham) - the best of mountains, the foremost mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giriśreṣṭha

giriśreṣṭha - best of mountains, foremost mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+śreṣṭha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

सह्यम् (sahyam) - the Sahya mountain (Sahya (a specific mountain range in India))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahya

sahya - Sahya (name of a mountain range, part of the Western Ghats)

द्रुमलतायुतम् (drumalatāyutam) - endowed with trees and creepers, covered with trees and creepers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of drumalatāyuta

drumalatāyuta - joined with trees and creepers, overgrown with trees and creepers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drumalatā+āyuta)

• drumalatā – trees and creepers
  noun (feminine)
• āyuta – joined, connected, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root yu (to join) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

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