वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-62

आस्फोट्यास्फोट्य विक्रान्ता वानरा नगयोधिनः ।
द्रुमानुत्पाट्य विविधांस्तस्थुः शतसहस्रशः ॥६२॥

62. āsphoṭyāsphoṭya vikrāntā vānarā nagayodhinaḥ ,
drumānutpāṭya vividhāṃstasthuḥ śatasahasraśaḥ.

62. āsphoṭya āsphoṭya vikrāntāḥ vānarāḥ nagayodhinaḥ
drumān utpāṭya vividhān tasthuḥ śatasahasraśaḥ

62. āsphoṭya āsphoṭya vikrāntāḥ nagayodhinaḥ vānarāḥ
vividhān drumān utpāṭya śatasahasraśaḥ tasthuḥ

62. Having clapped their arms repeatedly, the valiant monkeys, who fight with trees, stood in hundreds of thousands, uprooting various trees.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्फोट्य (āsphoṭya) - having clapped, having struck (arms)

• आस्फोट्य (āsphoṭya) - having clapped, having struck (arms)

• विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valiant (valiant, mighty, powerful)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• नगयोधिनः (nagayodhinaḥ) - who fight with trees (using trees as weapons) (fighters with mountains/trees)

• द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees

• उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - having uprooted, having torn out

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, diverse, different kinds of)

• तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they stood, they remained

• शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - in hundreds of thousands (in hundreds of thousands, by hundreds of thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्फोट्य (āsphoṭya) - having clapped, having struck (arms)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root sphuṭ with prefix ā, using the suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Often refers to clapping one's own arms as a sign of challenge or strength.

आस्फोट्य (āsphoṭya) - having clapped, having struck (arms)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root sphuṭ with prefix ā, using the suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Often refers to clapping one's own arms as a sign of challenge or strength.

विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valiant (valiant, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vi-krānta

krānta - stepped, gone, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kram (to step, to stride) with prefix vi (heroically, mightily).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+krānta)

• vi – apart, distinct, exceedingly, heroically
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• krānta – stepped, moved, advanced, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kram + kta (suffix)
  Root: kram (class 1)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Subject of tasthuḥ.

नगयोधिनः (nagayodhinaḥ) - who fight with trees (using trees as weapons) (fighters with mountains/trees)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagayodhin

nagayodhin - fighter with mountains, fighting with trees (as weapons)

Compound of naga (mountain/tree) and yodhin (fighter).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (naga+yodhin)

• naga – mountain, tree (lit. 'not moving')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of na (not) + ga (going)
  Prefix: na
  Root: gam (class 1)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root yudh + ṇini (suffix)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

Note: Object of utpāṭya.

उत्पाट्य (utpāṭya) - having uprooted, having torn out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root paṭ with prefix ut, using the suffix -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: paṭ (class 1)

विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, diverse, different kinds of)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of different kinds

Compound of vi (various) and vidha (kind).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+vidha)

• vi – various, diverse
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they stood, they remained

(verb)

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

Root sthā, 1st class (tiṣṭhati).

Root: sthā (class 1)

शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - in hundreds of thousands (in hundreds of thousands, by hundreds of thousands)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -śas applied to śatasahasra (hundred thousand).

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