वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-9

विभीषणो ऽयं संप्राप्तो यं दृष्ट्वा वानरर्षभाः ।
विद्रवन्ति परित्रस्ता रावणात्मजशङ्कया ॥९॥

9. vibhīṣaṇo'yaṃ saṃprāpto yaṃ dṛṣṭvā vānararṣabhāḥ ,
vidravanti paritrastā rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkayā.

9. vibhīṣaṇaḥ ayam samprāptaḥ yam dṛṣṭvā vānararṣabhāḥ
vidravanti paritrastā rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkayā

9. ayam vibhīṣaṇaḥ samprāptaḥ yam dṛṣṭvā paritrastāḥ
vānararṣabhāḥ rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkayā vidravanti

9. "This is Vibhishana who has arrived, and seeing him, the leading monkeys flee, utterly terrified, suspecting him to be Ravana's son."

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - has come, has arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

• यम् (yam) - referring to Vibhishana (whom, which)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• वानरर्षभाः (vānararṣabhāḥ) - best of monkeys, chief monkeys

• विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - they flee, run away

• परित्रस्ता (paritrastā) - completely terrified, greatly frightened

• रावणात्मजशङ्कया (rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkayā) - by suspicion of Ravana's son

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of Ravana's brother)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - has come, has arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - arrived, obtained, reached

past passive participle

from sam-pra-āp + kta

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: functions as an adjective here

यम् (yam) - referring to Vibhishana (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वानरर्षभाः (vānararṣabhāḥ) - best of monkeys, chief monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānararṣabha

vānararṣabha - best of monkeys, chief monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - they flee, run away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vidrav

present active

3rd person plural present indicative of root dru with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

परित्रस्ता (paritrastā) - completely terrified, greatly frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paritrasta

paritrasta - completely terrified, greatly frightened

past passive participle

from pari-tras + kta

Prefix: pari

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: functions as an adjective here

रावणात्मजशङ्कया (rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkayā) - by suspicion of Ravana's son

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkā

rāvaṇātmajaśaṅkā - suspicion of Ravana's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ātmaja+śaṅkā)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from self
  noun (masculine)
  from ātman (self) and ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śaṅkā – suspicion, fear, doubt
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

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