वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-45, verse-9
चपला ह्यविनीताश्च चलचित्ताश्च वानराः ।
न सहिष्यन्ति ते नादं सिंहनादमिव द्विपाः ॥९॥
न सहिष्यन्ति ते नादं सिंहनादमिव द्विपाः ॥९॥
9. capalā hyavinītāśca calacittāśca vānarāḥ ,
na sahiṣyanti te nādaṃ siṃhanādamiva dvipāḥ.
na sahiṣyanti te nādaṃ siṃhanādamiva dvipāḥ.
9.
capalā hi avinītāḥ ca calacittāḥ ca vānarāḥ
na sahiṣyanti te nādam siṃhanādam iva dvipāḥ
na sahiṣyanti te nādam siṃhanādam iva dvipāḥ
9.
For the monkeys (vānarāḥ) are indeed fickle, undisciplined, and restless in mind. They will not endure your roar, just as elephants cannot bear the lion's roar (siṃhanāda).
Words meanings summery:
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- चपला (capalā) - fickle, restless, unsteady
- हि (hi) - for, indeed, certainly
- अविनीताः (avinītāḥ) - undisciplined, ill-behaved, immodest
- च (ca) - and, also
- चलचित्ताः (calacittāḥ) - restless-minded, unstable in mind, fickle-minded
- च (ca) - and, also
- वानराः (vānarāḥ) - Rāma's monkey army (monkeys)
- न (na) - not, no
- सहिष्यन्ति (sahiṣyanti) - will endure, will tolerate, will bear
- ते (te) - your (referring to Rāvaṇa, speaker Prahastha is addressing Rāvaṇa) (your)
- नादम् (nādam) - the roar (of the Rākṣasas) (sound, roar, cry)
- सिंहनादम् (siṁhanādam) - lion's roar
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants
Words meanings and morphology
चपला (capalā) - fickle, restless, unsteady
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of capala
capala - fickle, restless, unsteady, trembling
Note: Agrees with 'vānarāḥ'.
हि (hi) - for, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
अविनीताः (avinītāḥ) - undisciplined, ill-behaved, immodest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avinīta
avinīta - undisciplined, ill-behaved, not modest
Derived from root 'nī' with prefix 'vi' and negative prefix 'a'
Prefixes: a+vi
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'vānarāḥ'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चलचित्ताः (calacittāḥ) - restless-minded, unstable in mind, fickle-minded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of calacitta
calacitta - restless-minded, unstable in mind
Compound type : bahuvrihi (cala+citta)
- cala – moving, trembling, unsteady, fickle
adjective (masculine)
Root: cal (class 1) - citta – mind, thought, intelligence
noun (neuter)
Root: cit (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'vānarāḥ'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वानराः (vānarāḥ) - Rāma's monkey army (monkeys)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, ape
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सहिष्यन्ति (sahiṣyanti) - will endure, will tolerate, will bear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of sah
Root: sah (class 1)
ते (te) - your (referring to Rāvaṇa, speaker Prahastha is addressing Rāvaṇa) (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
नादम् (nādam) - the roar (of the Rākṣasas) (sound, roar, cry)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nāda
nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise
सिंहनादम् (siṁhanādam) - lion's roar
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃhanāda
siṁhanāda - lion's roar
Compound type : tatpurusha (siṃha+nāda)
- siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - nāda – roar, sound, cry
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa
dvipa - elephant (literally 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk and mouth)