वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-2

मैन्दश्च द्विविधश्चोभौ तत्र वानरपुंगवौ ।
विचेरतुश्च तां सेनां रक्षार्थं सर्वतो दिशम् ॥२॥

2. maindaśca dvividhaścobhau tatra vānarapuṃgavau ,
viceratuśca tāṃ senāṃ rakṣārthaṃ sarvato diśam.

2. maindaḥ ca dvividaḥ ca ubhau tatra vānarapuṅgavau
viceratuḥ ca tām senām rakṣārtham sarvataḥ diśam

2. maindaḥ ca dvividaḥ ca ubhau tatra vānarapuṅgavau
tām senām sarvataḥ diśam rakṣārtham viceratuḥ

2. Both Mainda and Dvivida, those two foremost monkeys, roamed through that army in all directions to protect it.

Words meanings summery:

• मैन्दः (maindaḥ) - Mainda (a monkey leader)

• च (ca) - and

• द्विविदः (dvividaḥ) - Dvivida (a monkey leader)

• च (ca) - and

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• वानरपुङ्गवौ (vānarapuṅgavau) - two excellent monkeys, two foremost monkeys

• विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they roamed, they wandered

• च (ca) - and

• ताम् (tām) - that

• सेनाम् (senām) - army

• रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for protection

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, in all directions

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction

Words meanings and morphology

मैन्दः (maindaḥ) - Mainda (a monkey leader)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mainda

mainda - name of a monkey leader

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्विविदः (dvividaḥ) - Dvivida (a monkey leader)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvivida

dvivida - name of a monkey leader

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Declines like a dual form.

Note: Refers to Mainda and Dvivida.

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad + tral suffix.

Note: Refers to the location of the army.

वानरपुङ्गवौ (vānarapuṅgavau) - two excellent monkeys, two foremost monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vānarapuṅgava

vānarapuṅgava - an excellent monkey, a foremost monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+puṅgava)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, excellent, chief, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Mainda and Dvivida.

विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they roamed, they wandered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of car

Imperfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice.

Formed with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'senām'.

सेनाम् (senām) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, battle array

Note: Object of viceratuḥ.

रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for protection

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣā+artha)

• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  From root rakṣ (to protect) + ā suffix.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, in all directions

(indeclinable)

Formed from sarva + tas suffix.

Note: Modifies viceratuḥ.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Note: Governed by sarvataḥ in a way that indicates 'to all directions'.

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