वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-54, verse-28

द्रवमाणास्तु ते वीरा अङ्गदेन वलीमुखाः ।
सान्त्वैश्च बहुमानैश्च ततः सर्वे निवर्तिताः ॥२८॥

28. dravamāṇāstu te vīrā aṅgadena valīmukhāḥ ,
sāntvaiśca bahumānaiśca tataḥ sarve nivartitāḥ.

28. dravamāṇāḥ tu te vīrāḥ aṅgadena balīmukhāḥ
sāntvaiḥ ca bahumānaiḥ ca tataḥ sarve nivartitāḥ

28. But all those valiant monkey chiefs, who were fleeing, were then turned back by Aṅgada with conciliatory words and great respect.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रवमाणाः (dravamāṇāḥ) - fleeing (from battle) (running, fleeing, rushing)

• तु (tu) - but, indicating a contrast (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• ते (te) - those (monkeys) (those, they)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - valiant monkey warriors (heroes, brave men, warriors)

• अङ्गदेन (aṅgadena) - by Aṅgada (the monkey prince) (by Aṅgada)

• बलीमुखाः (balīmukhāḥ) - monkey warriors (monkeys)

• सान्त्वैः (sāntvaiḥ) - by words of persuasion and comfort (by conciliatory words, by gentle means)

• च (ca) - and

• बहुमानैः (bahumānaiḥ) - by showing great respect or honor (by great respect, by honors)

• च (ca) - and

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, therefore)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the monkeys) (all, every)

• निवर्तिताः (nivartitāḥ) - were made to return (to battle) (turned back, caused to return, stopped)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रवमाणाः (dravamāṇāḥ) - fleeing (from battle) (running, fleeing, rushing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dravamāṇa

dravamāṇa - running, fleeing, flowing

Present Active Participle

From root √dru (to run, move quickly) + śānac (present active participle suffix)

Root: dru (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indicating a contrast (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (monkeys) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the monkey chiefs.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - valiant monkey warriors (heroes, brave men, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, valiant, brave man

अङ्गदेन (aṅgadena) - by Aṅgada (the monkey prince) (by Aṅgada)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Aṅgada (name of a monkey prince, son of Vālī)

बलीमुखाः (balīmukhāḥ) - monkey warriors (monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balīmukha

balīmukha - monkey; literally 'strong-faced' or 'one with a strong mouth'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (balin+mukha)

• balin – strong, powerful, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

सान्त्वैः (sāntvaiḥ) - by words of persuasion and comfort (by conciliatory words, by gentle means)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sāntva

sāntva - conciliatory, gentle, soothing; conciliatory words or acts

From √sāntv (to console)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बहुमानैः (bahumānaiḥ) - by showing great respect or honor (by great respect, by honors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahumāna

bahumāna - great respect, high esteem, honor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+māna)

• bahu – much, many, great
  adjective (masculine)
• māna – respect, honor, pride, measure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the monkeys) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

निवर्तिताः (nivartitāḥ) - were made to return (to battle) (turned back, caused to return, stopped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivartita

nivartita - caused to return, turned back, stopped, hindered

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix ni-, causative stem (vartay) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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