वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-17

ऋषभः शरभो नीलो गवाक्षो गन्धमादनः ।
पञ्चवानरशार्दूलाः कुम्भकर्णमुपाद्रवन् ॥१७॥

17. ṛṣabhaḥ śarabho nīlo gavākṣo gandhamādanaḥ ,
pañcavānaraśārdūlāḥ kumbhakarṇamupādravan.

17. ṛṣabhaḥ śarabhaḥ nīlaḥ gavākṣaḥ gandhamādanaḥ
pañca vānaraśārdūlāḥ kumbhakarṇam upādravan

17. ṛṣabhaḥ śarabhaḥ nīlaḥ gavākṣaḥ gandhamādanaḥ
pañca vānaraśārdūlāḥ kumbhakarṇam upādravan

17. Rishabha, Sharabha, Nila, Gavaksha, and Gandhamadana – these five formidable monkey warriors – rushed towards Kumbhakarna.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Rishabha (a monkey general)

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Sharabha (a monkey general)

• नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila (a monkey general)

• गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavaksha (a monkey general)

• गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamadana (a monkey general)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• वानरशार्दूलाः (vānaraśārdūlāḥ) - formidable monkey warriors (tiger-like monkeys, excellent monkeys, formidable monkey warriors)

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna (accusative)

• उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - they rushed upon, they attacked

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Rishabha (a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull; best, excellent; Rishabha (a monkey general)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - Sharabha (a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast; Sharabha (a monkey general)

नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila (a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nila (a monkey general); blue; dark-colored

गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavaksha (a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavākṣa

gavākṣa - bull's eye; window; Gavaksha (a monkey general)

गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamadana (a monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - exciting with fragrance (a mountain name); Gandhamadana (a monkey general)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+mādana)

• gandha – smell, fragrance
  noun (masculine)
• mādana – intoxicating, gladdening, exciting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root mad
  Root: mad (class 4)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'vānarśārdūlāḥ'.

वानरशार्दूलाः (vānaraśārdūlāḥ) - formidable monkey warriors (tiger-like monkeys, excellent monkeys, formidable monkey warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānaraśārdūla

vānaraśārdūla - tiger-like monkey, excellent monkey

tatpuruṣa compound, where śārdūla (tiger) acts as an intensifier, meaning 'best of monkeys' or 'formidable monkeys'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+śārdūla)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, pre-eminent (when used as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'upādravan'.

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a powerful Rākṣasa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'upādravan'.

उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - they rushed upon, they attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dru

imperfect tense

root dru (to run) with upasargas upa and ā, imperfect active, 3rd person plural

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'vānaraśārdūlāḥ'.