वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-4

अथ वृक्षान्महाकायाः सानूनि सुमहान्ति च ।
वानरास्तूर्णमुद्यम्य कुम्भकर्णमभिद्रवन् ॥४॥

4. atha vṛkṣānmahākāyāḥ sānūni sumahānti ca ,
vānarāstūrṇamudyamya kumbhakarṇamabhidravan.

4. atha vṛkṣān mahākāyāḥ sānūni sumahānti ca
vānarāḥ tūrṇam udyamya kumbhakarṇam abhidravan

4. atha mahākāyāḥ vānarāḥ tūrṇam vṛkṣān ca
sumahānti sānūni udyamya kumbhakarṇam abhidravan

4. Then the huge-bodied monkeys, swiftly lifting up trees and immense mountain peaks, rushed towards (Kumbhakarṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, thus)

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - huge-bodied (huge-bodied, gigantic)

• सानूनि (sānūni) - mountain peaks (peaks, plateaus)

• सुमहान्ति (sumahānti) - immense (very huge, immense, very great)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - lifting up (having lifted up, having raised, having taken up)

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - (Kumbhakarṇa) (Kumbhakarna (name of a demon))

• अभिद्रवन् (abhidravan) - they rushed towards (they rushed towards, attacked)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous event.

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Object of 'udyamya'.

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - huge-bodied (huge-bodied, gigantic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - of great body, huge-bodied, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'vānarāḥ'.

सानूनि (sānūni) - mountain peaks (peaks, plateaus)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sānu

sānu - peak, ridge, plateau (of a mountain)

Note: Object of 'udyamya'.

सुमहान्ति (sumahānti) - immense (very huge, immense, very great)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, very huge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'sānūni'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction connecting 'vṛkṣān' and 'sānūni'.

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Subject of 'abhidravan'.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'udyamya' and 'abhidravan'.

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - lifting up (having lifted up, having raised, having taken up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from ud- + √yam (to raise, hold)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Gerund indicating a completed action before the main verb.

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - (Kumbhakarṇa) (Kumbhakarna (name of a demon))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of a giant Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

Note: Object of 'abhidravan'.

अभिद्रवन् (abhidravan) - they rushed towards (they rushed towards, attacked)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Derived from abhi- + √dru (to run)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Preceded by the verbal prefix 'abhi-'.