वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-59

मन्ये न तावदात्मानं बुध्यते वानराधिपः ।
शैलप्रहाराभिहतः कुम्भकर्णेन संयुगे ॥५९॥

59. manye na tāvadātmānaṃ budhyate vānarādhipaḥ ,
śailaprahārābhihataḥ kumbhakarṇena saṃyuge.

59. manye na tāvat ātmānam budhyate vānara-adhipaḥ
śaila-prahāra-abhihataḥ kumbhakarṇena saṃyuge

59. manye vānara-adhipaḥ śaila-prahāra-abhihataḥ
kumbhakarṇena saṃyuge na tāvat ātmānam budhyate

59. I believe that the king of monkeys (Sugrīva), struck by a mountain blow from Kumbhakarṇa in battle, is not yet aware of himself.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I (Lakṣmaṇa) believe (I think, I believe)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• तावत् (tāvat) - for now, yet (so much, so far, for now, meanwhile)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, his own state of being (self, soul, oneself, body, mind)

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - he (Sugrīva) perceives or is aware of (he understands, he perceives, he knows, he awakens)

• वानर-अधिपः (vānara-adhipaḥ) - the king of monkeys, Sugrīva (lord of monkeys, king of monkeys)

• शैल-प्रहार-अभिहतः (śaila-prahāra-abhihataḥ) - struck by a mountain blow (from Kumbhakarṇa) (struck by a mountain blow, hit by the impact of a rock)

• कुम्भकर्णेन (kumbhakarṇena) - by the demon Kumbhakarṇa (by Kumbhakarṇa)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the ongoing battle (in battle, in conflict, in war)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I (Lakṣmaṇa) believe (I think, I believe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Present Active Indicative

Root verb man (8th class, tanādi), ātmanepada, present tense, 1st person singular.

Root: man (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

तावत् (tāvat) - for now, yet (so much, so far, for now, meanwhile)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, his own state of being (self, soul, oneself, body, mind)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, the Supreme Soul, body, mind, nature

Root an (to breathe) + suffix man.

Root: an

Note: Direct object of budhyate.

बुध्यते (budhyate) - he (Sugrīva) perceives or is aware of (he understands, he perceives, he knows, he awakens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of budh

Present Active Indicative

Root verb budh (4th class, divādi), ātmanepada, present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: The subject is vānarādhipaḥ.

वानर-अधिपः (vānara-adhipaḥ) - the king of monkeys, Sugrīva (lord of monkeys, king of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara-adhipa

vānara-adhipa - lord of monkeys, king of monkeys

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+adhipa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
  From vana (forest) + suffix ra.
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over) + root pā (to protect/rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā

शैल-प्रहार-अभिहतः (śaila-prahāra-abhihataḥ) - struck by a mountain blow (from Kumbhakarṇa) (struck by a mountain blow, hit by the impact of a rock)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaila-prahāra-abhihata

śaila-prahāra-abhihata - struck by a mountain blow

Compound adjective, modifying vānarādhipaḥ. A tatpuruṣa compound of śaila-prahāra (mountain-blow) and then a 3rd tatpuruṣa with abhihata (struck by).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+prahāra+abhihata)

• śaila – rock, mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
  From śilā (rock) or related to śī (to lie).
• prahāra – blow, stroke, attack, impact
  noun (masculine)
  From pra (forth) + root hṛ (to strike, take).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ
• abhihata – struck, hit, wounded, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From abhi (towards) + root han (to strike, kill) + past passive participle suffix kta.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han

Note: Modifies vānarādhipaḥ.

कुम्भकर्णेन (kumbhakarṇena) - by the demon Kumbhakarṇa (by Kumbhakarṇa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (a proper noun, name of a giant demon brother of Rāvaṇa)

Name of a Rākṣasa, literally 'pot-eared'.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the ongoing battle (in battle, in conflict, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, conflict, encounter

From sam (together) + root yuj (to join).

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj

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