वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-62, verse-3
ये ये महाबलाः सन्ति लघवश्च प्लवंगमाः ।
लङ्कामभ्युत्पतन्त्वाशु गृह्योल्काः प्लवगर्षभाः ॥३॥
लङ्कामभ्युत्पतन्त्वाशु गृह्योल्काः प्लवगर्षभाः ॥३॥
3. ye ye mahābalāḥ santi laghavaśca plavaṃgamāḥ ,
laṅkāmabhyutpatantvāśu gṛhyolkāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ.
laṅkāmabhyutpatantvāśu gṛhyolkāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ.
3.
ye ye mahābalāḥ santi laghavaḥ ca plavaṅgamāḥ laṅkām
abhyutpatantu āśu gṛhya ulkāḥ plavaga-ṛṣabhāḥ
abhyutpatantu āśu gṛhya ulkāḥ plavaga-ṛṣabhāḥ
3.
ye ye mahābalāḥ ca laghavaḥ plavaṅgamāḥ santi,
(te) plavagarṣabhāḥ āśu ulkāḥ gṛhya laṅkām abhyutpatantu
(te) plavagarṣabhāḥ āśu ulkāḥ gṛhya laṅkām abhyutpatantu
3.
All those monkeys who are immensely powerful and swift, let those excellent monkeys quickly leap towards Laṅkā, carrying firebrands!
Words meanings summery:
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- ये (ye) - who, which (relative pronoun)
- ये (ye) - who, which (relative pronoun)
- महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - monkeys possessing immense strength (greatly powerful, mighty)
- सन्ति (santi) - are, exist
- लघवः (laghavaḥ) - swift, light, quick, agile
- च (ca) - and, also
- प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys (literally 'those who go by leaping')
- लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā (city name)
- अभ्युत्पतन्तु (abhyutpatantu) - let them leap up, let them attack
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
- गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, seizing, grasping
- उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - firebrands, torches, meteors
- प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - addressing or referring to the chief/leading monkeys (best of monkeys, excellent monkeys)
Words meanings and morphology
ये (ye) - who, which (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
Note: Used here in a repetitive construction 'ye ye' meaning 'whoever' or 'all those who'
ये (ye) - who, which (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
Note: Used here in a repetitive construction 'ye ye' meaning 'whoever' or 'all those who'
महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - monkeys possessing immense strength (greatly powerful, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala
mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)
- mahat – great, mighty, large, prominent
adjective - bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)
सन्ति (santi) - are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
लघवः (laghavaḥ) - swift, light, quick, agile
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of laghu
laghu - light, swift, quick, agile, short (vowel)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - monkeys (literally 'those who go by leaping')
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama
plavaṅgama - monkey (literally 'one who goes by leaping')
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)
- plava – a leap, jump, swimming, floating
noun (masculine)
verbal noun
from root 'plu' with suffix 'a'
Root: plu (class 1) - gama – going, moving, one who goes
adjective/noun (masculine)
agent noun
from root 'gam' with suffix 'a'
Root: gam (class 1)
लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā (city name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital of Rāvaṇa in the Rāmāyaṇa)
अभ्युत्पतन्तु (abhyutpatantu) - let them leap up, let them attack
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhyutpat
Prefixes: abhi+ut
Root: pat (class 1)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, seizing, grasping
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
root 'grah' with suffix '-ya'
Root: grah (class 9)
उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - firebrands, torches, meteors
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ulkā
ulkā - firebrand, torch, meteor, falling star
प्लवगर्षभाः (plavagarṣabhāḥ) - addressing or referring to the chief/leading monkeys (best of monkeys, excellent monkeys)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of plavagarṣabha
plavagarṣabha - best of monkeys, excellent monkey
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (plavaga+ṛṣabha)
- plavaga – monkey (literally 'one who goes by leaping')
noun (masculine)
from root 'plu' (to leap) + 'gam' (to go)
Root: plu (class 1) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)