वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-78, verse-53

अन्योन्यं च समाश्लिष्य कपयो हृष्टमानसाः ।
चक्रुरुच्चावचगुणा राघवाश्रयजाः कथाः ॥५३॥

53. anyonyaṃ ca samāśliṣya kapayo hṛṣṭamānasāḥ ,
cakruruccāvacaguṇā rāghavāśrayajāḥ kathāḥ.

53. anyonyam ca samāśliṣya kapayaḥ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ
cakruḥ uccāvacaguṇāḥ rāghavāśrayajāḥ kathāḥ

53. hṛṣṭamānasāḥ kapayaḥ ca anyonyam samāśliṣya
rāghavāśrayajāḥ uccāvacaguṇāḥ kathāḥ cakruḥ

53. With joyful hearts, the monkeys embraced each other and then recounted various stories born from their association with Rāghava (Rāma).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• च (ca) - and, also

• समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced, having clung to

• कपयः (kapayaḥ) - monkeys, apes

• हृष्टमानसाः (hṛṣṭamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds/hearts, glad-hearted

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they narrated stories (they did, they made, they performed, they narrated)

• उच्चावचगुणाः (uccāvacaguṇāḥ) - having various qualities, of various sorts

• राघवाश्रयजाः (rāghavāśrayajāḥ) - stories originating from their connection to Rāghava (Rāma) (born from/dependent on Rāghava (Rāma), relating to Rāghava (Rāma))

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

Words meanings and morphology

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced, having clung to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root √śliṣ 'to embrace' with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

कपयः (kapayaḥ) - monkeys, apes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

हृष्टमानसाः (hṛṣṭamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds/hearts, glad-hearted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭamānasa

hṛṣṭamānasa - joyful-minded, glad-hearted, delighted in spirit

A Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose mind is joyful'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hṛṣṭa+mānasa)

• hṛṣṭa – gladdened, delighted, joyful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root √hṛṣ 'to be glad'.
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• mānasa – mind, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  From manas (mind) with suffix -a.
  Root: man (class 4)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they narrated stories (they did, they made, they performed, they narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of cakruḥ

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उच्चावचगुणाः (uccāvacaguṇāḥ) - having various qualities, of various sorts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of uccāvacaguṇa

uccāvacaguṇa - having various qualities, of high and low qualities, varied

A Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose qualities are high and low'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ucca+avaca+guṇa)

• ucca – high, elevated, lofty
  adjective
• avaca – low, inferior
  adjective
• guṇa – quality, attribute, merit
  noun (masculine)

राघवाश्रयजाः (rāghavāśrayajāḥ) - stories originating from their connection to Rāghava (Rāma) (born from/dependent on Rāghava (Rāma), relating to Rāghava (Rāma))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rāghavāśrayaja

rāghavāśrayaja - born from reliance on Rāghava, relating to Rāghava's shelter

A Tatpurusha compound meaning 'born from the refuge/dependence on Rāghava'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāghava+āśraya+ja)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• āśraya – resort, refuge, dependence, basis
  noun (masculine)
  From the root √śri 'to resort to' with the prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from, relating to
  adjective
  From the root √jan 'to be born'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech

From the root √kath 'to tell, to narrate'.

Root: kath (class 10)