वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-34, verse-37

त्रयाणामेव भूतानां गतिरेषा प्लवंगम ।
मनोऽनिलसुपर्णानां तव वा नात्र संशयः ॥३७॥

37. trayāṇāmeva bhūtānāṃ gatireṣā plavaṃgama ,
mano'nilasuparṇānāṃ tava vā nātra saṃśayaḥ.

37. trayāṇām eva bhūtānām gatiḥ eṣā plavaṅgama
manasanilasuparṇānām tava vā na atra saṃśayaḥ

37. plavaṅgama trayāṇām eva bhūtānām eṣā gatiḥ
manasanilasuparṇānām vā tava na atra saṃśayaḥ

37. O monkey, this speed (gati) belongs only to three entities: the mind, the wind, and Suparna (the mythical eagle). There is no doubt that it is also yours.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of entities, of beings, of existent things

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - speed, motion, course

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• प्लवङ्गम (plavaṅgama) - O monkey

• मनसनिलसुपर्णानाम् (manasanilasuparṇānām) - of the mind, the wind, and Suparna (the mythical eagle)

• तव (tava) - yours, of you

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām' in number and case.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of entities, of beings, of existent things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existent thing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū, 'to be', with suffix -ta.

Root: bhū (class 1)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - speed, motion, course

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - motion, speed, course, destiny

From root gam 'to go'.

Root: gam (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'gatiḥ'.

प्लवङ्गम (plavaṅgama) - O monkey

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey (literally 'one who goes by leaping')

Compound of plava (leap) and gama (going).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (plava+gama)

• plava – leaping, jumping
  noun (masculine)
  From root plu 'to float, to jump'.
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

मनसनिलसुपर्णानाम् (manasanilasuparṇānām) - of the mind, the wind, and Suparna (the mythical eagle)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manasanilasuparṇa

manasanilasuparṇa - mind, wind, and Suparna

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : Dvandva (manas+anila+suparṇa)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  s-stem noun.
  Root: man (class 4)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• suparṇa – a mythical eagle (Garuda), having good wings
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of su (good) and parṇa (wing).

Note: The compound takes the genitive plural ending.

तव (tava) - yours, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'id' with suffix 'tra'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty

From root śī 'to lie, to doubt' with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)