Shloka 17.30Unverified draft
ते प्रधानेषु यूथेषु हरीणां हरियूथपा:। बभूवुर्यूथपश्रेष्ठा वीरांश्चाजनयन् हरीन्।।1.17.29।।
Meaning
Among the principal troops of monkeys, they became the foremost troop-leaders, and they in turn begot valiant monkeys of their own.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| te pradhāneṣu yūtheṣu | ते प्रधानेषु यूथेषु | they, in the chief troops | Locative plural |
| harīṇām hari-yūtha-pāḥ | हरीणाम् हरि-यूथ-पाः | the leaders of the monkey-troops | Nominative plural |
| babhūvur yūtha-pa-śreṣṭhāḥ | बभूवुर् यूथ-प-श्रेष्ठाः | became the foremost among the leaders | Verb (perfect) |
| vīrān ca ajanayan harīn | वीरान् च अजनयन् हरीन् | and begot heroic monkeys | Verb (imperfect) |
Reference: 1.17.30 · Bāla Kāṇḍa