Shloka 9.40Unverified draft

इति चामन्यत श्रीमानुपपत्त्या महाकपिः । मेने हि गुणतस्तानि समानि सलिलोद्भवैः ।।5.9.40।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
iti cāmanyata śrīmānupapattyā mahākapiḥइति चामन्यत श्रीमानुपपत्त्या महाकपिःso the glorious great monkey reasonedparticle + particle + verb + nominative adjective + instrumental + nominative compound
mene hi guṇatastāni samāni salilodbhavaiḥमेने हि गुणतस्तानि समानि सलिलोद्भवैःfor he judged them equal in quality to water-born lotusesverb + particle + adverb + accusative plural pronoun + accusative plural adjective + instrumental plural compound

Reference: 5.9.40 · Sundara Kāṇḍa