वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-25, verse-7

तेन शब्देन वित्रस्तास्ताटका वनवासिनः ।
ताटका च सुसंक्रुद्धा तेन शब्देन मोहिता ॥७॥

7. tena śabdena vitrastāstāṭakā vanavāsinaḥ ,
tāṭakā ca susaṃkruddhā tena śabdena mohitā.

7. tena śabdena vitrastāḥ tāṭakā vanavāsinaḥ
tāṭakā ca susaṃkruddhā tena śabdena mohitā

7. tena śabdena vanavāsinaḥ tāṭakā ca vitrastāḥ
tāṭakā ca susaṃkruddhā tena śabdena mohitā

7. That sound terrified the forest-dwellers and Taṭakā alike. Taṭakā, though greatly enraged, was also bewildered by that very sound.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - By that (sound). (by that, with that)

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the sound

• वित्रस्ताः (vitrastāḥ) - terrified, frightened

• ताटका (tāṭakā) - The demoness Taṭakā. (Taṭakā (a demoness))

• वनवासिनः (vanavāsinaḥ) - The inhabitants of the forest. (forest-dwellers, hermits)

• ताटका (tāṭakā) - The demoness Taṭakā. (Taṭakā (a demoness))

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुसंक्रुद्धा (susaṁkruddhā) - very enraged, thoroughly angry

• तेन (tena) - By that (sound). (by that, with that)

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the sound

• मोहिता (mohitā) - bewildered, deluded, enchanted, stupefied

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - By that (sound). (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the sound made by Rama.

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

Root: śabd (class 10)

Note: Instrument causing terror and bewilderment.

वित्रस्ताः (vitrastāḥ) - terrified, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vitrasta

vitrasta - terrified, frightened, alarmed

Past Passive Participle.

From `vi-` (prefix) + root `tras` (to tremble, fear) + suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 1)

ताटका (tāṭakā) - The demoness Taṭakā. (Taṭakā (a demoness))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāṭakā

tāṭakā - Name of a demoness

Note: Refers to the demoness.

वनवासिनः (vanavāsinaḥ) - The inhabitants of the forest. (forest-dwellers, hermits)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanavāsin

vanavāsin - forest-dweller, hermit, ascetic living in the forest

Compound: `vana` (forest) + `vāsin` (dweller from root `vas`).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+vāsin)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `vas`
  Root `vas` + suffix `-in`.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the (implied) verb 'were terrified'.

ताटका (tāṭakā) - The demoness Taṭakā. (Taṭakā (a demoness))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāṭakā

tāṭakā - Name of a demoness

Note: Refers to the demoness.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सुसंक्रुद्धा (susaṁkruddhā) - very enraged, thoroughly angry

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of susaṃkruddha

susaṁkruddha - very enraged, extremely angry

Past Passive Participle (with prefixes).

From `su-` (intensifier) + `sam-` (prefix) + root `krudh` (to be angry) + suffix `-ta`. `dh` from `dha`.

Compound type : pra-ādi (su+samkruddha)

• su – well, good, very, thoroughly
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix.
• samkruddha – enraged, angry
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sam-` + root `krudh` (to be angry).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Describes Taṭakā's state.

तेन (tena) - By that (sound). (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the sound made by Rama.

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

Root: śabd (class 10)

Note: Instrument causing bewilderment.

मोहिता (mohitā) - bewildered, deluded, enchanted, stupefied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohita

mohita - deluded, bewildered, stupefied, infatuated

Past Passive Participle.

From root `muh` (to be bewildered, faint) in its causative form `mohay` + suffix `-ta`.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Describes Taṭakā's state.