वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-38, verse-20
नागानां वध्यमानानामसुराणां च राघव ।
राक्षसानां च दुर्धर्षः सत्त्वानां निनदो ऽभवत् ॥२०॥
राक्षसानां च दुर्धर्षः सत्त्वानां निनदो ऽभवत् ॥२०॥
20. nāgānāṃ vadhyamānānāmasurāṇāṃ ca rāghava ,
rākṣasānāṃ ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānāṃ ninado'bhavat.
rākṣasānāṃ ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānāṃ ninado'bhavat.
20.
nāgānām vadhyamānānām asurāṇām ca rāghava |
rākṣasānām ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānām ninadaḥ abhavat
rākṣasānām ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānām ninadaḥ abhavat
20.
rāghava,
vadhyamānānām nāgānām ca asurāṇām ca rākṣasānām ca sattvānām,
durdharṣaḥ ninadaḥ abhavat
vadhyamānānām nāgānām ca asurāṇām ca rākṣasānām ca sattvānām,
durdharṣaḥ ninadaḥ abhavat
20.
O Rāghava, a formidable roar arose from the Nāgas, Asuras, Rākṣasas, and other beings who were being slain.
Words meanings summery:
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- नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the Nāgas, of the serpents
- वध्यमानानाम् (vadhyamānānām) - of those being killed, of those being slain
- असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras, of the demons
- च (ca) - and
- राघव (rāghava) - Referring to Rāma (O Rāghava, O descendant of Raghu)
- राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas, of the demons/ogres
- च (ca) - and
- दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - irresistible, formidable, unassailable
- सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) - of the beings, of the creatures
- निनदः (ninadaḥ) - a roar, a loud sound, a cry
- अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it occurred, it arose
Words meanings and morphology
नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the Nāgas, of the serpents
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - a serpent, a snake, a Nāga (a semi-divine race of serpent-beings)
वध्यमानानाम् (vadhyamānānām) - of those being killed, of those being slain
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain
Present Passive Participle
Derived from √vadh (to strike, to kill)
Root: vadh (class 1)
असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the Asuras, of the demons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asura
asura - a demon, a titan, an Asura (a class of mythological beings often in opposition to the Devas)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राघव (rāghava) - Referring to Rāma (O Rāghava, O descendant of Raghu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a patronymic often referring to Rāma
राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas, of the demons/ogres
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa (a class of demonic beings or ogres), a demon
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - irresistible, formidable, unassailable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa
durdharṣa - difficult to attack or conquer, irresistible, formidable
compound of dur (difficult) and dharṣa (to attack)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+dharṣa)
- dur – difficult, bad
indeclinable - dharṣa – attacking, assailing
noun (masculine)
Derived from root dhṛṣ
Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) - of the beings, of the creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sattva
sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness, courage
Root: as (class 2)
निनदः (ninadaḥ) - a roar, a loud sound, a cry
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ninada
ninada - a loud sound, a roar, a cry, a noise
from ni-√nad
Prefix: ni
Root: nad (class 1)
अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it occurred, it arose
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)