वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-12

इयमक्षौहिणीपूर्णा सवाजिरथसंकुला ।
हस्तिध्वजसमाकीर्णा तेनासौ बलवत्तरः ॥१२॥

12. iyamakṣauhiṇīpūrṇā savājirathasaṃkulā ,
hastidhvajasamākīrṇā tenāsau balavattaraḥ.

12. iyam akṣauhiṇīpūrṇā savājirathasaṅkulā
hastidhvajasamākīrṇā tena asau balavattaraḥ

12. iyam akṣauhiṇīpūrṇā savājirathasaṅkulā hastidhvajasamākīrṇā (asti).
tena asau balavattaraḥ (asti).

12. This army, filled with an akṣauhiṇī (a large division of troops), is crowded with horses and chariots, and covered with elephants and banners. Because of this, he (the king) is stronger.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• अक्षौहिणीपूर्णा (akṣauhiṇīpūrṇā) - full of an akṣauhiṇī (army division)

• सवाजिरथसङ्कुला (savājirathasaṅkulā) - crowded with horses and chariots

• हस्तिध्वजसमाकीर्णा (hastidhvajasamākīrṇā) - covered/filled with elephants and banners

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• असौ (asau) - he (the king) (that one, he)

• बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - stronger, more powerful

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अक्षौहिणीपूर्णा (akṣauhiṇīpūrṇā) - full of an akṣauhiṇī (army division)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣauhiṇīpūrṇa

akṣauhiṇīpūrṇa - full of an akṣauhiṇī

Compound type : Tatpurusha (akṣauhiṇī+pūrṇa)

• akṣauhiṇī – a large division of an army (consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horses and 109,350 foot-soldiers)
  noun (feminine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill) with kta suffix
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

सवाजिरथसङ्कुला (savājirathasaṅkulā) - crowded with horses and chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of savājirathasaṅkula

savājirathasaṅkula - crowded with horses and chariots

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+vājin+ratha+saṅkula)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vājin – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vāj
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh (class 1)
• saṅkula – crowded, filled, full of
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kul + saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

हस्तिध्वजसमाकीर्णा (hastidhvajasamākīrṇā) - covered/filled with elephants and banners

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hastidhvajasamākīrṇa

hastidhvajasamākīrṇa - covered/filled with elephants and banners

Compound type : Tatpurusha (hastin+dhvaja+samākīrṇa)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hast
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)
• samākīrṇa – completely covered, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kīr (to scatter) with upasargas sam-ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असौ (asau) - he (the king) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), he, she, it

बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - stronger, more powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavattara

balavattara - stronger, more powerful

Comparative degree of balavat (powerful), formed with suffix -tara

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