वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-74, verse-19

जृम्भितं तद्धनुर्दृष्ट्वा शैवं विष्णुपराक्रमैः ।
अधिकं मेनिरे विष्णुं देवाः सर्षिगणास्तदा ॥१९॥

19. jṛmbhitaṃ taddhanurdṛṣṭvā śaivaṃ viṣṇuparākramaiḥ ,
adhikaṃ menire viṣṇuṃ devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstadā.

19. jṛmbhitam tat dhanuḥ dṛṣṭvā śaivam viṣṇuparākramaiḥ
adhikam menire viṣṇum devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ tada

19. tada devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ viṣṇuparākramaiḥ tat
jṛmbhitam śaivam dhanuḥ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇum adhikam menire

19. Having seen that Śaiva bow stretched by the might (parākrama) of Vishnu, the gods, along with the hosts of sages, then considered Vishnu to be superior.

Words meanings summery:

• जृम्भितम् (jṛmbhitam) - stretched, drawn, flexed, displayed

• तत् (tat) - that

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• शैवम् (śaivam) - relating to Shiva, Śaiva

• विष्णुपराक्रमैः (viṣṇuparākramaiḥ) - by the might/valor of Vishnu

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - superior, greater, more

• मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, they thought

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• सर्षिगणाः (sarṣigaṇāḥ) - with the hosts of sages

• तद (tada) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

जृम्भितम् (jṛmbhitam) - stretched, drawn, flexed, displayed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jṛmbhita

jṛmbhita - stretched, yawned, opened wide, displayed

Past Passive Participle

From root jṛmbh (to yawn, stretch) + kta suffix

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanu

dhanu - bow

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root dṛś (to see) + ktvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शैवम् (śaivam) - relating to Shiva, Śaiva

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaiva

śaiva - relating to Shiva, belonging to Shiva

Derived from śiva (Shiva)

विष्णुपराक्रमैः (viṣṇuparākramaiḥ) - by the might/valor of Vishnu

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṣṇuparākrama

viṣṇuparākrama - the valor/might of Vishnu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣṇu+parākrama)

• viṣṇu – Vishnu (a prominent Hindu deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)
• parākrama – might, valor, courage, power
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

अधिकम् (adhikam) - superior, greater, more

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhika

adhika - superior, excellent, abundant, more

Note: Used here adverbially, meaning 'as superior' or 'more'

मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, they thought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (lit) of man

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root verb man, 3rd person plural middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a prominent Hindu deity)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div (class 1)

सर्षिगणाः (sarṣigaṇāḥ) - with the hosts of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarṣigaṇa

sarṣigaṇa - with the hosts of sages, accompanied by groups of seers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ṛṣigaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ṛṣigaṇa – host of sages, group of seers
  noun (masculine)

तद (tada) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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