वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-74, verse-8
अपरे वीरणस्तम्बान्बलिनो बलवत्तराः ।
विधमन्ति स्म दुर्गाणि स्थलानि च ततस्ततः ॥८॥
विधमन्ति स्म दुर्गाणि स्थलानि च ततस्ततः ॥८॥
8. apare vīraṇastambānbalino balavattarāḥ ,
vidhamanti sma durgāṇi sthalāni ca tatastataḥ.
vidhamanti sma durgāṇi sthalāni ca tatastataḥ.
8.
apare vīraṇastambān balinaḥ balavattarāḥ
vidhamanti sma durgāṇi sthalāni ca tataḥ tataḥ
vidhamanti sma durgāṇi sthalāni ca tataḥ tataḥ
8.
balinaḥ balavattarāḥ apare vīraṇastambān
durgāṇi ca sthalāni tataḥ tataḥ vidhamanti sma
durgāṇi ca sthalāni tataḥ tataḥ vidhamanti sma
8.
Others, both strong and very strong, cleared away dense clumps of Vīraṇa grass. They also demolished rugged terrains and leveled elevated grounds everywhere.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपरे (apare) - others
- वीरणस्तम्बान् (vīraṇastambān) - clumps of Vīraṇa grass
- बलिनः (balinaḥ) - strong, powerful ones
- बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - stronger, very strong
- विधमन्ति (vidhamanti) - they destroy, they disperse, they clear
- स्म (sma) - a particle giving a past sense to a present verb
- दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficult places, rugged terrains, obstacles
- स्थलानि (sthalāni) - elevated grounds, high places, lands
- च (ca) - and
- ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then
- ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then
Words meanings and morphology
अपरे (apare) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, inferior
वीरणस्तम्बान् (vīraṇastambān) - clumps of Vīraṇa grass
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vīraṇastamba
vīraṇastamba - clump of Vīraṇa grass (a kind of fragrant grass, Vetiveria zizanioides)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīraṇa+stamba)
- vīraṇa – Vīraṇa grass (a fragrant grass), kind of grass
noun (neuter) - stamba – clump, bush, tuft
noun (masculine)
बलिनः (balinaḥ) - strong, powerful ones
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balin
balin - strong, powerful, mighty
बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - stronger, very strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful
Derived with the suffix -vat, indicating possession of 'bala' (strength). Comparative form with -tara.
Note: Comparative degree (balavat + tara)
विधमन्ति (vidhamanti) - they destroy, they disperse, they clear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dham
Prefix: vi
Root: dham (class 1)
स्म (sma) - a particle giving a past sense to a present verb
(indeclinable)
दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficult places, rugged terrains, obstacles
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of durga
durga - difficult to access, rugged, inaccessible place, fortress, obstacle
स्थलानि (sthalāni) - elevated grounds, high places, lands
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sthala
sthala - dry ground, land, elevated ground, place
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then
(indeclinable)