वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-85, verse-56

इति पादातयोधाश्च हस्त्यश्वारोहबन्धकाः ।
अनाथास्तं विधिं लब्ध्वा वाचमेतामुदैरयन् ॥५६॥

56. iti pādātayodhāśca hastyaśvārohabandhakāḥ ,
anāthāstaṃ vidhiṃ labdhvā vācametāmudairayan.

56. iti pādātayodhāḥ ca hastyaśvārohabandhakāḥ
anāthāḥ tam vidhim labdhvā vācam etām udairayan

56. iti pādātayodhāḥ ca hastyaśvārohabandhakāḥ
anāthāḥ tam vidhim labdhvā etām vācam udairayan

56. Thus, the foot-soldiers, and the elephant and horse riders, having attained that favorable condition while being helpless, uttered these very words.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, saying

• पादातयोधाः (pādātayodhāḥ) - foot-soldiers

• च (ca) - and

• हस्त्यश्वारोहबन्धकाः (hastyaśvārohabandhakāḥ) - elephant and horse riders/keepers

• अनाथाः (anāthāḥ) - helpless, without a protector/lord

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• विधिम् (vidhim) - condition, state, ordinance

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech

• एताम् (etām) - these, this

• उदैरयन् (udairayan) - uttered, pronounced

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, saying

(indeclinable)

पादातयोधाः (pādātayodhāḥ) - foot-soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādātayodha

pādātayodha - foot-soldier, infantryman

Compound type : tatpurusha (pādāta+yodha)

• pādāta – footman, pedestrian, infantry
  noun (masculine)
• yodha – warrior, fighter, soldier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हस्त्यश्वारोहबन्धकाः (hastyaśvārohabandhakāḥ) - elephant and horse riders/keepers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hastyaśvārohabandhaka

hastyaśvārohabandhaka - elephant-riders and horse-riders, or elephant and horse keepers

Compound type : dvandva (hastin+aśva+āroha+bandhaka)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• āroha – rider, one who mounts/ascends
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)
• bandhaka – binder, keeper, one who controls (animals)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)

अनाथाः (anāthāḥ) - helpless, without a protector/lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anātha

anātha - helpless, without a protector/master, destitute

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nātha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nāth (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

विधिम् (vidhim) - condition, state, ordinance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, method, state, condition, destiny, fate

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: labh (class 1)

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, saying

एताम् (etām) - these, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, these

उदैरयन् (udairayan) - uttered, pronounced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of īr

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 2)

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