वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-36

स तत्र सीतां परिदाय मैथिलीं सहैव तेनातिबलेन पक्षिणा ।
जगाम तां पञ्चवटीं सलक्ष्मणो रिपून्दिधक्षञ् शलभानिवानलः ॥३६॥

36. sa tatra sītāṃ paridāya maithilīṃ sahaiva tenātibalena pakṣiṇā ,
jagāma tāṃ pañcavaṭīṃ salakṣmaṇo ripūndidhakṣañ śalabhānivānalaḥ.

36. saḥ tatra sītām paridāya maithilīm
saha eva tena atibalena pakṣiṇā |
jagāma tām pañcavaṭīm salakṣmaṇaḥ
ripūn didhakṣan śalabhān iva analaḥ

36. saḥ tatra maithilīm sītām paridāya
tena atibalena pakṣiṇā saha eva
salakṣmaṇaḥ analaḥ iva śalabhān ripūn
didhakṣan tām pañcavaṭīm jagāma

36. Accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, he went to that Pañcavaṭī, taking Sītā, the princess of Mithilā, along with that exceedingly mighty bird, desiring to burn his enemies like fire consumes moths.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Rāma (he)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• परिदाय (paridāya) - having given over, having entrusted

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (princess of Mithilā, Sītā)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तेन (tena) - by that Jaṭāyu (by that)

• अतिबलेन (atibalena) - by the exceedingly mighty, by the very strong

• पक्षिणा (pakṣiṇā) - by Jaṭāyu (by the bird)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went

• ताम् (tām) - that

• पञ्चवटीम् (pañcavaṭīm) - Pañcavaṭī

• सलक्ष्मणः (salakṣmaṇaḥ) - with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies

• दिधक्षन् (didhakṣan) - desiring to burn, wishing to destroy

• शलभान् (śalabhān) - moths, grasshoppers

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Rāma (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (Rāma's wife), furrow

परिदाय (paridāya) - having given over, having entrusted

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Derived from verb root √dā (to give) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: dā (class 3)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sītā (princess of Mithilā, Sītā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithilā, princess of Mithilā

Derived from Mithilā (the kingdom).

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Often used with instrumental case.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that Jaṭāyu (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अतिबलेन (atibalena) - by the exceedingly mighty, by the very strong

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atibala

atibala - exceedingly strong, very mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+bala)

• ati – exceeding, very, over
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excess or intensity.
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

पक्षिणा (pakṣiṇā) - by Jaṭāyu (by the bird)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

जगाम (jagāma) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

perfect tense

3rd person singular, perfect active.

Root: gam (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'pañcavaṭīm'.

पञ्चवटीम् (pañcavaṭīm) - Pañcavaṭī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcavaṭī

pañcavaṭī - Pañcavaṭī (a forest region), a group of five banyan trees

Compound of pañca (five) and vaṭī (banyan tree).

Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+vaṭī)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• vaṭī – banyan tree, fig tree
  noun (feminine)

सलक्ष्मणः (salakṣmaṇaḥ) - with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salakṣmaṇa

salakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Derived from sa (with) + Lakṣmaṇa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by (prefix)
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'together'.
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

दिधक्षन् (didhakṣan) - desiring to burn, wishing to destroy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didhakṣat

didhakṣat - desiring to burn, wishing to destroy

desiderative present participle

Derived from desiderative stem of root √dah (to burn) + śatṛ suffix. Agrees with 'saḥ' (masculine singular nominative).

Root: dah (class 1)

शलभान् (śalabhān) - moths, grasshoppers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śalabha

śalabha - moth, grasshopper, locust

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

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