वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-23, verse-25

वितत्य च धनुर्भीमं तूण्याश्चोद्धृत्य सायकान् ।
क्रोधमाहारयत्तीव्रं वधार्थं सर्वरक्षसाम् ॥२५॥

25. vitatya ca dhanurbhīmaṃ tūṇyāścoddhṛtya sāyakān ,
krodhamāhārayattīvraṃ vadhārthaṃ sarvarakṣasām.

25. vitatya ca dhanuḥ bhīmam tūṇyāḥ ca uddhṛtya sāyakān
krodhaṃ āhārayat tīvraṃ vadhārthaṃ sarvarakṣasām

25. ca bhīmaṃ dhanuḥ vitatya,
ca tūṇyāḥ sāyakān uddhṛtya,
sarvarakṣasām vadhārthaṃ tīvraṃ krodhaṃ āhārayat

25. And having drawn his formidable bow and taken arrows from his quiver, he intensely aroused anger for the destruction of all the Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• वितत्य (vitatya) - having drawn (his bow) (having stretched, having spread, having drawn (a bow))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - formidable (formidable, terrible, fearful)

• तूण्याः (tūṇyāḥ) - from his quiver (from the quiver)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having taken out (having drawn out, having lifted up)

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• क्रोधं (krodhaṁ) - anger (anger, wrath)

• आहारयत् (āhārayat) - he aroused (he brought, he caused to take, he aroused)

• तीव्रं (tīvraṁ) - intensely (intense, sharp, severe)

• वधार्थं (vadhārthaṁ) - for the destruction (for the purpose of killing, for killing)

• सर्वरक्षसाम् (sarvarakṣasām) - of all the Rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

वितत्य (vitatya) - having drawn (his bow) (having stretched, having spread, having drawn (a bow))

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From vi + root tan (to stretch), with lyap suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Acts as an adverbial participle

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Conjunction

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

From root dhanv (to sound, move rapidly)

Root: dhanv (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular

भीमम् (bhīmam) - formidable (formidable, terrible, fearful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable, fierce

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Accusative singular, modifies dhanuḥ

तूण्याः (tūṇyāḥ) - from his quiver (from the quiver)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of tūṇī

tūṇī - quiver

Note: Ablative singular, indicates source "from the quiver"

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Conjunction

उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having taken out (having drawn out, having lifted up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ud + root hṛ (to take), with lyap suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverbial participle

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

From root sā (to bind, finish) + ka suffix

Root: sā (class 4)

Note: Accusative plural

क्रोधं (krodhaṁ) - anger (anger, wrath)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

From root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Accusative singular

आहारयत् (āhārayat) - he aroused (he brought, he caused to take, he aroused)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āhṛ

imperfect tense (causative)

Imperfect (laṅ) 3rd singular active, causative stem hāraya from ā + root hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Third person singular imperfect active (causative)

तीव्रं (tīvraṁ) - intensely (intense, sharp, severe)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tīvra

tīvra - sharp, keen, severe, intense, fierce

From root tīj (to be sharp)

Root: tīj (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular

वधार्थं (vadhārthaṁ) - for the destruction (for the purpose of killing, for killing)

(indeclinable)

Compound: vadha (killing) + artha (purpose, meaning). Often used adverbially in accusative

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vadha+artha)

• vadha – killing, slaying, striking
  noun (masculine)
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  From root ṛ (to go, move)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose

सर्वरक्षसाम् (sarvarakṣasām) - of all the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvarakṣas

sarvarakṣas - all Rākṣasas

Compound: sarva (all) + rakṣas (demon, Rākṣasa)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+rakṣas)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• rakṣas – demon, Rākṣasa, fiend
  noun (neuter)
  From root rakṣ (to protect)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, governs vadhārthaṃ

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