वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-3, chapter-24, verse-19
असंख्येयास्तु रामस्य सायकाश्चापमण्डलात् ।
विनिष्पेतुरतीवोग्रा रक्षः प्राणापहारिणः ॥१९॥
विनिष्पेतुरतीवोग्रा रक्षः प्राणापहारिणः ॥१९॥
19. asaṃkhyeyāstu rāmasya sāyakāścāpamaṇḍalāt ,
viniṣpeturatīvogrā rakṣaḥ prāṇāpahāriṇaḥ.
viniṣpeturatīvogrā rakṣaḥ prāṇāpahāriṇaḥ.
19.
asaṅkhyeyāḥ tu rāmasya sāyakāḥ ca cāpamaṇḍalāt
viniṣpetuḥ atīvaugrāḥ rakṣaḥprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ
viniṣpetuḥ atīvaugrāḥ rakṣaḥprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ
19.
tu rāmasya cāpamaṇḍalāt asaṅkhyeyāḥ atīvaugrāḥ
rakṣaḥprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ sāyakāḥ viniṣpetuḥ
rakṣaḥprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ sāyakāḥ viniṣpetuḥ
19.
Indeed, Rāma's innumerable arrows, exceedingly fierce and snatching away the lives of the demons, shot forth from his bowstring's arc.
Words meanings summery:
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- असङ्ख्येयाः (asaṅkhyeyāḥ) - innumerable, countless
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma
- सायकाः (sāyakāḥ) - arrows
- च (ca) - and, also
- चापमण्डलात् (cāpamaṇḍalāt) - from the bow's arc
- विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they flew forth, they shot out
- अतीवौग्राः (atīvaugrāḥ) - exceedingly fierce/terrible
- रक्षःप्राणापहारिणः (rakṣaḥprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ) - snatching away the lives of demons, demon-life-takers
Words meanings and morphology
असङ्ख्येयाः (asaṅkhyeyāḥ) - innumerable, countless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asaṅkhyeya
asaṅkhyeya - innumerable, countless, immeasurable
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṅkhyeya)
- a – not, un-, without
indeclinable - saṅkhyeya – countable, to be counted, calculable
verbal derivative
Gerundive
from root khyā with prefix sam + suffix -eya
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming
Root: ram (class 1)
सायकाः (sāyakāḥ) - arrows
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāyaka
sāyaka - arrow, dart, missile
Root: si (class 4)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चापमण्डलात् (cāpamaṇḍalāt) - from the bow's arc
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cāpamaṇḍala
cāpamaṇḍala - arc/circle of a bow, the entire bow
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cāpa+maṇḍala)
- cāpa – bow, arc
noun (neuter) - maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, circumference
noun (neuter)
Root: maṇḍ (class 1)
विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they flew forth, they shot out
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vi-nis-pat
Prefixes: vi+nis
Root: pat (class 1)
अतीवौग्राः (atīvaugrāḥ) - exceedingly fierce/terrible
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of atīvaugra
atīvaugra - exceedingly fierce, very terrible, extremely dreadful
Compound type : karmadhāraya (atīva+ugra)
- atīva – exceedingly, very, extremely
indeclinable - ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty, powerful
adjective
रक्षःप्राणापहारिणः (rakṣaḥprāṇāpahāriṇaḥ) - snatching away the lives of demons, demon-life-takers
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣaḥprāṇāpahārin
rakṣaḥprāṇāpahārin - snatching away the lives of demons, demon-life-taker
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (rakṣas+prāṇa+apahārin)
- rakṣas – demon, rākṣasa, evil spirit
noun (neuter)
Root: rakṣ (class 1) - prāṇa – life, vital breath, vital air
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2) - apahārin – taking away, removing, robbing, seizing
verbal derivative
Agent Noun/Adjective
from root hṛ with prefix apa + suffix -in
Prefix: apa
Root: hṛ (class 1)