वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-26, verse-20

तान् खरो द्रवतो दृष्ट्वा निवर्त्य रुषितः स्वयम् ।
राममेवाभिदुद्राव राहुश्चन्द्रमसं यथा ॥२०॥

20. tān kharo dravato dṛṣṭvā nivartya ruṣitaḥ svayam ,
rāmamevābhidudrāva rāhuścandramasaṃ yathā.

20. tān kharaḥ dravataḥ dṛṣṭvā nivartya ruṣitaḥ svayam
rāmam eva abhidudrāva rāhuḥ candramasam yathā

20. kharaḥ dravataḥ tān dṛṣṭvā svayam ruṣitaḥ nivartya
rāmam eva abhidudrāva rāhuḥ candramasam yathā

20. Seeing those (demons) fleeing, Khara, enraged, himself turned back and charged directly at Rama, just as Rahu attacks the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those (demons) (those, them)

• खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara (a demon)

• द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing (demons) (running, fleeing)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having turned himself back (having turned back, having ceased)

• रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angered)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• एव (eva) - directly (at Rama), only (Rama) (only, just, indeed)

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (Rama) (ran towards, rushed at, attacked)

• राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rahu (a mythical demon)

• चन्द्रमसम् (candramasam) - the moon

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (demons) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara (a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (a demon), donkey, sharp, fierce

द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing (demons) (running, fleeing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dravat

dravat - running, fleeing, moving

present active participle

Derived from root 'dru' (to run) + 'śatṛ' suffix

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'ktvā' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having turned himself back (having turned back, having ceased)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from 'ni' (prefix) + root 'vṛt' (to turn) + 'lyaP' suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ruṣita

ruṣita - enraged, angered

past passive participle

Derived from root 'ruṣ' (to be angry) + 'kta' suffix

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kharaḥ'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kharaḥ'.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, hero of Ramayana), pleasing, dark

एव (eva) - directly (at Rama), only (Rama) (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (Rama) (ran towards, rushed at, attacked)

(verb)

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

perfect tense (liṭ)

Form of 'abhi' (prefix) + root 'dru' (to run)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rahu (a mythical demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rahu (mythical demon believed to cause eclipses)

चन्द्रमसम् (candramasam) - the moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - the moon

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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