वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-3, chapter-49, verse-28
एवमुक्त्वा शुभं वाक्यं जटायुस्तस्य रक्षसः ।
निपपात भृशं पृष्ठे दशग्रीवस्य वीर्यवान् ॥२८॥
निपपात भृशं पृष्ठे दशग्रीवस्य वीर्यवान् ॥२८॥
28. evamuktvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ jaṭāyustasya rakṣasaḥ ,
nipapāta bhṛśaṃ pṛṣṭhe daśagrīvasya vīryavān.
nipapāta bhṛśaṃ pṛṣṭhe daśagrīvasya vīryavān.
28.
evam uktvā śubham vākyam jaṭāyuḥ tasya rakṣasaḥ
nipapāta bhṛśam pṛṣṭhe daśagrīvasya vīryavān
nipapāta bhṛśam pṛṣṭhe daśagrīvasya vīryavān
28.
vīryavān jaṭāyuḥ evam śubham vākyam uktvā tasya
rakṣasaḥ daśagrīvasya pṛṣṭhe bhṛśam nipapāta
rakṣasaḥ daśagrīvasya pṛṣṭhe bhṛśam nipapāta
28.
The valorous Jaṭāyu, having spoken such auspicious words, forcefully descended upon the back of that demon Daśagrīva.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said
- शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful
- वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence
- जटायुः (jaṭāyuḥ) - Jaṭāyu (name of a mythical bird)
- तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that
- रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon
- निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down, descended
- भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, violently, intensely
- पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back
- दशग्रीवस्य (daśagrīvasya) - of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
- वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, heroic
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā.
Root: vac (class 2)
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya
vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement
जटायुः (jaṭāyuḥ) - Jaṭāyu (name of a mythical bird)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu
jaṭāyu - Jaṭāyu (a mythical eagle, friend of Daśaratha)
तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣas
rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa
निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down, descended
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of nipat
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, violently, intensely
(indeclinable)
पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha
pṛṣṭha - back, surface, upper part
दशग्रीवस्य (daśagrīvasya) - of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of daśagrīva
daśagrīva - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, lit. "ten-necked")
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśan+grīvā)
- daśan – ten
numeral - grīvā – neck
noun (feminine)
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, heroic
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - valorous, powerful, heroic, mighty