वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-53, verse-1

संदिश्य राक्षसान् घोरान् रावणो ऽष्टौ महाबलान् ।
आत्मानं बुद्धिवैक्लव्यात् कृतकृत्यममन्यत ॥१॥

1. saṃdiśya rākṣasān ghorān rāvaṇo'ṣṭau mahābalān ,
ātmānaṃ buddhivaiklavyāt kṛtakṛtyamamanyata.

1. saṃdiśya rākṣasān ghorān rāvaṇaḥ aṣṭau mahābalān
ātmānam buddhivaiklavyāt kṛtakṛtyam amanyata

1. rāvaṇaḥ ghorān mahābalān aṣṭau rākṣasān saṃdiśya
buddhivaiklavyāt ātmānam kṛtakṛtyam amanyata

1. Having given instructions to eight exceedingly powerful and fierce demons, Ravana, due to his intellectual infirmity, considered himself to have achieved his goal.

Words meanings summery:

• संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having given instructions (having commanded, having instructed, having sent word)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (demons, rakshasas)

• घोरान् (ghorān) - fierce (fierce, terrible, dreadful)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• महाबलान् (mahābalān) - exceedingly powerful (mighty, very strong)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (self, soul, himself)

• बुद्धिवैक्लव्यात् (buddhivaiklavyāt) - due to his intellectual infirmity (from intellectual infirmity, from weakness of intellect)

• कृतकृत्यम् (kṛtakṛtyam) - having accomplished his purpose (having accomplished one's object, successful)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he considered (he considered, he thought)

Words meanings and morphology

संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having given instructions (having commanded, having instructed, having sent word)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root diś (to point, to show) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the demons (demons, rakshasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a rakshasa

घोरान् (ghorān) - fierce (fierce, terrible, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

Note: Matches rākṣasān

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king of Lanka)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Refers to rākṣasān

महाबलान् (mahābalān) - exceedingly powerful (mighty, very strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, of great power

Compound: mahā (great) + bala (strength)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  indeclinable
  stem form of mahat (great)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (masculine)

Note: Matches rākṣasān

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (self, soul, himself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, vital breath

Root: an (class 2)

बुद्धिवैक्लव्यात् (buddhivaiklavyāt) - due to his intellectual infirmity (from intellectual infirmity, from weakness of intellect)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of buddhivaiklavya

buddhivaiklavya - intellectual infirmity, confusion of mind, weakness of intellect

Compound: buddhi (intellect) + vaiklavya (infirmity)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (buddhi+vaiklavya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  from root budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• vaiklavya – infirmity, perplexity, bewilderment, helplessness
  noun (neuter)
  from viklava (agitated, confused) + syañ

कृतकृत्यम् (kṛtakṛtyam) - having accomplished his purpose (having accomplished one's object, successful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - one who has accomplished his object, successful

Compound: kṛta (done) + kṛtya (to be done)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtya – to be done, duty, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Matches ātmānam

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he considered (he considered, he thought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

imperfect third singular middle

imperfect (laṅ) formation of man

Root: man (class 4)

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