वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-24

न हि ताभ्यां रिपुर्दृष्टो मुहूतमपि जीवति ।
चिता धूमाकुलपथा गृध्रमण्डलसंकुला ।
अचिरेण तु लङ्केयं श्मशानसदृशी भवेत् ॥२४॥

24. na hi tābhyāṃ ripurdṛṣṭo muhūtamapi jīvati ,
citā dhūmākulapathā gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṃkulā ,
acireṇa tu laṅkeyaṃ śmaśānasadṛśī bhavet.

24. na hi tābhyām ripuḥ dṛṣṭaḥ muhūrtam
api jīvati citā dhūmākulapathā
gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṃkulā acireṇa
tu laṅkā iyam śmaśānasadṛśī bhavet

24. hi tābhyām dṛṣṭaḥ ripuḥ muhūrtam
api na jīvati acireṇa tu iyam
laṅkā citādhūmākulapathā
gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṃkulā śmaśānasadṛśī bhavet

24. Indeed, no enemy seen by those two (Rama and Lakshmana) lives even for a moment. This Lanka will soon become like a cremation ground, with paths choked by funeral pyre smoke and swarming with flocks of vultures.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by Rama and Lakshmana (by those two, for those two)

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, beheld

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists

• चिता (citā) - funeral pyre, pile

• धूमाकुलपथा (dhūmākulapathā) - having paths filled with smoke

• गृध्रमण्डलसंकुला (gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṁkulā) - crowded with flocks of vultures, filled with circles of vultures

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, soon, without delay

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - The city of Lanka (Ravana's capital) (Lanka)

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• श्मशानसदृशी (śmaśānasadṛśī) - resembling a cremation ground, like a charnel house

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would become

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by Rama and Lakshmana (by those two, for those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, beheld

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, having seen

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short period of time

Note: Adverbial use of time

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present Tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: jīv (class 1)

चिता (citā) - funeral pyre, pile

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citā

citā - funeral pyre, heap, pile

धूमाकुलपथा (dhūmākulapathā) - having paths filled with smoke

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhūmākulapatha

dhūmākulapatha - whose paths are crowded with smoke

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūma+ākula+patha)

• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, crowded, filled with
  adjective
• patha – path, road
  noun (masculine)

गृध्रमण्डलसंकुला (gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṁkulā) - crowded with flocks of vultures, filled with circles of vultures

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṃkula

gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṁkula - crowded with flocks of vultures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+maṇḍala+saṃkula)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, flock, region
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkula – crowded, full of, confused
  adjective
  Prefix: sam

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, soon, without delay

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cira)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, lasting
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

लङ्का (laṅkā) - The city of Lanka (Ravana's capital) (Lanka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the island and city)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

श्मशानसदृशी (śmaśānasadṛśī) - resembling a cremation ground, like a charnel house

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śmaśānasadṛśa

śmaśānasadṛśa - resembling a cremation ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśāna+sadṛśa)

• śmaśāna – cremation ground, charnel house
  noun (neuter)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective
  Prefix: sa

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

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