वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-30

सान्धकारा हतद्योता हतराक्षसपुंगवा ।
भविष्यति पुरी लङ्का निर्दग्धा रामसायकैः ॥३०॥

30. sāndhakārā hatadyotā hatarākṣasapuṃgavā ,
bhaviṣyati purī laṅkā nirdagdhā rāmasāyakaiḥ.

30. sāndhakārā hatadyotā hatarākṣasapuṅgavā
bhaviṣyati purī laṅkā nirdagdhā rāmasāyakaiḥ

30. sāndhakārā hatadyotā hatarākṣasapuṅgavā purī
laṅkā rāmasāyakaiḥ nirdagdhā bhaviṣyati

30. The city of Laṅkā will become filled with darkness, its light destroyed, its foremost rākṣasas slain, and utterly consumed by Rāma's arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सान्धकारा (sāndhakārā) - filled with darkness, dark

• हतद्योता (hatadyotā) - whose light is destroyed, deprived of light

• हतराक्षसपुङ्गवा (hatarākṣasapuṅgavā) - whose chief rākṣasas are killed

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become, will be

• पुरी (purī) - city, town

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (name of a city)

• निर्दग्धा (nirdagdhā) - completely burnt, incinerated

• रामसायकैः (rāmasāyakaiḥ) - by Rāma's arrows

Words meanings and morphology

सान्धकारा (sāndhakārā) - filled with darkness, dark

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāndhakāra

sāndhakāra - filled with darkness, dark

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'andhakāra' (darkness). Having darkness with it.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+andhakāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies purī.

हतद्योता (hatadyotā) - whose light is destroyed, deprived of light

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hatadyota

hatadyota - whose light is destroyed, deprived of light

Bahuvrihi compound: 'hata' (destroyed) + 'dyota' (light). Having its light destroyed.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+dyota)

• hata – killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• dyota – light, luster
  noun (masculine)
  From root dyut (to shine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Modifies purī.

हतराक्षसपुङ्गवा (hatarākṣasapuṅgavā) - whose chief rākṣasas are killed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hatarākṣasapuṅgava

hatarākṣasapuṅgava - whose chief rākṣasas are killed

Bahuvrihi compound: 'hata' (killed) + 'rākṣasapuṅgava' (chief rākṣasa). Having its chief rākṣasas killed.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+rākṣasapuṅgava)

• hata – killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• rākṣasapuṅgava – chief among rākṣasas, foremost rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'rākṣasa' (rākṣasa) + 'puṅgava' (chief).
• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – a bull, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies purī.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरी (purī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Subject of the verb bhaviṣyati.

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (city name)

Note: In apposition to purī.

निर्दग्धा (nirdagdhā) - completely burnt, incinerated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdagdha

nirdagdha - completely burnt, incinerated

Past Passive Participle

From root dah (to burn) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nis

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Modifies purī.

रामसायकैः (rāmasāyakaiḥ) - by Rāma's arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rāmasāyaka

rāmasāyaka - Rāma's arrow

Tatpurusha compound (Genitive Tatpurusha): 'rāma' (Rāma) + 'sāyaka' (arrow).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+sāyaka)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• sāyaka – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  From root si (to bind, cast) or ṣa (to sharpen).
  Root: si (class 4)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'nirdagdhā'.

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