वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-24

पीत्व तैलं प्रनृत्ताश्च प्रहसन्त्यो महास्वनाः ।
लङ्कायां भस्मरूक्षायां सर्वा राक्षसयोषितः ॥२४॥

24. pītva tailaṃ pranṛttāśca prahasantyo mahāsvanāḥ ,
laṅkāyāṃ bhasmarūkṣāyāṃ sarvā rākṣasayoṣitaḥ.

24. pītvā tailam pranṛttāḥ ca prahasantyaḥ mahāsvanāḥ
laṅkāyām bhasmarūkṣāyām sarvāḥ rākṣasayoṣitaḥ

24. tailam pītvā,
bhasmarūkṣāyām laṅkāyām,
sarvāḥ rākṣasayoṣitaḥ ca pranṛttāḥ mahāsvanāḥ prahasantyaḥ

24. Having drunk oil, all the Rākṣasa women in Laṅkā, which was rough with ashes, danced and laughed loudly.

Words meanings summery:

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• तैलम् (tailam) - oil

• प्रनृत्ताः (pranṛttāḥ) - having danced, danced

• च (ca) - and

• प्रहसन्त्यः (prahasantyaḥ) - laughing, loudly laughing

• महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - with a great noise, loudly

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā

• भस्मरूक्षायाम् (bhasmarūkṣāyām) - which was rough/dry with ashes

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• राक्षसयोषितः (rākṣasayoṣitaḥ) - Rākṣasa women, demonesses

Words meanings and morphology

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

indeclinable participle (absolutive/gerund)

Derived from root √pā (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

तैलम् (tailam) - oil

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil (especially sesame oil)

Derived from 'tila' (sesame)

Note: Object of 'pītvā'.

प्रनृत्ताः (pranṛttāḥ) - having danced, danced

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pranṛtta

pranṛtta - danced, having danced (past passive participle)

past passive participle

Derived from root √nṛt (to dance) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Used here in an active sense (intransitive verb).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रहसन्त्यः (prahasantyaḥ) - laughing, loudly laughing

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prahasantī

prahasantī - laughing (present active participle, feminine)

present active participle

Derived from root √has (to laugh) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective for the Rākṣasa women.

महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - with a great noise, loudly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - having a great sound/noise, loud

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  Shortened form of mahat
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √svan (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rākṣasayoṣitaḥ'.

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital city of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Locative case.

भस्मरूक्षायाम् (bhasmarūkṣāyām) - which was rough/dry with ashes

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhasmarūkṣā

bhasmarūkṣā - rough/dry with ashes

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhasman+rūkṣa)

• bhasman – ashes
  noun (neuter)
• rūkṣa – rough, dry, harsh
  adjective

Note: Adjective modifying 'laṅkāyām'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'rākṣasayoṣitaḥ'.

राक्षसयोषितः (rākṣasayoṣitaḥ) - Rākṣasa women, demonesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasayoṣit

rākṣasayoṣit - Rākṣasa woman, demoness

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+yoṣit)

• rākṣasa – Rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• yoṣit – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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