वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-60

अङ्गदो ऽकथयत्तस्य जनस्थाने महद्वधम् ।
रक्षसा भीमरूपेण त्वामुद्दिश्य यथातथम् ॥६०॥

60. aṅgado'kathayattasya janasthāne mahadvadham ,
rakṣasā bhīmarūpeṇa tvāmuddiśya yathātatham.

60. aṅgadaḥ akathayat tasya janasthāne mahat vadham
rakṣasā bhīmarūpeṇa tvām uddiśya yathātatham

60. aṅgadaḥ tasya janasthāne bhīmarūpeṇa rakṣasā
tvām uddiśya mahat vadham yathātatham akathayat

60. Angada accurately recounted to him (Sampāti) the great slaying that took place in Janasthāna by a terrifying demon, an act directed towards him (Jaṭāyu).

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (proper name)

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - he told, he narrated

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (Sampāti) (to him, of him)

• जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in the forest region of Janasthāna (in Janasthāna (a forest region))

• महत् (mahat) - great, terrible, mighty

• वधम् (vadham) - slaying, killing, murder

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (Rāvaṇa) (by the demon)

• भीमरूपेण (bhīmarūpeṇa) - by the demon of terrifying form (of terrifying form, by the one with a terrible form)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - towards you (Jaṭāyu, Sampāti's brother, implied) (you (singular accusative))

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - directed towards (Jaṭāyu) (having directed towards, concerning, regarding)

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - exactly, precisely, truthfully

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (son of Vāli)

अकथयत् (akathayat) - he told, he narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kath

imperfect active

Third person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, causative stem.

Root: kath (class 10)

तस्य (tasya) - to him (Sampāti) (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Although formally genitive, it functions here as a dative, 'to him'.

जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in the forest region of Janasthāna (in Janasthāna (a forest region))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - abode of people, a specific forest region in the Ramayana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthāna)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, abode, region
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great, terrible, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

वधम् (vadham) - slaying, killing, murder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - slaying, killing, murder, destruction

Root: vadh (class 1)

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (Rāvaṇa) (by the demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, fiend

भीमरूपेण (bhīmarūpeṇa) - by the demon of terrifying form (of terrifying form, by the one with a terrible form)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - having a terrifying form, of dreadful appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

त्वाम् (tvām) - towards you (Jaṭāyu, Sampāti's brother, implied) (you (singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - directed towards (Jaṭāyu) (having directed towards, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'diś' (to point) with prefix 'ud' (up, towards).

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - exactly, precisely, truthfully

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tatha)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• tatha – thus, so, truly
  indeclinable

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