वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-49

ह्रियमाणां तु मां दृष्ट्वा राक्षसा भीमविक्रमाः ।
अनुगच्छेयुरादिष्टा रावणेन दुरात्मना ॥४९॥

49. hriyamāṇāṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasā bhīmavikramāḥ ,
anugaccheyurādiṣṭā rāvaṇena durātmanā.

49. hriyamāṇām tu mām dṛṣṭvā rākṣasāḥ bhīmavikramāḥ
anugaccheyuḥ ādiṣṭāḥ rāvaṇena durātmanā

49. But seeing me being carried away, the rākṣasas of terrible prowess, ordered by the evil-minded Rāvaṇa, would follow.

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - Myself (Sītā) being carried away. (being carried away, being abducted)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• माम् (mām) - Sītā (speaking). (me)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons)

• भीमविक्रमाः (bhīmavikramāḥ) - Describing the rākṣasas. (of terrible prowess, having terrible valor)

• अनुगच्छेयुः (anugaccheyuḥ) - The rākṣasas would follow. (they would follow)

• आदिष्टाः (ādiṣṭāḥ) - The rākṣasas, having been ordered. (ordered, commanded)

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - Describing Rāvaṇa. (by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one)

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - Myself (Sītā) being carried away. (being carried away, being abducted)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (1st class) 'to carry' with passive marker -ya- and śānac suffix, feminine accusative singular.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - Sītā (speaking). (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root dṛś (1st class) with ktvā suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon

भीमविक्रमाः (bhīmavikramāḥ) - Describing the rākṣasas. (of terrible prowess, having terrible valor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmavikrama

bhīmavikrama - one whose prowess is terrible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+vikrama)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, courage
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi- + kram 'to step'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adjectival agreement with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

अनुगच्छेयुः (anugaccheyuḥ) - The rākṣasas would follow. (they would follow)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of anugam

Optative mood

Root gam (1st class) with anu- prefix, optative mood, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

आदिष्टाः (ādiṣṭāḥ) - The rākṣasas, having been ordered. (ordered, commanded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādiṣṭa

ādiṣṭa - ordered, commanded, instructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root diś (6th class) with ā- prefix and kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adjectival agreement with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'ādiṣṭāḥ'.

दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - Describing Rāvaṇa. (by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjectival agreement with 'rāvaṇena'.

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