वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-26

स दर्भसंस्तराद्गृह्य ब्रह्मणो ऽस्त्रेण योजयः ।
स दीप्त इव कालाग्निर्जज्वालाभिमुखो द्विजम् ॥२६॥

26. sa darbhasaṃstarādgṛhya brahmaṇo'streṇa yojayaḥ ,
sa dīpta iva kālāgnirjajvālābhimukho dvijam.

26. sa darbhasaṃstarāt gṛhya brahmaṇaḥ astreṇa yojayaḥ
sa dīptaḥ iva kālāgniḥ jajjvāla abhimukhaḥ dvijam

26. sa darbhasaṃstarāt gṛhya brahmaṇaḥ astreṇa yojayaḥ
sa dīptaḥ kālāgniḥ iva dvijam abhimukhaḥ jajjvāla

26. He, taking (a blade of grass) from the kusa grass mat, imbued it with the divine weapon (astra) of Brahmā. Like the blazing fire of universal destruction (kālāgni), he ignited, facing the bird (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Refers to Rāma. (he, that)

• दर्भसंस्तरात् (darbhasaṁstarāt) - from the kusa grass mat

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, taking

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - Refers to a divine, mystical weapon. (with the weapon)

• योजयः (yojayaḥ) - Acts as an epithet for the subject, Rāma, who is applying the weapon. (one who joins/applies/infuses)

• स (sa) - Refers to Rāma. (he, that)

• दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - blazing, shining, inflamed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - the fire of destruction, the destructive fire of time

• जज्ज्वाल (jajjvāla) - he blazed

• अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing, turned towards

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - Refers to the crow. (the bird, the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Refers to Rāma. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दर्भसंस्तरात् (darbhasaṁstarāt) - from the kusa grass mat

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of darbhasaṃstara

darbhasaṁstara - bed/mat of kusa grass

Compound type : tatpurusha (darbha+saṃstara)

• darbha – kusa grass
  noun (masculine)
• saṃstara – bed, mat, couch
  noun (masculine)
  from root stṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, taking

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root grah (to take)

Root: grah (class 9)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), brahman (the absolute reality)

अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - Refers to a divine, mystical weapon. (with the weapon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, divine weapon

योजयः (yojayaḥ) - Acts as an epithet for the subject, Rāma, who is applying the weapon. (one who joins/applies/infuses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yojaya

yojaya - one who causes to join/applies/infuses

agent noun

from causative of root yuj (to join) with suffix -a

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Functions as a nominal predicate or epithet for 'sa'.

स (sa) - Refers to Rāma. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - blazing, shining, inflamed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, ignited

past passive participle

from root dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sa' (Rama).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - the fire of destruction, the destructive fire of time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāgni

kālāgni - fire of universal destruction, fire of time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+agni)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

जज्ज्वाल (jajjvāla) - he blazed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of jval

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form of root jval

Root: jval (class 1)

अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing, turned towards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronting

Prefix: abhi

Root: mukh

Note: Agrees with 'sa' (Rama).

द्विजम् (dvijam) - Refers to the crow. (the bird, the twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

from dvis (twice) + jan (to be born)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born
  adjective
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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