वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-11

वैदेह्या वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षस्यो विद्रुता द्रुतम् ।
स्थिताः काश्चिद्गताः काश्चिद् रावणाय निवेदितुम् ॥११॥

11. vaidehyā vacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasyo vidrutā drutam ,
sthitāḥ kāścidgatāḥ kāścid rāvaṇāya niveditum.

11. vaidehyā vacanam śrutvā rākṣasyaḥ vidrutāḥ drutam
sthitāḥ kāścit gatāḥ kāścit rāvaṇāya niveditum

11. vaidehyā vacanam śrutvā rākṣasyaḥ drutam vidrutāḥ
kāścit sthitāḥ kāścit rāvaṇāya niveditum gatāḥ

11. Having heard the words of Vaidehī, the demonesses (rākṣasīs) quickly scattered. Some remained, while others went to inform Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - of Vaidehī, by Vaidehī

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - female demons, demonesses

• विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - scattered, fled

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood, remained

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, went

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones

• रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Rāvaṇa

• निवेदितुम् (niveditum) - to inform, to report

Words meanings and morphology

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - of Vaidehī, by Vaidehī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - daughter of Videha (an epithet of Sītā)

derived from Videha

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root śru (to hear) with -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - female demons, demonesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, demoness

feminine form of rākṣasa

विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - scattered, fled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidruta

vidruta - scattered, fled, run away

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dru (to run) with prefix vi (away)

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sthā (to stand) with -kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any

indefinite pronoun, feminine nominative plural of kaścid (kim+cit)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, went

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, departed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gam (to go) with -kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any

indefinite pronoun, feminine nominative plural of kaścid (kim+cit)

रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā, chief antagonist in Rāmāyaṇa)

निवेदितुम् (niveditum) - to inform, to report

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

formed from root vid (to know) with prefix ni and -tum suffix, causative stem

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

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