वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-24

तेषामशीतिसाहस्रं किंकराणां तरस्विनाम् ।
निर्ययुर्भवनात्तस्मात् कूटमुद्गरपाणयः ॥२४॥

24. teṣāmaśītisāhasraṃ kiṃkarāṇāṃ tarasvinām ,
niryayurbhavanāttasmāt kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ.

24. teṣām aśītisāhasram kiṅkarāṇām tarasvinām
niryayuḥ bhavanāt tasmāt kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ

24. teṣām tarasvinām kiṅkarāṇām aśītisāhasram
kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ tasmāt bhavanāt niryayuḥ

24. Eighty thousand of those powerful Kiṅkaras, carrying maces and hammers in their hands, emerged from that palace.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (Kiṅkaras) (of them, those)

• अशीतिसाहस्रम् (aśītisāhasram) - eighty thousand (Kiṅkaras) (eighty thousand)

• किङ्कराणाम् (kiṅkarāṇām) - of the Kiṅkaras (servants)

• तरस्विनाम् (tarasvinām) - of the powerful (Kiṅkaras) (of the mighty, powerful, swift ones)

• निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they came out, departed, issued forth

• भवनात् (bhavanāt) - from the palace (of Rāvaṇa) (from the dwelling, from the house, from the palace)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (palace) (from that, from him/her/it)

• कूटमुद्गरपाणयः (kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ) - (Kiṅkaras) carrying maces and hammers (those who have maces and hammers in their hands)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (Kiṅkaras) (of them, those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

अशीतिसाहस्रम् (aśītisāhasram) - eighty thousand (Kiṅkaras) (eighty thousand)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśītisāhasra

aśītisāhasra - eighty thousand

Compound. `aśīti` (eighty) + `sāhasra` (thousand).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśīti+sāhasra)

• aśīti – eighty
  numeral (feminine)
• sāhasra – thousand; consisting of a thousand
  adjective (neuter)
  From `sahasra` (thousand).

Note: Subject of `niryayuḥ`.

किङ्कराणाम् (kiṅkarāṇām) - of the Kiṅkaras (servants)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kiṅkara

kiṅkara - servant, attendant; name of a class of Rākṣasas

Compound `kim` (what) + `kara` (doer).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `aśītisāhasram`.

तरस्विनाम् (tarasvinām) - of the powerful (Kiṅkaras) (of the mighty, powerful, swift ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tarasvin

tarasvin - mighty, powerful, swift, strong

From `taras` (speed, energy) + suffix `-vin`.

Note: Qualifies `kiṅkarāṇām`.

निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they came out, departed, issued forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √yā

Perfect active indicative

From root `yā` (to go) with prefix `nis-`. `nir-` becomes `niry-` before `yā`.

Prefix: nis

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is the 80,000 Kiṅkaras.

भवनात् (bhavanāt) - from the palace (of Rāvaṇa) (from the dwelling, from the house, from the palace)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - dwelling, house, abode, palace

From root `bhū` (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates source of departure.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (palace) (from that, from him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

कूटमुद्गरपाणयः (kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ) - (Kiṅkaras) carrying maces and hammers (those who have maces and hammers in their hands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kūṭamudgarapāṇi

kūṭamudgarapāṇi - having maces and hammers in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'He who has `kūṭa` (hammer/horn) and `mudgara` (mace) in his `pāṇi` (hand).'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kūṭa+mudgara+pāṇi)

• kūṭa – hammer, club, horn, peak
  noun (masculine)
• mudgara – mace, hammer
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the Kiṅkaras.

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