वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-30

स्वामिसंदेशनिःशङ्कास्ततस्ते राक्षसाः कपिम् ।
चित्रैः प्रहरणैर्भीमैरभिपेतुस्ततस्ततः ॥३०॥

30. svāmisaṃdeśaniḥśaṅkāstataste rākṣasāḥ kapim ,
citraiḥ praharaṇairbhīmairabhipetustatastataḥ.

30. svāmisandeśaniḥśaṅkāḥ tataḥ te rākṣasāḥ kapim
citraiḥ praharanaiḥ bhīmaiḥ abhipetuḥ tatastataḥ

30. tataḥ te rākṣasāḥ svāmisandeśaniḥśaṅkāḥ citraiḥ
bhīmaiḥ praharanaiḥ tatastataḥ kapim abhipetuḥ

30. Then, those demons, fearless due to their master's command, attacked the monkey from all directions with various terrifying weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वामिसन्देशनिःशङ्काः (svāmisandeśaniḥśaṅkāḥ) - fearless due to the master's command

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• ते (te) - those

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• कपिम् (kapim) - Referring to Hanuman. (monkey)

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - with various, with diverse

• प्रहरनैः (praharanaiḥ) - with weapons, with blows

• भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - with terrifying, with dreadful

• अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - they attacked, they rushed towards

• ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - from all directions, from all sides

Words meanings and morphology

स्वामिसन्देशनिःशङ्काः (svāmisandeśaniḥśaṅkāḥ) - fearless due to the master's command

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svāmisandeśaniḥśaṅka

svāmisandeśaniḥśaṅka - fearless due to the master's command/message

Compound adjective: one whose fearlessness is due to the master's command.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svāmin+sandeśa+niḥśaṅka)

• svāmin – master, lord, owner
  noun (masculine)
• sandeśa – message, command, instruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root diś with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: diś (class 6)
• niḥśaṅka – fearless, doubtless
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed with prefix niḥ (without) and śaṅkā (fear, doubt).
  Prefix: niḥ

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun tad.

Note: Adverb of time.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'rākṣasāḥ'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

Derived from rakṣas (harm, injury, evil spirit).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कपिम् (kapim) - Referring to Hanuman. (monkey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

Note: Object of the verb 'abhipetuḥ'.

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - with various, with diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of citra

citra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, bright

Note: Qualifies 'praharanaiḥ'.

प्रहरनैः (praharanaiḥ) - with weapons, with blows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of praharaṇa

praharaṇa - weapon, striking, blow

Action noun from root hṛ (to carry, seize) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the attack.

भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - with terrifying, with dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

Derived from root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'praharanaiḥ'.

अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - they attacked, they rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (Lit) of abhipat

Past tense (Perfect)

Formed from root pat (to fall) with prefix abhi (towards, upon).

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

ततस्ततः (tatastataḥ) - from all directions, from all sides

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of 'tatas' for emphasis or distributive sense.

Note: Adverb of place.

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