वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-35

ततस्तस्माद्भयान्मुक्ताः कति चित्तत्र राक्षसाः ।
निहतान् किंकरान् सर्वान् रावणाय न्यवेदयन् ॥३५॥

35. tatastasmādbhayānmuktāḥ kati cittatra rākṣasāḥ ,
nihatān kiṃkarān sarvān rāvaṇāya nyavedayan.

35. tataḥ tasmāt bhayāt muktāḥ kati cit tatra rākṣasāḥ
nihatān kiṃkarān sarvān rāvaṇāya nyavedayan

35. tataḥ tatra kati cit rākṣasāḥ tasmāt bhayāt muktāḥ
sarvān nihatān kiṃkarān rāvaṇāya nyavedayan

35. Then, a few demons there, freed from that fear, reported all the slain servants to Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (fear) (from that, therefore)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - freed, released

• कति (kati) - a few (how many, some, a few)

• चित् (cit) - a few, some (particle indicating indefiniteness, just, only)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed

• किंकरान् (kiṁkarān) - demon servants (servants, attendants)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Rāvaṇa

• न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they reported, they announced

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (fear) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Also can be neuter singular ablative. Contextually masculine.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - freed, released

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - freed, released, liberated

Past Passive Participle

from root muc (to release, free) with suffix -ta

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with rākṣasāḥ.

कति (kati) - a few (how many, some, a few)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of kati

kati - how many, some, a few

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun in conjunction with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - a few, some (particle indicating indefiniteness, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `kati` to mean "a few".

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

Note: Subject of the verb `nyavedayan`.

निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `kiṃkarān`.

किंकरान् (kiṁkarān) - demon servants (servants, attendants)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kiṃkara

kiṁkara - servant, attendant, a type of demon

Note: Direct object of `nyavedayan`.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with `kiṃkarān`.

रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

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

Note: Recipient of the report.

न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they reported, they announced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of niveday

causative

from root vid (to know) with prefix ni-, causative stem

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Augmented imperfect form.

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