वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-1

ततः स किंकरान् हत्वा हनूमान्ध्यानमास्थितः ।
वनं भग्नं मया चैत्यप्रासादो न विनाशितः ।
तस्मात् प्रासादमप्येवमिमं विध्वंसयाम्यहम् ॥१॥

1. tataḥ sa kiṃkarān hatvā hanūmāndhyānamāsthitaḥ ,
vanaṃ bhagnaṃ mayā caityaprāsādo na vināśitaḥ ,
tasmāt prāsādamapyevamimaṃ vidhvaṃsayāmyaham.

1. tataḥ saḥ kiṃkarān hatvā hanūmān
dhyānam āsthitaḥ vanam bhagnam mayā
caityaprāsādaḥ na vināśitaḥ tasmāt prāsādam
api evam imam vidhvaṃsayāmi aham

1. tataḥ saḥ hanūmān kiṃkarān hatvā dhyānam āsthitaḥ.
vanam mayā bhagnam,
caityaprāsādaḥ na vināśitaḥ.
tasmāt aham imam prāsādam api evam vidhvaṃsayāmi.

1. Then, Hanumān, having killed the servants, became thoughtful: "The grove has been broken by me, but the shrine-palace has not been destroyed. Therefore, I will also destroy this very palace in this manner."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

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

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanumān (name of a monkey chief)

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - (into) thought (thought, meditation, reflection)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - became thoughtful, entered into thought (stood, assumed, entered into)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

• मया (mayā) - by me

• चैत्यप्रासादः (caityaprāsādaḥ) - shrine-palace, temple-palace

• न (na) - not, no

• विनाशितः (vināśitaḥ) - destroyed, ruined

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace, temple

• अपि (api) - also, even

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• इमम् (imam) - this

• विध्वंसयामि (vidhvaṁsayāmi) - I will destroy

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kiṃkara

kiṁkara - servant, attendant, a type of demon

Note: Direct object of `hatvā`.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanumān (name of a monkey chief)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (name of a prominent monkey warrior)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - (into) thought (thought, meditation, reflection)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Object of `āsthitaḥ` in the sense of "entering into".

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - became thoughtful, entered into thought (stood, assumed, entered into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, placed, assumed, taken up

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate with `hanūmān`.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from root bhañj (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective for `vanam`.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction.

चैत्यप्रासादः (caityaprāsādaḥ) - shrine-palace, temple-palace

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caityaprāsāda

caityaprāsāda - shrine-palace, temple-palace

Compound type : tatpurusha (caitya+prāsāda)

• caitya – shrine, sanctuary, temple
  noun (neuter)
• prāsāda – palace, temple, mansion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the negative clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `vināśitaḥ`.

विनाशितः (vināśitaḥ) - destroyed, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśita

vināśita - destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle (causative)

from causative of root naś (to perish) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for `caityaprāsādaḥ`.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous thought to the resolution.

प्रासादम् (prāsādam) - palace, temple

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, temple, mansion

Note: Direct object of `vidhvaṃsayāmi`.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "this palace *also*".

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Describes the manner of destruction.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with `prāsādam`.

विध्वंसयामि (vidhvaṁsayāmi) - I will destroy

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vidhvaṃsay

causative

from root dhvaṃs (to fall, perish) with prefix vi-, causative stem

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Expresses Hanumān's resolve.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Explicit subject of `vidhvaṃsayāmi`.

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