वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-11

तेन शब्देन महता चैत्यपालाः शतं ययुः ।
गृहीत्वा विविधानस्त्रान्प्रासान् खड्गान्परश्वधान् ।
विसृजन्तो महाक्षया मारुतिं पर्यवारयन् ॥११॥

11. tena śabdena mahatā caityapālāḥ śataṃ yayuḥ ,
gṛhītvā vividhānastrānprāsān khaḍgānparaśvadhān ,
visṛjanto mahākṣayā mārutiṃ paryavārayan.

11. tena śabdena mahatā caityapālāḥ
śatam yayuḥ gṛhītvā vividhān astrān
prāsān khaḍgān paraśvadhān visṛjantaḥ
mahākṣayāḥ mārutim paryavārayan

11. tena mahatā śabdena śatam caityapālāḥ
vividhān astrān prāsān khaḍgān
paraśvadhān gṛhītvā mahākṣayāḥ
visṛjantaḥ mārutim paryavārayan yayuḥ

11. At that great sound, a hundred shrine-guards advanced. Taking various missiles, spears, swords, and axes, they, causing great destruction, surrounded Māruti (Hanumān) while hurling their weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, with sound

• महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

• चैत्यपालाः (caityapālāḥ) - shrine-guards, temple-protectors

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they advanced

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized, having grasped

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

• अस्त्रान् (astrān) - missiles, weapons

• प्रासान् (prāsān) - spears, javelins

• खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords

• परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - axes, battle-axes

• विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - throwing, casting, discharging

• महाक्षयाः (mahākṣayāḥ) - the shrine-guards, who were greatly destructive (causing great destruction, greatly destructive)

• मारुतिम् (mārutim) - Hanumān, the son of Marut (Māruti, son of Marut)

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they encircled

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, with sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

चैत्यपालाः (caityapālāḥ) - shrine-guards, temple-protectors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caityapāla

caityapāla - shrine-guard, temple-keeper

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (caitya+pāla)

• caitya – shrine, temple, sanctuary
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – guard, protector, keeper
  noun (masculine)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(numeral)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they advanced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yayuḥ

Root: √i (class 2)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from √grah with suffix -ktvā

Root: √grah (class 9)

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

अस्त्रान् (astrān) - missiles, weapons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of astra

astra - missile, weapon (especially one discharged)

प्रासान् (prāsān) - spears, javelins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - spear, javelin, dart

Prefix: pra

Root: √as (class 4)

खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, large sacrificial knife

परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - axes, battle-axes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paraśvadha

paraśvadha - axe, battle-axe

विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - throwing, casting, discharging

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of visṛjat

visṛjat - throwing, casting, discharging

Present Active Participle

formed from √sṛj with prefix vi- and suffix -śatṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

महाक्षयाः (mahākṣayāḥ) - the shrine-guards, who were greatly destructive (causing great destruction, greatly destructive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākṣaya

mahākṣaya - great destruction; causing great destruction

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kṣaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, decay, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √kṣi (class 1)

मारुतिम् (mārutim) - Hanumān, the son of Marut (Māruti, son of Marut)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māruti

māruti - son of Marut (the wind-god); Hanumān

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they encircled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of paryavārayan

formed with prefixes pari-ava-

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

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