वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-15

स राक्षसशतं हत्वा वज्रेणेन्द्र इवासुरान् ।
अन्तरिक्षस्थितः श्रीमानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१५॥

15. sa rākṣasaśataṃ hatvā vajreṇendra ivāsurān ,
antarikṣasthitaḥ śrīmānidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

15. saḥ rākṣasaśatam hatvā vajreṇa indraḥ iva asurān
antarikṣasthitaḥ śrīmān idam vacanam abravīt

15. saḥ śrīmān antarikṣasthitaḥ,
indraḥ vajreṇa asurān iva,
rākṣasaśatam hatvā,
idam vacanam abravīt

15. Having killed a hundred rākṣasas, just as Indra (the king of gods) kills asuras with his thunderbolt, that glorious one, standing in the sky, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• राक्षसशतम् (rākṣasaśatam) - a hundred rākṣasas

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with the thunderbolt

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (king of gods)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• असुरान् (asurān) - asuras (demons, anti-gods)

• अन्तरिक्षस्थितः (antarikṣasthitaḥ) - standing in the sky/atmosphere

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious, prosperous

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

राक्षसशतम् (rākṣasaśatam) - a hundred rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rākṣasaśata

rākṣasaśata - a hundred rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+śata)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa (a class of demoniac beings), demon, giant
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From the root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with the thunderbolt

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (king of gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, king of gods

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

असुरान् (asurān) - asuras (demons, anti-gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - asura, demon, anti-god

अन्तरिक्षस्थितः (antarikṣasthitaḥ) - standing in the sky/atmosphere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarikṣasthita

antarikṣasthita - situated in the sky, standing in the atmosphere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarikṣa+sthita)

• antarikṣa – intermediate space, atmosphere, sky
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – standing, situated, existing, firm
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, illustrious, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, beautiful, venerable

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of abravīt

Imperfect tense

Third person singular active imperfect of the root brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

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