वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-43, verse-1

ततस्ते राक्षसेन्द्रेण चोदिता मन्त्रिणः सुताः ।
निर्ययुर्भवनात्तस्मात् सप्त सप्तार्चिवर्चसः ॥१॥

1. tataste rākṣasendreṇa coditā mantriṇaḥ sutāḥ ,
niryayurbhavanāttasmāt sapta saptārcivarcasaḥ.

1. tataḥ te rākṣasendreṇa coditāḥ mantriṇaḥ sutāḥ
niryayuḥ bhavanāt tasmāt sapta saptārcivarcasaḥ

1. tataḥ rākṣasendreṇa coditāḥ mantriṇaḥ sapta
saptārcivarcasaḥ te sutāḥ tasmāt bhavanāt niryayuḥ

1. Then, those seven sons of ministers, urged by the lord of the rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa), who possessed the radiance of fire, departed from that palace.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

• ते (te) - those (sons) (those, they)

• राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (by the lord of rākṣasas (demons))

• चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged, impelled, directed

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of Rāvaṇa's ministers (of the ministers, ministers)

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they went forth, departed

• भवनात् (bhavanāt) - from the palace, from the dwelling

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (palace) (from that, from him, from her)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• सप्तार्चिवर्चसः (saptārcivarcasaḥ) - having the radiance of fire (lit. seven-flamed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (sons) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (by the lord of rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged, impelled, directed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of codita

codita - urged, impelled, directed

Past Passive Participle

Root cud + kta suffix

Root: cud (class 1)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of Rāvaṇa's ministers (of the ministers, ministers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, offspring

Past Passive Participle (of su, to beget)

Root su + kta suffix

Root: su (class 5)

निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they went forth, departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of niryā

Perfect (lit)

Root yā with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

भवनात् (bhavanāt) - from the palace, from the dwelling

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - dwelling, house, palace

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (palace) (from that, from him, from her)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

सप्तार्चिवर्चसः (saptārcivarcasaḥ) - having the radiance of fire (lit. seven-flamed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptārcivarcas

saptārcivarcas - having the radiance of fire

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sapta+arci+varcas)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• arci – flame, ray of light
  noun (masculine)
• varcas – radiance, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

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