वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-5, chapter-44, verse-37
अश्वैरश्वान् गजैर्नागान्योधैर्योधान् रथै रथान् ।
स कपिर्नाशयामास सहस्राक्ष इवासुरान् ॥३७॥
स कपिर्नाशयामास सहस्राक्ष इवासुरान् ॥३७॥
37. aśvairaśvān gajairnāgānyodhairyodhān rathai rathān ,
sa kapirnāśayāmāsa sahasrākṣa ivāsurān.
sa kapirnāśayāmāsa sahasrākṣa ivāsurān.
37.
aśvaiḥ aśvān gajaiḥ nāgān yodhaiḥ yodhān rathaiḥ
rathān saḥ kapiḥ nāśayāmāsa sahastrākṣaḥ iva asurān
rathān saḥ kapiḥ nāśayāmāsa sahastrākṣaḥ iva asurān
37.
aśvaiḥ aśvān gajaiḥ nāgān yodhaiḥ yodhān rathaiḥ
rathān saḥ kapiḥ sahastrākṣaḥ iva asurān nāśayāmāsa
rathān saḥ kapiḥ sahastrākṣaḥ iva asurān nāśayāmāsa
37.
That monkey (kapi) destroyed the horses, the elephants, the warriors, and the chariots, just as the thousand-eyed Indra (sahastrākṣa) destroyed the asuras.
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses, with horses
- अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
- गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants, with elephants
- नागान् (nāgān) - elephants
- योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors, with warriors
- योधान् (yodhān) - warriors
- रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots, with chariots
- रथान् (rathān) - chariots
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- कपिः (kapiḥ) - Hanuman (monkey)
- नाशयामास (nāśayāmāsa) - he destroyed, he caused to perish
- सहस्त्राक्षः (sahastrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed, Indra
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- असुरान् (asurān) - demons
Words meanings and morphology
अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses, with horses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants, with elephants
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
नागान् (nāgān) - elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - elephant, serpent, cobra
योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors, with warriors
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yodha
yodha - warrior, fighter
Root: yudh (class 4)
योधान् (yodhān) - warriors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yodha
yodha - warrior, fighter
Root: yudh (class 4)
रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots, with chariots
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot
Root: ramh (class 1)
रथान् (rathān) - chariots
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot
Root: ramh (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कपिः (kapiḥ) - Hanuman (monkey)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi
kapi - monkey
नाशयामास (nāśayāmāsa) - he destroyed, he caused to perish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of nāśayā
Causative stem + Perfect ending
From √naś (to perish, to be lost) in causative (nāśaya) + āmāsa (perfect auxiliary)
Root: naś (class 4)
सहस्त्राक्षः (sahastrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed, Indra
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sahastrākṣa
sahastrākṣa - thousand-eyed (an epithet of Indra)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣi)
- sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter) - akṣi – eye
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to Indra
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
असुरान् (asurān) - demons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, evil spirit; a class of divine beings in early Vedic texts, later adversarial to devas