वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-38

स तं गृह्य महाबाहुः कालायसपरिष्कृतम् ।
रक्षिणस्तान्पुनः सर्वान् सूदयामास मारुतिः ॥३८॥

38. sa taṃ gṛhya mahābāhuḥ kālāyasapariṣkṛtam ,
rakṣiṇastānpunaḥ sarvān sūdayāmāsa mārutiḥ.

38. saḥ tam gṛhya mahā-bāhuḥ kāla-ayasa-pariṣkṛtam
rakṣiṇaḥ tān punaḥ sarvān sūdayāmāsa mārutiḥ

38. tataḥ mahā-bāhuḥ mārutiḥ kāla-ayasa-pariṣkṛtam tam (parigham) gṛhya,
punaḥ tān sarvān rakṣiṇaḥ sūdayāmāsa

38. Then, the mighty-armed Māruti, seizing that iron bar, which was entirely made of black iron, again destroyed all those guards.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - that (bar/parigha) (that, him)

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken, having grasped

• महा-बाहुः (mahā-bāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (Hanumān) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• काल-अयस-परिष्कृतम् (kāla-ayasa-pariṣkṛtam) - entirely made of black iron (adorned/made of black iron, embellished with black iron)

• रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - guards, protectors

• तान् (tān) - those (guards) (those, them)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• सूदयामास (sūdayāmāsa) - he destroyed, he killed, he slew

• मारुतिः (mārutiḥ) - Hanumān (son of Marut (the wind god))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that (bar/parigha) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `parigham` from previous verse.

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root `grah` + suffix `lyap` (with `samprasāraṇa`)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

महा-बाहुः (mahā-bāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (Hanumān) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-bāhu

mahā-bāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (an epithet for heroes)

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

काल-अयस-परिष्कृतम् (kāla-ayasa-pariṣkṛtam) - entirely made of black iron (adorned/made of black iron, embellished with black iron)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla-ayasa-pariṣkṛta

kāla-ayasa-pariṣkṛta - adorned or made of black iron

Tatpuruṣa compound (`kāla-ayasa` is a Karmadhāraya within a Tatpuruṣa or similar structure)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla-ayasa+pariṣkṛta)

• kāla-ayasa – black iron
  noun (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya compound
• pariṣkṛta – adorned, embellished, prepared, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  `pari-kṛ` + `kta` (with s-aagama)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - guards, protectors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rakṣin

rakṣin - guard, protector, watchman

from `rakṣ` + `in` suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of `sūdayāmāsa`.

तान् (tān) - those (guards) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies `rakṣiṇaḥ`.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Modifies `rakṣiṇaḥ`.

सूदयामास (sūdayāmāsa) - he destroyed, he killed, he slew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sūday

Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular (Causative)

Periphrastic perfect using `āmāsa` with causative stem `sūday` (from root `sūd`)

Root: sūd (class 10)

मारुतिः (mārutiḥ) - Hanumān (son of Marut (the wind god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruti

māruti - son of Marut (an epithet for Hanumān or Bhīma)

Patronymic from `marut`

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