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

आज्ञापयद् राक्षसेन्द्रः पुरं सर्वं सचत्वरम् ।
लाङ्गूलेन प्रदीप्तेन रक्षोभिः परिणीयताम् ॥५॥

5. ājñāpayad rākṣasendraḥ puraṃ sarvaṃ sacatvaram ,
lāṅgūlena pradīptena rakṣobhiḥ pariṇīyatām.

5. ājñāpayat rākṣasendraḥ puram sarvam sacatvaram
lāṅgūlena pradīptena rakṣobhiḥ pariṇīyatām

5. rākṣasendraḥ ājñāpayat sarvam sacatvaram puram
pradīptena lāṅgūlena rakṣobhiḥ pariṇīyatām

5. The king of the rākṣasas commanded that the entire city, including its squares, be paraded by the rākṣasas with [Hanumān's] blazing tail.

Words meanings summery:

• आज्ञापयत् (ājñāpayat) - he commanded, ordered

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the king of rākṣasas (king of rākṣasas)

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• सचत्वरम् (sacatvaram) - along with its squares/courtyards

• लाङ्गूलेन (lāṅgūlena) - by the tail, with the tail

• प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - by the blazing (tail) (by the blazing/kindled one)

• रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by rākṣasas, by demons

• परिणीयताम् (pariṇīyatām) - let it be led around, let it be paraded

Words meanings and morphology

आज्ञापयत् (ājñāpayat) - he commanded, ordered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

3rd singular imperfect active (causative)

Root class 9, Parasmaipada, causative stem ājñāpay-

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject is 'rākṣasendraḥ'.

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the king of rākṣasas (king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of rākṣasas

Compound: rākṣasa (demon) + indra (chief, lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

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

Note: Subject of 'ājñāpayat'.

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: Object of `pariṇīyatām` (implied, as it's the thing being led around).

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'puram'.

सचत्वरम् (sacatvaram) - along with its squares/courtyards

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sacatvara

sacatvara - having squares, with courtyards

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + catvara (square, courtyard)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+catvara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable indicating accompaniment
• catvara – square, courtyard, public place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'puram'.

लाङ्गूलेन (lāṅgūlena) - by the tail, with the tail

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

Note: Instrument for leading around.

प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - by the blazing (tail) (by the blazing/kindled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, brightly burning, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp (to shine, kindle) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'lāṅgūlena'.

रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by rākṣasas, by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'pariṇīyatām'.

परिणीयताम् (pariṇīyatām) - let it be led around, let it be paraded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nī

3rd singular imperative passive

Root class 1, Parasmaipada, with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'puram'.

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