वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-6

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसाः कोपकर्कशाः ।
वेष्टन्ते तस्य लाङ्गूलं जीर्णैः कार्पासिकैः पटैः ॥६॥

6. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasāḥ kopakarkaśāḥ ,
veṣṭante tasya lāṅgūlaṃ jīrṇaiḥ kārpāsikaiḥ paṭaiḥ.

6. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā rākṣasāḥ kopakarkaśāḥ
veṣṭante tasya lāṅgūlam jīrṇaiḥ kārpāsikaiḥ paṭaiḥ

6. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā kopakarkaśāḥ rākṣasāḥ
tasya lāṅgūlam jīrṇaiḥ kārpāsikaiḥ paṭaiḥ veṣṭante

6. Having heard that command of his, the rākṣasas, who were stern due to anger, wrapped his [Hanumān's] tail with old cotton rags.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of him, his)

• तत् (tat) - that (Rāvaṇa's) (that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

• कोपकर्कशाः (kopakarkaśāḥ) - harsh/stern/rough due to anger

• वेष्टन्ते (veṣṭante) - they wrap, they encircle

• तस्य (tasya) - of Hanumān (of him, his)

• लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - tail

• जीर्णैः (jīrṇaiḥ) - with old, worn-out

• कार्पासिकैः (kārpāsikaiḥ) - with cotton, made of cotton

• पटैः (paṭaiḥ) - with cloths, with rags

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

तत् (tat) - that (Rāvaṇa's) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, statement

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb 'veṣṭante'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon

Note: Subject of 'veṣṭante'.

कोपकर्कशाः (kopakarkaśāḥ) - harsh/stern/rough due to anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kopakarkaśa

kopakarkaśa - harsh/stern/rough because of anger

Compound: kopa (anger) + karkaśa (harsh, rough)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kopa+karkaśa)

• kopa – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kup (to be agitated, angry)
  Root: kup (class 4)
• karkaśa – harsh, rough, stern, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

वेष्टन्ते (veṣṭante) - they wrap, they encircle

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of veṣṭ

3rd plural present middle (ātmanepada)

Root class 1, Ātmanepada

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of Hanumān (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - tail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

Note: Object of 'veṣṭante'.

जीर्णैः (jīrṇaiḥ) - with old, worn-out

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - old, worn-out, decayed, digested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √jṝ (to wear out, decay, digest)

Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'paṭaiḥ'.

कार्पासिकैः (kārpāsikaiḥ) - with cotton, made of cotton

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kārpāsika

kārpāsika - cotton, made of cotton

Derived from karpāsa (cotton)

Note: Qualifies 'paṭaiḥ'.

पटैः (paṭaiḥ) - with cloths, with rags

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, rag

Note: Instrument for wrapping.

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