वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-8

तैलेन परिषिच्याथ ते
ऽग्निं तत्रावपातयन् ॥८॥

8. tailena pariṣicyātha
te'gniṃ tatrāvapātayan.

8. tailena pariṣicya atha te
agnim tatra avapātayan

8. atha te tailena pariṣicya
tatra agnim avapātayan

8. Then, after sprinkling it with oil, they applied fire there.

Words meanings summery:

• तैलेन (tailena) - with sesame oil (with oil, by means of oil)

• परिषिच्य (pariṣicya) - having sprinkled Hanuman's tail with oil (having sprinkled, having moistened)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• ते (te) - the Rākṣasas (they)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - the fire used to ignite the tail (fire)

• तत्र (tatra) - on Hanuman's tail (there, at that place)

• अवपातयन् (avapātayan) - they applied fire to the tail (they dropped, they made fall, they applied (fire))

Words meanings and morphology

तैलेन (tailena) - with sesame oil (with oil, by means of oil)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil, sesame oil

Derived from `tila` (sesame).

Note: Instrument for the act of sprinkling.

परिषिच्य (pariṣicya) - having sprinkled Hanuman's tail with oil (having sprinkled, having moistened)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root `sic` with the prefix `pari`, and the `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Describes an action performed by 'they' (`te`) prior to setting fire.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the Rākṣasas (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of the verb `avapātayan`.

अग्निम् (agnim) - the fire used to ignite the tail (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (the deity)

Note: Direct object of `avapātayan`.

तत्र (tatra) - on Hanuman's tail (there, at that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` (that) with a locative suffix.

Note: Refers to the place where the fire was applied.

अवपातयन् (avapātayan) - they applied fire to the tail (they dropped, they made fall, they applied (fire))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat (causative)

Causative

Formed from the root `pat` (1st conjugation) with the prefix `ava` and causative suffix `-aya`.

Prefix: ava

Root: pat (class 1)

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