वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-100

तत्रस्थान् राक्षसान् हत्वा शतं स्तम्भेन वै पुनः ।
ललाम भूतो लङ्काया मया विध्वंसितो रुषा ॥१००॥

100. tatrasthān rākṣasān hatvā śataṃ stambhena vai punaḥ ,
lalāma bhūto laṅkāyā mayā vidhvaṃsito ruṣā.

100. tatrasthān rākṣasān hatvā śatam stambhena vai
punaḥ lalāma bhūtaḥ laṅkāyāḥ mayā vidhvaṃsitaḥ ruṣā

100. aham tatrasthān śatam rākṣasān hatvā punaḥ vai mayā
ruṣā laṅkāyāḥ lalāma bhūtaḥ stambhena vidhvaṃsitaḥ

100. Having killed hundreds of the *rākṣasas* stationed there, I, in my rage, indeed destroyed that ornament of Laṅkā with a pillar.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्रस्थान् (tatrasthān) - those standing there, residents there

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, *rākṣasas*

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, hundreds

• स्तम्भेन (stambhena) - by the pillar, with a pillar

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, further

• ललाम (lalāma) - the temple-palace (caityaprāsāda) of Laṅkā (ornament, mark, distinction)

• भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - having become, being, existed

• लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Laṅkā

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विध्वंसितः (vidhvaṁsitaḥ) - destroyed, ruined

• रुषा (ruṣā) - by anger, with rage

Words meanings and morphology

तत्रस्थान् (tatrasthān) - those standing there, residents there

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tatrastha

tatrastha - standing there, residing there, existing there

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons, *rākṣasas*

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, hundreds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

स्तम्भेन (stambhena) - by the pillar, with a pillar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, further

(indeclinable)

ललाम (lalāma) - the temple-palace (caityaprāsāda) of Laṅkā (ornament, mark, distinction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lalāma

lalāma - ornament, mark, banner

भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - having become, being, existed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūta

bhūta - become, been, existing

Past Passive Participle

from √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (proper name of a city)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

विध्वंसितः (vidhvaṁsitaḥ) - destroyed, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhvaṃsita

vidhvaṁsita - destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

from vi-√dhvaṃs (to scatter, destroy)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

रुषा (ruṣā) - by anger, with rage

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣ

ruṣ - anger, wrath

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