वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-103

तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु मन्त्रिपुत्रान्महाबलान् ।
पदातिबलसंपन्नान्प्रेषयामास रावणः ।
परिघेणैव तान् सर्वान्नयामि यमसादनम् ॥१०३॥

103. tacchrutvā rākṣasendrastu mantriputrānmahābalān ,
padātibalasaṃpannānpreṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ ,
parigheṇaiva tān sarvānnayāmi yamasādanam.

103. tat śrutvā rākṣasendraḥ tu mantriputrān
mahābalān padātibalasampannān
preṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ parigheṇa
eva tān sarvān nayāmi yamasādanam

103. rāvaṇaḥ rākṣasendraḥ tu tat śrutvā mahābalān padātibalasampannān mantriputrān preṣayāmāsa.
(aham) parigheṇa eva tān sarvān yamasādanam nayāmi.

103. Hearing that (news of Jāmbūmalī's death), Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas, then dispatched his exceedingly powerful minister's sons, who were well-equipped with infantry forces. (Hanumān, speaking of his own actions, declares:) "I shall send all of them to the abode of Yama (the god of death) with just my iron bar."

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (news/report) (that, therefore, then)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the report) (having heard)

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

• तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, then, on the other hand)

• मन्त्रिपुत्रान् (mantriputrān) - minister's sons (plural, accusative) (minister's sons)

• महाबलान् (mahābalān) - exceedingly powerful (very powerful, mighty)

• पदातिबलसम्पन्नान् (padātibalasampannān) - well-equipped with infantry forces (endowed with infantry forces)

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched (he sent, dispatched)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• परिघेण (parigheṇa) - with just my iron bar (with an iron bar, mace)

• एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

• तान् (tān) - them (the minister's sons) (them (masc. pl. acc.))

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all, everyone)

• नयामि (nayāmi) - I shall send/take (I lead, I bring, I take)

• यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - abode of Yama (the god of death) (abode of Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (news/report) (that, therefore, then)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the news of Jāmbūmalī's death.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the report) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root śru- (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

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

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, then, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction indicating a transition or emphasis.

मन्त्रिपुत्रान् (mantriputrān) - minister's sons (plural, accusative) (minister's sons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantriputra

mantriputra - minister's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantrin+putra)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'preṣayāmāsa'.

महाबलान् (mahābalān) - exceedingly powerful (very powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mantriputrān'.

पदातिबलसम्पन्नान् (padātibalasampannān) - well-equipped with infantry forces (endowed with infantry forces)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of padātibalasampanna

padātibalasampanna - endowed with infantry forces

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective ending in sampanna, derived from sam-pad-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padātibala+sampanna)

• padātibala – infantry force
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed, complete, rich
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mantriputrān'.

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched (he sent, dispatched)

(verb)

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

periphrastic perfect

From root iṣ (to send) with upasarga pra-, causative form preṣayati, then periphrastic perfect using āmāsa.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Past tense verb, agent is Rāvaṇa.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'preṣayāmāsa'.

परिघेण (parigheṇa) - with just my iron bar (with an iron bar, mace)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron bar, mace, bolt (of a door)

Note: Instrument by which Hanumān will act.

एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "parigheṇa".

तान् (tān) - them (the minister's sons) (them (masc. pl. acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'mantriputrān'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'tān'.

नयामि (nayāmi) - I shall send/take (I lead, I bring, I take)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī

Present active indicative, 1st person singular.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'I' (Hanumān). Future sense given by context.

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - abode of Yama (the god of death) (abode of Yama)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - abode of Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+sādana)

• yama – Yama (the god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sādana – abode, dwelling, act of causing to sit
  noun (neuter)
  From root sad- (to sit) with causative and suffix.
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'nayāmi'.

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