वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-104

मन्त्रिपुत्रान् हताञ् श्रुत्वा समरे लघुविक्रमान् ।
पञ्चसेनाग्रगाञ् शूरान्प्रेषयामास रावणः ।
तानहं सह सैन्यान् वै सर्वानेवाभ्यसूदयम् ॥१०४॥

104. mantriputrān hatāñ śrutvā samare laghuvikramān ,
pañcasenāgragāñ śūrānpreṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ ,
tānahaṃ saha sainyān vai sarvānevābhyasūdayam.

104. mantriputrān hatān śrutvā samare
laghuvikramān pañcasenāgragān śūrān
preṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ tān aham saha
sainyān vai sarvān eva abhyasūdayam

104. rāvaṇaḥ samare laghuvikramān mantriputrān hatān śrutvā pañcasenāgragān śūrān preṣayāmāsa.
aham vai tān sarvān saha sainyān eva abhyasūdayam.

104. Hearing that the minister's sons, who were quick in valor, had been slain in battle, Rāvaṇa then dispatched five brave chiefs of his army. (Hanumān recounts:) "I, for my part, utterly destroyed all of them along with their forces."

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिपुत्रान् (mantriputrān) - the minister's sons (mentioned in previous verse) (minister's sons)

• हतान् (hatān) - slain (killed, slain)

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

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• लघुविक्रमान् (laghuvikramān) - quick in valor (swift in valor, light in step)

• पञ्चसेनाग्रगान् (pañcasenāgragān) - five brave chiefs of the army (five army chiefs)

• शूरान् (śūrān) - brave (brave, valorous)

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

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• तान् (tān) - them (the five army chiefs) (them (masc. pl. acc.))

• अहम् (aham) - I (Hanumān) (I)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

• सैन्यान् (sainyān) - their forces (armies, forces)

• वै (vai) - for my part (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, verily)

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

• एव (eva) - utterly (emphasizing destruction) (only, just, indeed)

• अभ्यसूदयम् (abhyasūdayam) - I utterly destroyed (I destroyed)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिपुत्रान् (mantriputrān) - the minister's sons (mentioned in previous verse) (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 'hatān' (slain).

हतान् (hatān) - slain (killed, slain)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han- (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mantriputrān'.

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

(indeclinable)

absolutive

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

Root: śru (class 5)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Denotes the place where the killing occurred.

लघुविक्रमान् (laghuvikramān) - quick in valor (swift in valor, light in step)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of laghuvikrama

laghuvikrama - swift in valor, light in courage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (laghu+vikrama)

• laghu – light, quick, swift
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, courage, stride
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mantriputrān'.

पञ्चसेनाग्रगान् (pañcasenāgragān) - five brave chiefs of the army (five army chiefs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pañcasenāgraga

pañcasenāgraga - leader of five armies, five army chiefs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañca+senāgraga)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• senāgraga – army chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'preṣayāmāsa'.

शूरान् (śūrān) - brave (brave, valorous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'pañcasenāgragān'.

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: Agent is Rāvaṇa.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'preṣayāmāsa'.

तान् (tān) - them (the five army chiefs) (them (masc. pl. acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'pañcasenāgragān'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Hanumān) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'abhyasūdayam'.

सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

सैन्यान् (sainyān) - their forces (armies, forces)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, forces

Note: Here used in accusative plural, referring to the armies accompanying the chiefs.

वै (vai) - for my part (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle emphasizing the speaker's action.

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'tān' and 'sainyān'.

एव (eva) - utterly (emphasizing destruction) (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the totality of the destruction.

अभ्यसूदयम् (abhyasūdayam) - I utterly destroyed (I destroyed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyasūdayam

imperfect

From root sūd (to kill, destroy) with upasargas abhi- and ud-. Imperfect, 1st person singular.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Implies Hanumān's action.

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