वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-134

आयसं परिघं गृह्य तानि रक्षांस्यसूदयम् ।
ततस्तन्नगरद्वारं वेगेनाप्लुतवानहम् ॥१३४॥

134. āyasaṃ parighaṃ gṛhya tāni rakṣāṃsyasūdayam ,
tatastannagaradvāraṃ vegenāplutavānaham.

134. āyasam parigham gṛhya tāni rakṣāṃsi asūdayam
tataḥ tat nagaradvāram vegena āplutavān aham

134. āyasam parigham gṛhya tāni rakṣāṃsi asūdayam
tataḥ vegena tat nagaradvāram aham āplutavān

134. Taking an iron bar, I then killed those (rākṣasas). After that, I swiftly leaped over that city gate.

Words meanings summery:

• आयसम् (āyasam) - iron, made of iron

• परिघम् (parigham) - mace, bludgeon, iron bar, bolt

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, seizing, grasping

• तानि (tāni) - Refers to the 'rakṣāṃsi'. (those)

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - The demon guards at the city gate. (demons, (rākṣasas))

• असूदयम् (asūdayam) - Hanumān killed the demon guards. (I killed, I destroyed, I slew)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'nagaradvāram'. (that)

• नगरद्वारम् (nagaradvāram) - city gate (accusative)

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

• आप्लुतवान् (āplutavān) - Hanumān jumped over the city gate. (jumped over, leapt upon)

• अहम् (aham) - Hanumān (I)

Words meanings and morphology

आयसम् (āyasam) - iron, made of iron

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyasa

āyasa - iron, made of iron, metallic

Derived from 'ayas' (iron/metal).

Note: Agrees with 'parigham'.

परिघम् (parigham) - mace, bludgeon, iron bar, bolt

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron bar, bolt (for a gate), mace, bludgeon

From root √han (to strike) with upasarga pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gṛhya'.

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, seizing, grasping

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √grah (to seize), becomes gṛhya in absolutive form.

Root: grah (class 9)

तानि (tāni) - Refers to the 'rakṣāṃsi'. (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣāṃsi'.

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - The demon guards at the city gate. (demons, (rākṣasas))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, a (rākṣasa), an evil spirit

From root √rakṣ (to protect), but used in Vedas for protecting spirits which later became demons.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'asūdayam'.

असूदयम् (asūdayam) - Hanumān killed the demon guards. (I killed, I destroyed, I slew)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sūd

Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada, 1st Person Singular

From root √sūd (to kill) with augment 'a' and 1st person singular ending.

Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'aham' (implied).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun 'tad'.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'nagaradvāram'. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'nagaradvāram'.

नगरद्वारम् (nagaradvāram) - city gate (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagaradvāra

nagaradvāra - city gate, main entrance of a city

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagarī+dvāra)

• nagarī – city, town
  noun (feminine)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'āplutavān'.

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse

From root √vij (to move quickly).

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Functions adverbially.

आप्लुतवान् (āplutavān) - Hanumān jumped over the city gate. (jumped over, leapt upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āplutavat

āplutavat - one who has jumped, leapt, flown, immersed

Past Active Participle (ktavatū)

From root √plu (to float, swim, jump) with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - Hanumān (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronominal base.

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