वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-135

पुच्छेन च प्रदीप्तेन तां पुरीं साट्टगोपुराम् ।
दहाम्यहमसंभ्रान्तो युगान्ताग्निरिव प्रजाः ॥१३५॥

135. pucchena ca pradīptena tāṃ purīṃ sāṭṭagopurām ,
dahāmyahamasaṃbhrānto yugāntāgniriva prajāḥ.

135. puccha ca pradīptena tām purīm sa-aṭṭa-gopurām
dahāmi aham asaṃbhrāntaḥ yugānta-agniḥ iva prajāḥ

135. aham asaṃbhrāntaḥ pradīptena pucchena ca sa-aṭṭa-gopurām
tām purīm yugānta-agniḥ iva prajāḥ dahāmi

135. With my blazing tail, I, undisturbed, will burn this city along with its battlements and gate-towers, just as the fire at the end of a cosmic age consumes all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• पुच्छ (puccha) - tail

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - with the blazing (tail) (by the blazing, with the blazing)

• ताम् (tām) - that

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city

• स-अट्ट-गोपुराम् (sa-aṭṭa-gopurām) - with its battlements and gate-towers

• दहामि (dahāmi) - I burn, I consume, I destroy

• अहम् (aham) - I

• असंभ्रान्तः (asaṁbhrāntaḥ) - undisturbed, unperplexed, calm, fearless

• युगान्त-अग्निः (yugānta-agniḥ) - the fire at the end of an eon/cosmic age

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, progeny, people

Words meanings and morphology

पुच्छ (puccha) - tail

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puccha

puccha - tail, posterior, end

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - with the blazing (tail) (by the blazing, with the blazing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, inflamed, radiant, shining

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp- (to shine, blaze) with prefix pra- and kta (past passive participle) suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

पुरीम् (purīm) - city

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

स-अट्ट-गोपुराम् (sa-aṭṭa-gopurām) - with its battlements and gate-towers

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sa-aṭṭa-gopura

sa-aṭṭa-gopura - having battlements and gate-towers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+aṭṭa+gopura)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  A prefix used to form compounds, meaning 'having' or 'with'.
• aṭṭa – rampart, battlements, watch-tower
  noun (masculine)
• gopura – gate-tower, city gate
  noun (neuter)

दहामि (dahāmi) - I burn, I consume, I destroy

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

असंभ्रान्तः (asaṁbhrāntaḥ) - undisturbed, unperplexed, calm, fearless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhrānta

asaṁbhrānta - undisturbed, unperplexed, calm, fearless, not agitated

Past Passive Participle

Negated (a-) past passive participle of root bhram- (to wander, be agitated) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

युगान्त-अग्निः (yugānta-agniḥ) - the fire at the end of an eon/cosmic age

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yugānta-agni

yugānta-agni - the fire of the end of a cosmic age

Compound type : tatpurusha (yugānta+agni)

• yugānta – end of an eon/cosmic age
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, progeny, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creatures, beings, progeny, people, subjects

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