वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-69

ततस्ताभिः समेताभिर्नारीभिः स महाबलः ।
उत्थाप्य सहसा नीतो भवनं स्वं निशाचरः ॥६९॥

69. tatastābhiḥ sametābhirnārībhiḥ sa mahābalaḥ ,
utthāpya sahasā nīto bhavanaṃ svaṃ niśācaraḥ.

69. tataḥ tābhiḥ sametābhiḥ nārībhiḥ sa mahābalaḥ
utthāpya sahasā nītaḥ bhavanam svam niśācaraḥ

69. tataḥ tābhiḥ sametābhiḥ nārībhiḥ saḥ mahābalaḥ niśācaraḥ sahasā utthāpya svam bhavanam nītaḥ.

69. Then, those assembled women quickly lifted and led him, the mighty night-stalker, to his own palace.

Words meanings summery:

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

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by the previously mentioned women (by them)

• समेताभिः (sametābhiḥ) - by the assembled, by those who had come together

• नारीभिः (nārībhiḥ) - by the women

• स (sa) - Rāvaṇa (he, that one)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who is mighty (mighty, very strong)

• उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised up, having lifted

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, carried, taken

• भवनम् (bhavanam) - house, dwelling, palace

• स्वम् (svam) - own, his own

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the night-stalker (night-walker, demon, rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by the previously mentioned women (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to the women previously mentioned

समेताभिः (sametābhiḥ) - by the assembled, by those who had come together

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sameta

sameta - assembled, met, joined, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

from sam + i + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies nārībhiḥ

नारीभिः (nārībhiḥ) - by the women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

Note: Agent of the action

स (sa) - Rāvaṇa (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who is mighty (mighty, very strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' and 'niśācaraḥ'

उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised up, having lifted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (causative)

from ut + sthā (causative) + lyap

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Action performed before 'nītaḥ'

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly

(indeclinable)

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, carried, taken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, brought, guided

Past Passive Participle

from nī + kta

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Main verb in the passive construction

भवनम् (bhavanam) - house, dwelling, palace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - house, dwelling, mansion, abode

from bhū + lyuṭ

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of motion

स्वम् (svam) - own, his own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Qualifies bhavanam

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the night-stalker (night-walker, demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-walker, demon, rākṣasa, owl

from niśā + car + a

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective
  from car + a
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa

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