वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-72

वृथागर्जितनिश्चेष्टा राक्षस्यः पिशिताशनाः ।
रावणाय शशंसुस्ताः सीताव्यवसितं महत् ॥७२॥

72. vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭā rākṣasyaḥ piśitāśanāḥ ,
rāvaṇāya śaśaṃsustāḥ sītāvyavasitaṃ mahat.

72. vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭāḥ rākṣasyaḥ piśitāśanāḥ
rāvaṇāya śaśaṃsuḥ tāḥ sītāvyavasitam mahat

72. vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭāḥ piśitāśanāḥ rākṣasyaḥ
mahat sītāvyavasitam rāvaṇāya śaśaṃsuḥ

72. The flesh-eating demonesses, their roaring futile and their efforts ceased, reported Sita's firm resolve to Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• वृथागर्जितनिश्चेष्टाः (vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭāḥ) - having their futile threats and ceased efforts

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses

• पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - the flesh-eating demonesses (flesh-eaters)

• रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Ravana

• शशंसुः (śaśaṁsuḥ) - they reported, they told

• ताः (tāḥ) - they (the demonesses) (they)

• सीताव्यवसितम् (sītāvyavasitam) - Sita's firm resolve, determination

• महत् (mahat) - great, firm, significant

Words meanings and morphology

वृथागर्जितनिश्चेष्टाः (vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭāḥ) - having their futile threats and ceased efforts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭa

vṛthāgarjitaniśceṣṭa - having futile roaring and cessation of efforts

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vṛthā+garjita+niśceṣṭa)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, futilely
  indeclinable
• garjita – roaring, threatening; roar, threat
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root garj (to roar, threaten) + suffix kta (ta)
  Root: garj (class 1)
• niśceṣṭa – inactive, motionless, having stopped efforts
  adjective (masculine)
  From nis (without) + ceṣṭā (effort)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Modifies rākṣasyaḥ

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, demoness

पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - the flesh-eating demonesses (flesh-eaters)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of piśitāśana

piśitāśana - flesh-eater, carnivore

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (piśita+aśana)

• piśita – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Modifies rākṣasyaḥ

रावणाय (rāvaṇāya) - to Ravana

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper noun)

शशंसुः (śaśaṁsuḥ) - they reported, they told

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of śaṃs

Perfect

From root śaṃs (to praise, tell, report)

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

ताः (tāḥ) - they (the demonesses) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, they

Note: Subject of śaśaṃsuḥ

सीताव्यवसितम् (sītāvyavasitam) - Sita's firm resolve, determination

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sītāvyavasita

sītāvyavasita - Sita's resolve/determination

Compound type : 6th Tatpuruṣa (sītā+vyavasita)

• sītā – Sita
  proper noun (feminine)
• vyavasita – determined, resolved, resolution, determination
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root so (to end, destroy) with prefixes vi and ava
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: so (class 4)

Note: Object of śaśaṃsuḥ

महत् (mahat) - great, firm, significant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Modifies sītāvyavasitam

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