वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-92

तद्भग्नं वनषण्डं तु भ्रान्तत्रस्तमृगद्विजम् ।
प्रतिबुद्धा निरीक्षन्ते राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः ॥९२॥

92. tadbhagnaṃ vanaṣaṇḍaṃ tu bhrāntatrastamṛgadvijam ,
pratibuddhā nirīkṣante rākṣasyo vikṛtānanāḥ.

92. tat bhagnam vana-ṣaṇḍam tu bhrānta-trasta-mṛga-dvijam
pratibuddhā nirīkṣante rākṣasyah vikṛta-ānanāḥ

92. tu tat bhagnam bhrānta-trasta-mṛga-dvijam vana-ṣaṇḍam
vikṛta-ānanāḥ pratibuddhā rākṣasyah nirīkṣante

92. That broken forest grove, with its bewildered and terrified deer and birds, was observed by the awakened demonesses with distorted faces.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

• वन-षण्डम् (vana-ṣaṇḍam) - forest grove, thicket of woods

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भ्रान्त-त्रस्त-मृग-द्विजम् (bhrānta-trasta-mṛga-dvijam) - with bewildered and terrified deer and birds

• प्रतिबुद्धा (pratibuddhā) - awakened, aroused

• निरीक्षन्ते (nirīkṣante) - they observe, they look at

• राक्षस्यह् (rākṣasyah) - demonesses

• विकृत-आननाः (vikṛta-ānanāḥ) - with distorted faces

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to 'vana-ṣaṇḍam'.

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhañj (7P, 'to break').

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vana-ṣaṇḍam'.

वन-षण्डम् (vana-ṣaṇḍam) - forest grove, thicket of woods

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana-ṣaṇḍa

vana-ṣaṇḍa - forest grove, thicket

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+ṣaṇḍa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• ṣaṇḍa – grove, thicket, multitude
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes or indicates a slight contrast.

भ्रान्त-त्रस्त-मृग-द्विजम् (bhrānta-trasta-mṛga-dvijam) - with bewildered and terrified deer and birds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrānta-trasta-mṛga-dvija

bhrānta-trasta-mṛga-dvija - having bewildered and terrified deer and birds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhrānta+trasta+mṛga+dvija)

• bhrānta – bewildered, wandered, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhram (1P, 'to wander').
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• trasta – terrified, frightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root tras (4P, 'to tremble, fear').
  Root: tras (class 4)
• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – bird, twice-born (Brahmin)
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'twice-born', refers to birds (born from egg and then flight) or members of the upper three varṇas.

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agreeing with 'vana-ṣaṇḍam'.

प्रतिबुद्धा (pratibuddhā) - awakened, aroused

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pratibuddha

pratibuddha - awakened, come to consciousness

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root budh (1A/4A/9P, 'to know, awaken') with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasyah'.

निरीक्षन्ते (nirīkṣante) - they observe, they look at

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nir-īkṣ

Present, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural

From root īkṣ (1A, 'to see') with prefix nis, in the present tense, ātmanepada form.

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

राक्षस्यह् (rākṣasyah) - demonesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, demoness

Feminine form of rākṣasa (demon).

Note: Subject of 'nirīkṣante'.

विकृत-आननाः (vikṛta-ānanāḥ) - with distorted faces

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vikṛta-ānana

vikṛta-ānana - having a distorted or disfigured face

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vikṛta+ānana)

• vikṛta – distorted, changed, disfigured
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (8U, 'to do, make') with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasyah'.

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