वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-96

तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रेण विसृष्टा भृशदुर्जयाः ।
राक्षसाः किंकरा नाम रावणस्य मनोऽनुगाः ॥९६॥

96. tacchrutvā rākṣasendreṇa visṛṣṭā bhṛśadurjayāḥ ,
rākṣasāḥ kiṃkarā nāma rāvaṇasya mano'nugāḥ.

96. tat śrutvā rākṣasendreṇa visṛṣṭāḥ bhṛśadurjayāḥ
rākṣasāḥ kiṅkarāḥ nāma rāvaṇasya manas anugāḥ

96. rākṣasendreṇa tat śrutvā rāvaṇasya manas anugāḥ
nāma kiṅkarāḥ bhṛśadurjayāḥ rākṣasāḥ visṛṣṭāḥ

96. Having heard that, the lord of the rākṣasas dispatched his very formidable rākṣasa servants named Kiṅkaras, who always followed Rāvaṇa's will.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by the lord of rākṣasas

• विसृष्टाः (visṛṣṭāḥ) - dispatched, sent forth

• भृशदुर्जयाः (bhṛśadurjayāḥ) - very difficult to conquer, very formidable

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons)

• किङ्कराः (kiṅkarāḥ) - servants (name of a specific group of rākṣasas)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• मनसनुगाः (manasanugāḥ) - those who follow the mind/will

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to what was previously said or implicitly understood (the command for death).

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by the lord of rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of `visṛṣṭāḥ`.

विसृष्टाः (visṛṣṭāḥ) - dispatched, sent forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - emitted, sent forth, created, abandoned

past passive participle

From `vi-sṛj` (to let loose, send forth).

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

भृशदुर्जयाः (bhṛśadurjayāḥ) - very difficult to conquer, very formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛśadurjaya

bhṛśadurjaya - very hard to conquer, highly invincible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+durjaya)

• bhṛśa – very, extremely, intensely
  indeclinable
• durjaya – difficult to conquer, invincible
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive/future passive participle (from root `ji`) with prefix `dur`
  From `dur` (difficult) + `ji` (to conquer).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: ji (class 1)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: Subject of `visṛṣṭāḥ`.

किङ्कराः (kiṅkarāḥ) - servants (name of a specific group of rākṣasas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṅkara

kiṅkara - servant, attendant

Note: Apposition to `rākṣasāḥ`.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Can also be a neuter noun 'name', but here functions adverbially.

Note: Emphasizes the name.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the chief of rākṣasas)

Note: Possessive of `manasanugāḥ`.

मनसनुगाः (manasanugāḥ) - those who follow the mind/will

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasanuga

manasanuga - obedient, following the will/mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+anuga)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, will
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, accompanying, obedient
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root `gam` with prefix `anu`
  From `anu` (after) + `gam` (to go).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

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