वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-10

सर्वराक्षससंघानां राक्षसा ये च पूर्वकाः ।
अलमेको विनाशाय वीरो वायुसुतः कपिः ॥१०॥

10. sarvarākṣasasaṃghānāṃ rākṣasā ye ca pūrvakāḥ ,
alameko vināśāya vīro vāyusutaḥ kapiḥ.

10. sarvarākṣasasaṃghānām rākṣasāḥ ye ca pūrvakāḥ
alam ekaḥ vināśāya vīraḥ vāyusutaḥ kapiḥ

10. vīraḥ vāyusutaḥ kapiḥ ekaḥ sarvarākṣasasaṃghānām
ye ca pūrvakāḥ rākṣasāḥ vināśāya alam

10. The heroic monkey, son of Vayu, alone is sufficient for the destruction of all demon hosts, including those ancient demons.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वराक्षससंघानाम् (sarvarākṣasasaṁghānām) - of all demon hosts

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• ये (ye) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• पूर्वकाः (pūrvakāḥ) - former, ancient, preceding

• अलम् (alam) - sufficient, capable, enough

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, singular

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave, valiant

• वायुसुतः (vāyusutaḥ) - Hanuman (son of Vayu (the wind god))

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - Hanuman (monkey, ape)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वराक्षससंघानाम् (sarvarākṣasasaṁghānām) - of all demon hosts

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvarākṣasasaṃgha

sarvarākṣasasaṁgha - all demon hosts, entire host of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+rākṣasa+saṃgha)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective
• rākṣasa – demon, belonging to a rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• saṃgha – host, multitude, collection, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-han (to strike together, join)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, belonging to a rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पूर्वकाः (pūrvakāḥ) - former, ancient, preceding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrvaka

pūrvaka - former, ancient, preceding, belonging to a former time

From pūrva (before, eastern) + ka suffix.

Root: pūrv

अलम् (alam) - sufficient, capable, enough

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, singular

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, alone, single, sole

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance

From vi-naś (to perish, be destroyed)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave, valiant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, heroic

वायुसुतः (vāyusutaḥ) - Hanuman (son of Vayu (the wind god))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyusuta

vāyusuta - son of Vayu

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+suta)

• vāyu – wind, air, wind god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• suta – son, born, produced
  noun / past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sū (to bear, produce)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

कपिः (kapiḥ) - Hanuman (monkey, ape)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

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