वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-8

मयातुला विसृष्टा हि शैलवृष्टिर्निरन्तरा ।
देवानपि रणे हन्यात् किं पुनस्तान्निशाचरान् ॥८॥

8. mayātulā visṛṣṭā hi śailavṛṣṭirnirantarā ,
devānapi raṇe hanyāt kiṃ punastānniśācarān.

8. mayā atulā visṛṣṭā hi śailavṛṣṭiḥ nirantarā
devān api raṇe hanyāt kim punaḥ tān niśācarān

8. mayā visṛṣṭā atulā hi nirantarā śailavṛṣṭiḥ
raṇe devān api hanyāt kim punaḥ tān niśācarān

8. Indeed, an unequalled and continuous rain of mountains unleashed by me would kill even the gods in battle; what then of those night-stalkers (rākṣasas)?

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अतुला (atulā) - unequalled, incomparable

• विसृष्टा (visṛṣṭā) - unleashed, sent forth

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• शैलवृष्टिः (śailavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of rocks/mountains

• निरन्तरा (nirantarā) - incessant, continuous

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• अपि (api) - even, also

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• तान् (tān) - those rākṣasas (those (them))

• निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - night-wanderers, rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: agent of 'visṛṣṭā'

अतुला (atulā) - unequalled, incomparable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, immense

a (negation) + tula (equal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tula)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tula – equal, comparable
  adjective (feminine)

Note: qualifies 'śailavṛṣṭiḥ'

विसृष्टा (visṛṣṭā) - unleashed, sent forth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - let loose, discharged, emitted, created

Past Passive Participle

vi + √sṛj (to let loose, create)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: qualifies 'śailavṛṣṭiḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizing particle

शैलवृष्टिः (śailavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of rocks/mountains

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śailavṛṣṭi

śailavṛṣṭi - rain of rocks, shower of mountains

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaila+vṛṣṭi)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  from √vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: subject of 'hanyāt'

निरन्तरा (nirantarā) - incessant, continuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirantara

nirantara - without interval, continuous, incessant

nis (without) + antara (interval)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+antara)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, interior
  noun (neuter)

Note: qualifies 'śailavṛṣṭiḥ'

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: object of 'hanyāt'

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, conflict, war

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative Active

Root: han (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of kim

kim - what, which, how

Note: Part of the idiom 'kim punaḥ' (what then of, how much more)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those rākṣasas (those (them))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to 'niśācarān'

निशाचरान् (niśācarān) - night-wanderers, rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  from √car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse