वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-26

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थैस्तु पञ्च पञ्चभिरुत्तमैः ।
तर्पयामास मातेव तदा रावणपालिता ॥२६॥

26. indriyāṇīndriyārthaistu pañca pañcabhiruttamaiḥ ,
tarpayāmāsa māteva tadā rāvaṇapālitā.

26. indriyāṇi indriyārthaiḥ tu pañca pañcabhiḥ
uttamaiḥ | tarpayāmāsa mātā iva tadā rāvaṇapālitā

26. Then, the city, protected by Rāvaṇa, delighted the five senses with their five excellent corresponding sense objects, just as a mother nurtures her children.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

• इन्द्रियार्थैः (indriyārthaiḥ) - by sense objects, by objects of the senses

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, moreover

• पञ्च (pañca) - (the five senses) (five)

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - (by the five sense objects) (by five)

• उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - by excellent, by best

• तर्पयामास (tarpayāmāsa) - satisfied, delighted, nourished

• माता (mātā) - mother

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रावणपालिता (rāvaṇapālitā) - (the city of Lankā) (protected/ruled by Rāvaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense; power, capability

From indra + suffix īya

इन्द्रियार्थैः (indriyārthaiḥ) - by sense objects, by objects of the senses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of indriyārtha

indriyārtha - object of sense, sense object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+artha)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, moreover

(indeclinable)

पञ्च (pañca) - (the five senses) (five)

(numeral)

Note: Here functions as an adjective for 'indriyāṇi'.

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - (by the five sense objects) (by five)

(numeral)

Note: Here functions as an adjective for 'indriyārthaiḥ'.

उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - by excellent, by best

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, highest, foremost

Superlative of ud or ut

Note: Agrees with indriyārthaiḥ.

तर्पयामास (tarpayāmāsa) - satisfied, delighted, nourished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of tarpayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect (Causative)

Formed with tarpayāñcakāra, from causative stem tarpaya + āmāsa (perfect of as)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Refers to rāvaṇapālitā (the city).

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + suffix dā

रावणपालिता (rāvaṇapālitā) - (the city of Lankā) (protected/ruled by Rāvaṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāvaṇapālita

rāvaṇapālita - protected/governed by Rāvaṇa

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed with Rāvaṇa (agent) and pālita (PPP of pāl 'to protect')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+pālita)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pālita – protected, guarded, ruled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root pāl (to protect, rule)
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Serves as the subject of the verb tarpayāmāsa by implication, referring to Lankā or the palace.

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