वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-38

स च ताभिः परिवृतः शुशुभे राक्षसाधिपः ।
यथा ह्युडुपतिः श्रीमांस्ताराभिरभिसंवृतः ॥३८॥

38. sa ca tābhiḥ parivṛtaḥ śuśubhe rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
yathā hyuḍupatiḥ śrīmāṃstārābhirabhisaṃvṛtaḥ.

38. sa ca tābhiḥ parivṛtaḥ śuśubhe rākṣasādhipaḥ
yathā hi uḍupatiḥ śrīmān tārābhiḥ abhisaṃvṛtaḥ

38. rākṣasādhipaḥ ca tābhiḥ parivṛtaḥ śuśubhe
yathā hi śrīmān uḍupatiḥ tārābhiḥ abhisaṃvṛtaḥ

38. And the lord of rākṣasas, surrounded by those women, shone splendidly, just like the glorious moon completely encircled by stars.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those women (by them, with them)

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared splendid

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• उडुपतिः (uḍupatiḥ) - lord of stars, the moon

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful, splendid, possessing prosperity

• ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars

• अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - completely surrounded, entirely encircled

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those women (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the women from the previous context.

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (Lit) of śubh

Perfect

Root: śubh (class 1)

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

उडुपतिः (uḍupatiḥ) - lord of stars, the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uḍupati

uḍupati - lord of stars, the moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uḍu+pati)

• uḍu – a star
  noun (neuter)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful, splendid, possessing prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, splendid, prosperous

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Qualifies uḍupatiḥ.

ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - a star

अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṁvṛtaḥ) - completely surrounded, entirely encircled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisaṃvṛta

abhisaṁvṛta - completely surrounded, entirely encircled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefixes abhi- and sam-

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies uḍupatiḥ.

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