वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-100, verse-12

घटेन तेन सौमित्रिरभ्यषिञ्चद्विभीषणम् ।
लङ्कायां रक्षसां मध्ये राजानं रामशासनात् ॥१२॥

12. ghaṭena tena saumitrirabhyaṣiñcadvibhīṣaṇam ,
laṅkāyāṃ rakṣasāṃ madhye rājānaṃ rāmaśāsanāt.

12. ghaṭena tena saumitriḥ abhyasiñcat vibhīṣaṇam
laṅkāyām rakṣasām madhye rājānam rāmaśāsanāt

12. rāmaśāsanāt saumitriḥ tena ghaṭena vibhīṣaṇam
rājānam laṅkāyām rakṣasām madhye abhyasiñcat

12. By Rama's command, Saumitri (Lakshmana) consecrated Vibhishana as king, with that pot, in Lanka amidst the rakshasas.

Words meanings summery:

• घटेन (ghaṭena) - with the pot, by means of the pot

• तेन (tena) - with that, by that

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakshmana)

• अभ्यसिञ्चत् (abhyasiñcat) - he consecrated, he anointed

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhishana

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rakshasas, of the demons

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle of

• राजानम् (rājānam) - (as) king

• रामशासनात् (rāmaśāsanāt) - by Rama's command, from Rama's command

Words meanings and morphology

घटेन (ghaṭena) - with the pot, by means of the pot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

तेन (tena) - with that, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Saumitri (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

अभ्यसिञ्चत् (abhyasiñcat) - he consecrated, he anointed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhiṣic

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 7)

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of Ravana's brother)

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the capital of Ravana)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rakshasas, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, a rakshasa

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle of

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, intermediate

राजानम् (rājānam) - (as) king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

रामशासनात् (rāmaśāsanāt) - by Rama's command, from Rama's command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rāmaśāsana

rāmaśāsana - Rama's command

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+śāsana)

• rāma – Rama (name of the prince of Ayodhya)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāsana – command, rule, teaching, decree
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

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