वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-11

तेषां पुरस्ताद्बलवान् गच्छतां गहने वने ।
विनदन् सुमहानादं विराधः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥११॥

11. teṣāṃ purastādbalavān gacchatāṃ gahane vane ,
vinadan sumahānādaṃ virādhaḥ pratyadṛśyata.

11. teṣām purastāt balavān gacchatām gahane vane
vinadan sumahānādam virādhaḥ pratyadṛśyata

11. teṣām gahane vane gacchatām purastāt balavān
sumahānādam vinadan virādhaḥ pratyadṛśyata

11. As they were proceeding through the dense forest, the powerful Virādha appeared before them, emitting a very great roar.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita (of them)

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front of, before

• बलवान् (balavān) - the powerful Virādha (powerful, strong one)

• गच्छताम् (gacchatām) - of those who were going/proceeding

• गहने (gahane) - in the dense/deep

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring, making sound

• सुमहानादम् (sumahānādam) - a very great roar/sound

• विराधः (virādhaḥ) - the demon Virādha (Virādha (a name))

• प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama, Lakshmana, and possibly Sita.

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

From pura (front) + -stāt (ablative suffix)

Note: Takes a genitive ('teṣām').

बलवान् (balavān) - the powerful Virādha (powerful, strong one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful

From bala (strength) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Note: Subject of the sentence (Virādha).

गच्छताम् (gacchatām) - of those who were going/proceeding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From √gam (to go) in present tense

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām' (implied 'those').

गहने (gahane) - in the dense/deep

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, deep, impenetrable

Note: Qualifies 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Locative of place where they are going.

विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring, making sound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinadat

vinadat - roaring, crying out, making noise

Present Active Participle

From √nad (to roar, shout) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'virādhaḥ'.

सुमहानादम् (sumahānādam) - a very great roar/sound

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumahānāda

sumahānāda - a very great sound, loud roar

Compound: su (very) + mahā (great) + nāda (sound)

Note: Object of the participle 'vinadan'.

विराधः (virādhaḥ) - the demon Virādha (Virādha (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virādha

virādha - Virādha (a demon in the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Subject of 'pratyadṛśyata'.

प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)