वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-28

रामलक्ष्मणगुप्ता सा सुग्रीवेण च वाहिनी ।
बभूव दुर्धर्षतरा सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः ॥२८॥

28. rāmalakṣmaṇaguptā sā sugrīveṇa ca vāhinī ,
babhūva durdharṣatarā sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ.

28. rāmalakṣmaṇaguptā sā sugrīveṇa ca vāhinī
babhūva durdharṣatarā sarvaiḥ api surāsuraiḥ

28. That army, protected by Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sugrīva, became even more formidable and unconquerable by all the gods and asuras alike.

Words meanings summery:

• रामलक्ष्मणगुप्ता (rāmalakṣmaṇaguptā) - protected by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• सा (sā) - that army (that (feminine/singular/nominative))

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva

• च (ca) - and

• वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army, host, stream

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened

• दुर्धर्षतरा (durdharṣatarā) - more unconquerable, more formidable

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• अपि (api) - even, also

• सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and asuras

Words meanings and morphology

रामलक्ष्मणगुप्ता (rāmalakṣmaṇaguptā) - protected by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmalakṣmaṇagupta

rāmalakṣmaṇagupta - protected by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+lakṣmaṇa+gupta)

• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)
• gupta – protected, guarded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gup (to protect) + kta
  Root: gup (class 1)

सा (sā) - that army (that (feminine/singular/nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - by Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (lit. 'beautiful-necked'), king of monkeys

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+grīva)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīva – neck
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army, host, stream

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāhinī

vāhinī - army, host, river, stream

feminine form of vāhin

Root: vah (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुर्धर्षतरा (durdharṣatarā) - more unconquerable, more formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durdharṣatara

durdharṣatara - more unconquerable, more formidable

comparative degree

comparative suffix -tara added to durdharṣa

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+dhṛṣa)

• dus – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  prefix
• dhṛṣa – bold, defiant, assailable
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dhṛṣ (to be bold)
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and asuras

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surāsura

surāsura - gods and demons (asuras)

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

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