वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-21, verse-12

गरुडव्यूहमास्थाय सर्वतो हरिभिर्वृतः ।
मां विसृज्य महातेजा लङ्कामेवाभिवर्तते ॥१२॥

12. garuḍavyūhamāsthāya sarvato haribhirvṛtaḥ ,
māṃ visṛjya mahātejā laṅkāmevābhivartate.

12. garuḍavyūham āsthāya sarvataḥ haribhiḥ vṛtaḥ
| mām visṛjya mahātejāḥ laṅkām eva abhivartate

12. mahātejāḥ garuḍavyūham āsthāya sarvataḥ haribhiḥ
vṛtaḥ mām visṛjya laṅkām eva abhivartate

12. Having adopted the Garuda battle formation and surrounded on all sides by monkeys, the greatly powerful (Rama) is advancing directly towards Lanka, having bypassed me.

Words meanings summery:

• गरुडव्यूहम् (garuḍavyūham) - Garuda formation (a battle array shaped like an eagle)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having taken up

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by monkeys

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered

• माम् (mām) - me

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having bypassed (me) (having left, having abandoned, having bypassed)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful, highly energetic

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (the city/island)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - approaches, advances towards

Words meanings and morphology

गरुडव्यूहम् (garuḍavyūham) - Garuda formation (a battle array shaped like an eagle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garuḍavyūha

garuḍavyūha - Garuda formation (a military array shaped like an eagle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garuḍa+vyūha)

• garuḍa – eagle, mythical bird-vehicle of Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• vyūha – arrangement, formation, battle array
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ūh (class 1)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted, having taken up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root sthā with prefix ā, followed by suffix -ya (for compound verbs)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

formed from sarva (all) + -tas suffix

हरिभिः (haribhiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, Vishnu, lion, sun, green, yellowish

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, appointed

past passive participle

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'Rama' (mahātejāḥ)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having bypassed (me) (having left, having abandoned, having bypassed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root sṛj with prefix vi, followed by suffix -ya (for compound verbs)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful, highly energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - very brilliant, greatly powerful, highly energetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rama

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (the city/island)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of Ravana's city/island)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - approaches, advances towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of abhivartate

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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