वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-23

लङ्कायास्तूत्तरद्वारं शैलशृङ्गमिवोन्नतम् ।
रामः सहानुजो धन्वी जुगोप च रुरोध च ॥२३॥

23. laṅkāyāstūttaradvāraṃ śailaśṛṅgamivonnatam ,
rāmaḥ sahānujo dhanvī jugopa ca rurodha ca.

23. laṅkāyāḥ tu uttaradvāram śailaśṛṅgam iva unnatam
rāmaḥ sahānujaḥ dhanvī jugopa ca rurodha ca

23. rāmaḥ sahānujaḥ dhanvī laṅkāyāḥ tu uttaradvāram
śailaśṛṅgam iva unnatam jugopa ca rurodha ca

23. Rama, accompanied by his younger brother (Lakshmana) and bearing his bow, guarded and blockaded the northern gate of (the city of) Laṅkā, which was as high as a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Laṅkā

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• उत्तरद्वारम् (uttaradvāram) - northern gate (northern gate, north entrance)

• शैलशृङ्गम् (śailaśṛṅgam) - mountain peak (mountain peak, summit of a mountain)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उन्नतम् (unnatam) - lofty (high, elevated, lofty, raised)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सहानुजः (sahānujaḥ) - with his younger brother (Lakshmana) (with his younger brother, accompanied by his younger brother)

• धन्वी (dhanvī) - armed with a bow (archer, armed with a bow)

• जुगोप (jugopa) - he guarded (he protected, he guarded)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रुरोध (rurodha) - he blockaded (he besieged, he obstructed, he hindered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ) - of Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (proper name of a city, capital of Ravana)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

उत्तरद्वारम् (uttaradvāram) - northern gate (northern gate, north entrance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttaradvāra

uttaradvāra - northern gate, north entrance

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (uttara+dvāra)

• uttara – northern, upper, later, higher
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)

शैलशृङ्गम् (śailaśṛṅgam) - mountain peak (mountain peak, summit of a mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailaśṛṅga

śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaila+śṛṅga)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उन्नतम् (unnatam) - lofty (high, elevated, lofty, raised)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of unnata

unnata - high, elevated, lofty, raised

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nam' (to bend) with prefix 'ud-' + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark

Root: ram (class 1)

सहानुजः (sahānujaḥ) - with his younger brother (Lakshmana) (with his younger brother, accompanied by his younger brother)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahānuja

sahānuja - with his younger brother

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'saha' (with) + 'anuja' (younger brother).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+anuja)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• anuja – younger brother
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born) with prefix 'anu-' + 'a' suffix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

धन्वी (dhanvī) - armed with a bow (archer, armed with a bow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, armed with a bow

From 'dhanus' (bow) + 'ini' suffix.

जुगोप (jugopa) - he guarded (he protected, he guarded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gup

Perfect active 3rd singular

Reduplicated root 'gup' in Perfect tense.

Root: gup (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

रुरोध (rurodha) - he blockaded (he besieged, he obstructed, he hindered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of rudh

Perfect active 3rd singular

Reduplicated root 'rudh' in Perfect tense.

Root: rudh (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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