वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-31, verse-43
वानरैर्बलवद्भिश्च बभूव द्रुमपाणिभिः ।
सर्वतः संवृता लङ्का दुष्प्रवेशापि वायुना ॥४३॥
सर्वतः संवृता लङ्का दुष्प्रवेशापि वायुना ॥४३॥
43. vānarairbalavadbhiśca babhūva drumapāṇibhiḥ ,
sarvataḥ saṃvṛtā laṅkā duṣpraveśāpi vāyunā.
sarvataḥ saṃvṛtā laṅkā duṣpraveśāpi vāyunā.
43.
vānaraiḥ balavadbhiḥ ca babhūva drumapāṇibhiḥ
sarvataḥ saṃvṛtā laṅkā duṣpraveśā api vāyunā
sarvataḥ saṃvṛtā laṅkā duṣpraveśā api vāyunā
43.
laṅkā balavadbhiḥ drumapāṇibhiḥ vānaraiḥ ca sarvataḥ saṃvṛtā (sati) vāyunā api duṣpraveśā babhūva.
43.
Lanka became completely enveloped on all sides by powerful monkeys (vanaras) with trees in their hands, making it difficult to enter even for the wind.
Words meanings summery:
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- वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys
- बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by strong ones, by powerful ones
- च (ca) - and, also
- बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
- द्रुमपाणिभिः (drumapāṇibhiḥ) - by those with trees in their hands
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely
- संवृता (saṁvṛtā) - covered, surrounded, enveloped
- लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (the city of Ravana)
- दुष्प्रवेशा (duṣpraveśā) - difficult to enter, inaccessible
- अपि (api) - even, also
- वायुना (vāyunā) - by wind
Words meanings and morphology
वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, ape
बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by strong ones, by powerful ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful, mighty
Possessive suffix -vat added to bala (strength)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
द्रुमपाणिभिः (drumapāṇibhiḥ) - by those with trees in their hands
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of drumapāṇi
drumapāṇi - having trees in hand
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (druma+pāṇi)
- druma – tree
noun (masculine) - pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely
(indeclinable)
संवृता (saṁvṛtā) - covered, surrounded, enveloped
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvṛta
saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped
Past Passive Participle
From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5)
लङ्का (laṅkā) - Lanka (the city of Ravana)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - Lanka (proper noun, capital of Ravana)
दुष्प्रवेशा (duṣpraveśā) - difficult to enter, inaccessible
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of duṣpraveśa
duṣpraveśa - difficult of access, impenetrable, inaccessible
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+praveśa)
- dus – bad, difficult, ill
indeclinable - praveśa – entrance, entry
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
वायुना (vāyunā) - by wind
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, god of wind
Note: Implies extreme impenetrability.