वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-73

रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दीप्ताग्निसमतेजसः ।
जगृहुस्तं ततो घोराश्चत्वारो रजनीचराः ॥७३॥

73. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā dīptāgnisamatejasaḥ ,
jagṛhustaṃ tato ghorāścatvāro rajanīcarāḥ.

73. rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā dīptāgnisamatejasaḥ
jagṛhuḥ tam tataḥ ghorāḥ catvāraḥ rajanīcarāḥ

73. rāvaṇasya dīptāgnisamatejasaḥ vacaḥ śrutvā,
tataḥ ghorāḥ catvāraḥ rajanīcarāḥ tam jagṛhuḥ.

73. After hearing the words of Rāvaṇa, whose splendor was like a blazing fire, four formidable rākṣasas then seized him.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• दीप्ताग्निसमतेजसः (dīptāgnisamatejasaḥ) - referring to Rāvaṇa (of one whose splendor is like blazing fire)

• जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they seized, they grasped, they took

• तम् (tam) - referring to Aṅgada (implied from context) (him, that (masc. acc. sing.))

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, fierce, formidable

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - night-wanderers, rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, command

Note: Can be nominative or accusative. Context implies accusative object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root √śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

दीप्ताग्निसमतेजसः (dīptāgnisamatejasaḥ) - referring to Rāvaṇa (of one whose splendor is like blazing fire)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dīptāgnisamatejas

dīptāgnisamatejas - one whose splendor is like blazing fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+agni+sama+tejas)

• dīpta – blazing, glowing, inflamed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from √dīp (to shine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes Rāvaṇa.

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they seized, they grasped, they took

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of grah

perfect tense

3rd plural active

Root: grah (class 9)

तम् (tam) - referring to Aṅgada (implied from context) (him, that (masc. acc. sing.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, fierce, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fierce

Note: Describes rajanīcarāḥ.

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Describes rajanīcarāḥ.

रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - night-wanderers, rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rajanīcara

rajanīcara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

compound of rajanī (night) + cara (mover)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajanī+cara)

• rajanī – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – going, moving, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of jagṛhuḥ.

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