वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-76

ते ऽन्तरिक्षाद्विनिर्धूतास्तस्य वेगेन राक्षसाः ।
भुमौ निपतिताः सर्वे राक्षसेन्द्रस्य पश्यतः ॥७६॥

76. te'ntarikṣādvinirdhūtāstasya vegena rākṣasāḥ ,
bhumau nipatitāḥ sarve rākṣasendrasya paśyataḥ.

76. te antarikṣāt vinirdhūtāḥ tasya vegena rākṣasāḥ
bhumau nipatitāḥ sarve rākṣasendrasya paśyataḥ

76. te rākṣasāḥ,
tasya vegena antarikṣāt vinirdhūtāḥ,
sarve bhumau nipatitāḥ,
rākṣasendrasya paśyataḥ.

76. Those rākṣasas, shaken off from the sky by his (Aṅgada's) immense speed, all fell down onto the ground, while the king of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) watched.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those rākṣasas (they, those)

• अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere, from space

• विनिर्धूताः (vinirdhūtāḥ) - shaken off, thrown out, swept away

• तस्य (tasya) - of Aṅgada (his, of him, of that)

• वेगेन (vegena) - by Aṅgada's speed/force (by speed, by force, swiftly)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

• भुमौ (bhumau) - on the ground, on the earth

• निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen down, thrown down

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of the king of rākṣasas)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while Rāvaṇa was watching (seeing, watching, of one seeing)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those rākṣasas (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the rākṣasas, subject of vinirdhūtāḥ and nipatitāḥ.

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space, intermediate region

Note: Indicates the source from which they were thrown.

विनिर्धूताः (vinirdhūtāḥ) - shaken off, thrown out, swept away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinirdhūta

vinirdhūta - shaken off, thrown out, expelled

past passive participle

from root √dhū (to shake) with prefixes vi- and nir-

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

तस्य (tasya) - of Aṅgada (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, referring to Aṅgada, modifying vegena.

वेगेन (vegena) - by Aṅgada's speed/force (by speed, by force, swiftly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetus

Note: Instrument of being thrown.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa (a type of demon or monstrous being)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भुमौ (bhumau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Note: Locative of place.

निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen down, thrown down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipatita

nipatita - fallen down, descended

past passive participle

from root √pat (to fall) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to the rākṣasas.

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of the king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of rākṣasas, chief of demons

compound of rākṣasa (demon) + indra (chief, king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa, modifying paśyataḥ.

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while Rāvaṇa was watching (seeing, watching, of one seeing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, watching

present active participle

from root √dṛś (to see), stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Genitive absolute construction, indicating simultaneous action.

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