वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-86

तस्मिन्महाभीषणके प्रवृत्ते कोलाहले राक्षसराजधान्याम् ।
प्रगृह्य रक्षांसि महायुधानि युगान्तवाता इव संविचेरुः ॥८६॥

86. tasminmahābhīṣaṇake pravṛtte kolāhale rākṣasarājadhānyām ,
pragṛhya rakṣāṃsi mahāyudhāni yugāntavātā iva saṃviceruḥ.

86. tasmin mahābhīṣaṇake pravṛtte kolāhale rākṣasa-rāja-dhānyām
pragṛhya rakṣāṃsi mahāyudhāni yuga-anta-vātāḥ iva samviceruḥ

86. tasmin mahābhīṣaṇake kolāhale rākṣasa-rāja-dhānyām pravṛtte (sati) rakṣāṃsi mahāyudhāni pragṛhya,
yuga-anta-vātāḥ iva (te) samviceruḥ

86. While that immensely dreadful commotion was taking place in the capital of the demons, the demons, seizing their great weapons, moved about like the winds at the end of a cosmic age.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (commotion) (in that, on that)

• महाभीषणके (mahābhīṣaṇake) - immensely dreadful (very dreadful, immensely terrible)

• प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - having taken place (having begun, having occurred, arisen)

• कोलाहले (kolāhale) - uproar, commotion (clamor, uproar, commotion, tumult)

• राक्षस-राज-धान्याम् (rākṣasa-rāja-dhānyām) - in the capital city of Rāvaṇa (the demon king) (in the capital of the demon king)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized (having seized, having grasped)

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - the demons (demons, rākṣasas)

• महायुधानि (mahāyudhāni) - their great weapons (great weapons, formidable weapons)

• युग-अन्त-वाताः (yuga-anta-vātāḥ) - the devastating winds at the end of a cosmic age (winds at the end of a cosmic age)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• सम्विचेरुः (samviceruḥ) - they moved about (they roamed about, they moved around)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (commotion) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'kolāhale'.

महाभीषणके (mahābhīṣaṇake) - immensely dreadful (very dreadful, immensely terrible)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahābhīṣaṇaka

mahābhīṣaṇaka - very dreadful, immensely terrible, exceedingly formidable

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+bhīṣaṇaka)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhīṣaṇaka – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'kolāhale'.

प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - having taken place (having begun, having occurred, arisen)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, started, occurred, arisen, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vṛt (to turn, be) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kolāhale'. Part of a locative absolute construction.

कोलाहले (kolāhale) - uproar, commotion (clamor, uproar, commotion, tumult)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kolāhala

kolāhala - clamor, uproar, commotion, tumult, noise

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'tasmin mahābhīṣaṇake pravṛtte'.

राक्षस-राज-धान्याम् (rākṣasa-rāja-dhānyām) - in the capital city of Rāvaṇa (the demon king) (in the capital of the demon king)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rākṣasa-rāja-dhānī

rākṣasa-rāja-dhānī - capital of the demon king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+rāja+dhānī)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• dhānī – capital city, residence, receptacle
  noun (feminine)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized (having seized, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √grah (to seize) with upasarga pra, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject of 'samviceruḥ' (the demons).

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - the demons (demons, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa, evil being

Note: Subject of 'samviceruḥ'.

महायुधानि (mahāyudhāni) - their great weapons (great weapons, formidable weapons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahāyudha

mahāyudha - great weapon, formidable weapon

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+āyudha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'pragṛhya'.

युग-अन्त-वाताः (yuga-anta-vātāḥ) - the devastating winds at the end of a cosmic age (winds at the end of a cosmic age)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuga-anta-vāta

yuga-anta-vāta - wind at the end of a cosmic age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta+vāta)

• yuga – age, epoch, cosmic age, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• vāta – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)

Note: In comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

सम्विचेरुः (samviceruḥ) - they moved about (they roamed about, they moved around)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √car

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Derived from √car (to move) with upasargas sam + vi. 3rd person plural Perfect (Liṭ) tense.

Prefixes: sam+vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'rakṣāṃsi'.

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