वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-32, verse-27

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे घोरः संग्रामः समपद्यत ।
रक्षसां वानराणां च यथा देवासुरे पुरा ॥२७॥

27. etasminnantare ghoraḥ saṃgrāmaḥ samapadyata ,
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca yathā devāsure purā.

27. etasmin antare ghoraḥ saṅgrāmaḥ samapadyata
rakṣasām vānarāṇām ca yathā devāsure purā

27. etasmin antare rakṣasām vānarāṇām ca ghoraḥ
saṅgrāmaḥ samapadyata yathā purā devāsure

27. In the midst of this, a dreadful battle occurred between the rākṣasas and the monkeys, just like the ancient war between the devas and asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the midst, during

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle, war, conflict

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - occurred, arose, took place

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle between gods and asuras

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Can be masculine, feminine or neuter depending on context; here refers to an interval, often treated as masculine in such contexts.

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the midst, during

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, middle, inner, difference

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle, war, conflict

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - occurred, arose, took place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Formed with prefix sam.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle between gods and asuras

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devāsura

devāsura - gods and asuras; a battle between gods and asuras

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

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