वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-32, verse-30

राक्षसास्त्वपरे भीमाः प्राकारस्था महीगतान् ।
भिण्डिपालैश्च खड्गैश्च शूलैश्चैव व्यदारयन् ॥३०॥

30. rākṣasāstvapare bhīmāḥ prākārasthā mahīgatān ,
bhiṇḍipālaiśca khaḍgaiśca śūlaiścaiva vyadārayan.

30. rākṣasāḥ tu apare bhīmāḥ prākārasthāḥ mahīgatān
bhiṇḍipālaiḥ ca khaḍgaiḥ ca śūlaiḥ ca eva vyadārayan

30. tu apare bhīmāḥ rākṣasāḥ prākārasthāḥ bhiṇḍipālaiḥ
ca khaḍgaiḥ ca śūlaiḥ ca eva mahīgatān vyadārayan

30. But other dreadful (rākṣasas), positioned on the fortress walls, pierced those on the ground with javelins, swords, and tridents.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अपरे (apare) - other, different

• भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• प्राकारस्थाः (prākārasthāḥ) - standing on the rampart/wall, situated on the fortification

• महीगतान् (mahīgatān) - the monkeys fighting on the ground (those gone/standing on the ground, those on the earth)

• भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with javelins, with a kind of short spear

• च (ca) - and

• खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords

• च (ca) - and

• शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with lances, with tridents

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• व्यदारयन् (vyadārayan) - they pierced, tore apart, rent asunder

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different, subsequent

Note: Refers to a different group of rākṣasas.

भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

प्राकारस्थाः (prākārasthāḥ) - standing on the rampart/wall, situated on the fortification

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prākārastha

prākārastha - standing on a rampart or wall

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (prākāra+stha)

• prākāra – rampart, wall, fortification
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

महीगतान् (mahīgatān) - the monkeys fighting on the ground (those gone/standing on the ground, those on the earth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīgata

mahīgata - gone to earth, standing on the ground

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (mahī+gata)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, reached, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam

Note: Refers to those on the ground (likely monkeys or other rākṣasas).

भिण्डिपालैः (bhiṇḍipālaiḥ) - with javelins, with a kind of short spear

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhiṇḍipāla

bhiṇḍipāla - a short spear, javelin, dart

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शूलैः (śūlaiḥ) - with lances, with tridents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, trident

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

व्यदारयन् (vyadārayan) - they pierced, tore apart, rent asunder

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛ

causative

Causative form (dārayati) of root 'dṛ' (class 9, dṛṇāti).

Root: dṛ (class 9)

Note: Formed with prefix vi.

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