वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-5

तेषां वेगवतां वेगमिषुभिर्वेगवत्तरैः ।
अस्त्रवित् परमास्त्रेण वारयामास रावणिः ॥५॥

5. teṣāṃ vegavatāṃ vegamiṣubhirvegavattaraiḥ ,
astravit paramāstreṇa vārayāmāsa rāvaṇiḥ.

5. teṣāṃ vegavatāṃ vegam iṣubhiḥ vegavattaraiḥ
astravit paramāstreṇa vārayāmāsa rāvaṇiḥ

5. rāvaṇiḥ astravit teṣāṃ vegavatāṃ vegam
vegavattaraiḥ iṣubhiḥ paramāstreṇa vārayāmāsa

5. Rāvaṇa's son (Indrajit), skilled in weapons, countered the rush of those swift ones with even swifter arrows, employing a supreme weapon.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषां (teṣāṁ) - their (referring to the monkeys) (of them, their)

• वेगवतां (vegavatāṁ) - of those swift ones (monkeys) (of the swift ones, those having speed)

• वेगम् (vegam) - the rush (speed, impulse, force, rush)

• इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows

• वेगवत्तरैः (vegavattaraiḥ) - with even swifter (arrows) (by swifter ones)

• अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - skilled in weapons (knower of weapons, skilled in missiles)

• परमास्त्रेण (paramāstreṇa) - with a supreme weapon

• वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - he countered (he warded off, prevented, checked)

• रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa (son of Rāvaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषां (teṣāṁ) - their (referring to the monkeys) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वेगवतां (vegavatāṁ) - of those swift ones (monkeys) (of the swift ones, those having speed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vegavat

vegavat - swift, rapid, endowed with speed

वेगम् (vegam) - the rush (speed, impulse, force, rush)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, impulse, force, velocity, rush

Root: vij (class 3)

इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

Root: iṣ (class 4)

वेगवत्तरैः (vegavattaraiḥ) - with even swifter (arrows) (by swifter ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vegavattara

vegavattara - swifter, more rapid

comparative

comparative degree of vegavat

अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - skilled in weapons (knower of weapons, skilled in missiles)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astravid

astravid - knowing weapons, skilled in missiles/weapons

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (astra+vid)

• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• vid – knowing, perceiver
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

परमास्त्रेण (paramāstreṇa) - with a supreme weapon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of paramāstra

paramāstra - a supreme weapon, a chief missile

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+astra)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - he countered (he warded off, prevented, checked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vṛ

perfect causal

3rd person singular perfect active of causal root vṛ (vāray)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa (son of Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa (Indrajit)

patronymic

Derived from Rāvaṇa by adding the 'i' suffix.

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