वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-26

श्रुत्वैतद्वानरेन्द्रस्य सुषेणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
देवासुरं महायुद्धमनुभूतं सुदारुणम् ॥२६॥

26. śrutvaitadvānarendrasya suṣeṇo vākyamabravīt ,
devāsuraṃ mahāyuddhamanubhūtaṃ sudāruṇam.

26. śrutvā etat vānarendrasya suṣeṇaḥ vākyam abravīt
devāsuram mahāyuddham anubhūtam sudāruṇam

26. Having heard this, Suṣeṇa spoke these words to the king of monkeys (Sugriva): 'The exceedingly terrible great war between the gods and asuras has been experienced (by me/us).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एतत् (etat) - (Sugriva's words) (this, that)

• वानरेन्द्रस्य (vānarendrasya) - (Sugriva) (of the king of monkeys)

• सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Name of an elder monkey warrior, father of Tara. (Susheṇa)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• देवासुरम् (devāsuram) - of gods and asuras, between gods and demons

• महायुद्धम् (mahāyuddham) - The legendary wars between the gods and asuras. (great war)

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - (by me/us) (experienced, perceived)

• सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - extremely terrible, very fierce

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

एतत् (etat) - (Sugriva's words) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

वानरेन्द्रस्य (vānarendrasya) - (Sugriva) (of the king of monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vānarendra

vānarendra - king of monkeys

Compound: vānara (monkey) + indra (chief, lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+indra)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also proper name Indra)
  noun (masculine)

सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Name of an elder monkey warrior, father of Tara. (Susheṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suṣeṇa

suṣeṇa - Susheṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular imperfect active of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

देवासुरम् (devāsuram) - of gods and asuras, between gods and demons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devāsura

devāsura - gods and asuras (demons)

Compound: deva (god) + asura (demon)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

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

Note: Adjective qualifying 'mahāyuddham'.

महायुद्धम् (mahāyuddham) - The legendary wars between the gods and asuras. (great war)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāyuddha

mahāyuddha - great war, mighty battle

Compound: mahā (great) + yuddha (war)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yuddha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• yuddha – war, battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - (by me/us) (experienced, perceived)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anubhūta

bhū - to be, become, experience

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāyuddham'.

सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - extremely terrible, very fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly fierce, frightful

Compound: su (very, well) + dāruṇa (terrible)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, excellent, well, very
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāyuddham'.

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