वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-17

एवमुक्त्वा तु भर्तारं रावणं वाहिनीपतिः ।
समानयत मे शीघ्रं राक्षसानां महद्बलम् ॥१७॥

17. evamuktvā tu bhartāraṃ rāvaṇaṃ vāhinīpatiḥ ,
samānayata me śīghraṃ rākṣasānāṃ mahadbalam.

17. evam uktvā tu bhartāram rāvaṇam vāhinīpatiḥ
samānayata me śīghram rākṣasānām mahat balam

17. vāhinīpatiḥ bhartāram rāvaṇam evam uktvā tu [uvāca]:
me rākṣasānām mahat balam śīghram samānayata

17. Having spoken thus to his lord Rāvaṇa, the commander of the army then said: "Quickly assemble a great force of Rākṣasas for me!"

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - to the lord, to the husband, to the supporter

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - the commander of the army, chief of the forces

• समानयत (samānayata) - assemble, bring together

• मे (me) - for me, to me

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas, among the Rākṣasas

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - to the lord, to the husband, to the supporter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - lord, husband, supporter, master

Agent noun derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - the commander of the army, chief of the forces

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāhinīpati

vāhinīpati - commander of an army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+pati)

• vāhinī – army, host, river
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, chief
  noun (masculine)

समानयत (samānayata) - assemble, bring together

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of samānī

Imperative Mood

2nd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada). Root nī (to lead) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

मे (me) - for me, to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas, among the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa (a class of mythical beings)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

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