वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-20

सा बभूव मुहूर्तेन तिग्मनानाविधायुधैः ।
लङ्का राक्षसवीरैस्तैर्गजैरिव समाकुला ॥२०॥

20. sā babhūva muhūrtena tigmanānāvidhāyudhaiḥ ,
laṅkā rākṣasavīraistairgajairiva samākulā.

20. sā babhūva muhūrtena tigmanānāvidhāyudhaiḥ
laṅkā rākṣasavīraiḥ taiḥ gajaiḥ iva samākulā

20. muhūrtena sā laṅkā tigmanānāvidhāyudhaiḥ taiḥ
rākṣasavīraiḥ gajaiḥ iva samākulā babhūva

20. In an instant, Laṅkā became completely crowded with those demon (rākṣasa) warriors, armed with various kinds of sharp weapons, as if it were thronged with elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that Laṅkā (she, that)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, instantly

• तिग्मनानाविधायुधैः (tigmanānāvidhāyudhaiḥ) - with various kinds of sharp weapons

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (name of the city)

• राक्षसवीरैः (rākṣasavīraiḥ) - by the demon heroes, by the rākṣasa warriors

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those rākṣasa warriors (by those)

• गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• समाकुला (samākulā) - crowded, filled, thronged

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that Laṅkā (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to Laṅkā

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, a specific unit of time (48 minutes)

Note: Expresses duration or time within which something happens

तिग्मनानाविधायुधैः (tigmanānāvidhāyudhaiḥ) - with various kinds of sharp weapons

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tigmanānāvidhāyudha

tigmanānāvidhāyudha - having various sharp weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+nānāvidha+āyudha)

• tigma – sharp, keen, pointed
  adjective (neuter)
• nānāvidha – various kinds, manifold
  adjective (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (name of the city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (the city of the Rākṣasas)

Note: Subject of the sentence

राक्षसवीरैः (rākṣasavīraiḥ) - by the demon heroes, by the rākṣasa warriors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasavīra

rākṣasavīra - demon hero, rākṣasa warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+vīra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, warrior
  noun (masculine)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those rākṣasa warriors (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to rākṣasavīraiḥ

गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Used in comparison

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

समाकुला (samākulā) - crowded, filled, thronged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samākula

samākula - crowded, filled, thronged, full of

Derived from ā-kula (crowded) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kul (class 1)

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