वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-1

स प्रविश्य पुरीं लङ्कां रामबाणभयार्दितः ।
भग्नदर्पस्तदा राजा बभूव व्यथितेन्द्रियः ॥१॥

1. sa praviśya purīṃ laṅkāṃ rāmabāṇabhayārditaḥ ,
bhagnadarpastadā rājā babhūva vyathitendriyaḥ.

1. sa praviśya purīm laṅkām rāmabāṇabhayārditaḥ
bhagnadarpaḥ tadā rājā babhūva vyathitendriyaḥ

1. sa rājā rāmabāṇabhayārditaḥ laṅkām purīm praviśya
tadā bhagnadarpaḥ vyathitendriyaḥ babhūva

1. Having entered the city of Laṅkā, tormented by the fear of Rāma's arrows, that king then became one with shattered pride and distraught senses.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Ravana) (he, that)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (into Laṅkā) (having entered)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (of Laṅkā) (city)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā)

• रामबाणभयार्दितः (rāmabāṇabhayārditaḥ) - tormented by the fear of Rāma's arrows

• भग्नदर्पः (bhagnadarpaḥ) - with his pride shattered (with broken pride, humiliated)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Ravana) (king)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

• व्यथितेन्द्रियः (vyathitendriyaḥ) - having his senses distressed/agitated (with distressed senses, having agitated faculties)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Ravana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (into Laṅkā) (having entered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root viś (to enter) with prefix pra and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरीम् (purīm) - the city (of Laṅkā) (city)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Laṅkā (Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital city of the rākṣasa king Rāvaṇa in the Rāmāyaṇa)

रामबाणभयार्दितः (rāmabāṇabhayārditaḥ) - tormented by the fear of Rāma's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāmabāṇabhayārdita

rāmabāṇabhayārdita - tormented by the fear of Rāma's arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+bāṇa+bhaya+ardita)

• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• ardita – tormented, afflicted, pained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ard (to pain, to torment)
  Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa rājā'.

भग्नदर्पः (bhagnadarpaḥ) - with his pride shattered (with broken pride, humiliated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagnadarpa

bhagnadarpa - one whose pride is broken, humiliated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+darpa)

• bhagna – broken, shattered, defeated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• darpa – pride, arrogance, conceit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Ravana) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्यथितेन्द्रियः (vyathitendriyaḥ) - having his senses distressed/agitated (with distressed senses, having agitated faculties)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyathitendriya

vyathitendriya - one whose senses are agitated or distressed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyathita+indriya)

• vyathita – distressed, agitated, troubled
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vyath (to tremble, be agitated)
  Root: vyath (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

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