वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-11

द्वारेषु यत्नः क्रियतां प्राकाराश्चाधिरुह्यताम् ।
निद्रावशसमाविष्टः कुम्भकर्णो विबोध्यताम् ॥११॥

11. dvāreṣu yatnaḥ kriyatāṃ prākārāścādhiruhyatām ,
nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭaḥ kumbhakarṇo vibodhyatām.

11. dvāreṣu yatnaḥ kriyatām prākārāḥ ca adhiruhyatām
nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭaḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ vibodhyatām

11. Efforts should be made at the gates, and the ramparts should be ascended. Kumbhakarna, who is completely overcome by sleep, should be awakened.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वारेषु (dvāreṣu) - at the gates, in the doorways

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

• प्राकाराः (prākārāḥ) - ramparts, walls, enclosures

• च (ca) - and, also

• अधिरुह्यताम् (adhiruhyatām) - let it be ascended, let it be climbed

• निद्रावशसमाविष्टः (nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭaḥ) - completely overcome by sleep, deeply enveloped by sleep

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna (a proper name)

• विबोध्यताम् (vibodhyatām) - let him be awakened, let him be roused

Words meanings and morphology

द्वारेषु (dvāreṣu) - at the gates, in the doorways

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of dvāra

dvāra - gate, door, opening, entrance

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, care

Root: yat (class 1)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राकाराः (prākārāḥ) - ramparts, walls, enclosures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prākāra

prākāra - rampart, wall, enclosure, fence

Prefix: prā

Root: kṛ

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अधिरुह्यताम् (adhiruhyatām) - let it be ascended, let it be climbed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of adhiruh

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

निद्रावशसमाविष्टः (nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭaḥ) - completely overcome by sleep, deeply enveloped by sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭa

nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭa - overcome by the power of sleep

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nidrā+vaśa+samāviṣṭa)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)
• vaśa – power, control, will, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)
• samāviṣṭa – entered, completely pervaded, deeply absorbed, overcome
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of sam-ā-viś
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of a rākṣasa, Rāvaṇa's brother, lit. 'pot-eared')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

विबोध्यताम् (vibodhyatām) - let him be awakened, let him be roused

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vibudh

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

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