वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-64

एकेन वानरेणेयं पूर्वं दग्धा महापुरी ।
कुमारो निहतश्चाक्षः सानुयात्रः सकुञ्जरः ॥६४॥

64. ekena vānareṇeyaṃ pūrvaṃ dagdhā mahāpurī ,
kumāro nihataścākṣaḥ sānuyātraḥ sakuñjaraḥ.

64. ekena vāṇareṇa iyam pūrvam dagdhā mahāpurī
kumāraḥ nihataḥ ca akṣaḥ sānuyātraḥ sakuñjaraḥ

64. pūrvam ekena vāṇareṇa iyam mahāpurī dagdhā ca
kumāraḥ akṣaḥ sānuyātraḥ sakuñjaraḥ nihataḥ

64. Previously, this great city was burnt by a single monkey. And Prince Akṣa, along with his retinue and elephants, was killed.

Words meanings summery:

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

• वाणरेण (vāṇareṇa) - by a monkey

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

• दग्धा (dagdhā) - burnt, consumed by fire

• महापुरी (mahāpurī) - the great city of Laṅkā (great city, capital city)

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Prince Akṣa (Rāvaṇa's son) (prince, young man, son)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - Akṣakumāra, a son of Rāvaṇa (Akṣa (proper name))

• सानुयात्रः (sānuyātraḥ) - along with his retinue/followers

• सकुञ्जरः (sakuñjaraḥ) - along with elephants, accompanied by elephants

Words meanings and morphology

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single

(numeral/adjective)

वाणरेण (vāṇareṇa) - by a monkey

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

दग्धा (dagdhā) - burnt, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, scorched

Past Passive Participle

from √dah 'to burn'

Root: √dah (class 1)

महापुरी (mahāpurī) - the great city of Laṅkā (great city, capital city)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāpurī

mahāpurī - great city, capital

Compound type : KarmaDharaya (mahā+purī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• purī – city, town, fortress
  noun (feminine)

कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Prince Akṣa (Rāvaṇa's son) (prince, young man, son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from √han 'to strike, kill' with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: √han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - Akṣakumāra, a son of Rāvaṇa (Akṣa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣa

akṣa - Akṣa (proper name of Rāvaṇa's son), eye, axle, die

सानुयात्रः (sānuyātraḥ) - along with his retinue/followers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sānuyātra

sānuyātra - accompanied by followers, having a retinue

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+anuyātra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• anuyātra – follower, attendant, retinue
  noun (masculine)

सकुञ्जरः (sakuñjaraḥ) - along with elephants, accompanied by elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakuñjara

sakuñjara - accompanied by elephants

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+kuñjara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)

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