वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-74

ततो गत्वा दशग्रीवमासीनं परमासने ।
ऊचुर्बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः सर्व एव निशाचराः ॥७४॥

74. tato gatvā daśagrīvamāsīnaṃ paramāsane ,
ūcurbaddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarva eva niśācarāḥ.

74. tataḥ gatvā daśagrīvam āsīnam paramāsane
ūcuḥ baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve eva niśācarāḥ

74. tataḥ sarve eva niśācarāḥ baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ
paramāsane āsīnam daśagrīvam gatvā ūcuḥ

74. Then, having approached Rāvaṇa, who was seated on a magnificent throne, all the night-wandering demons spoke to him with folded hands.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to Rāvaṇa

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated

• परमासने (paramāsane) - on a supreme seat, on a magnificent throne

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः (baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ) - with folded hands

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, alone

• निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root gam (class 1) with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - Rāvaṇa (lit. 'ten-necked')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of implied 'approaching' or 'going to'.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Past Active Participle

Derived from root ās (class 2) with kānac suffix (PPP with active sense), agreeing with Daśagrīva.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'daśagrīvam'.

परमासने (paramāsane) - on a supreme seat, on a magnificent throne

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramāsana

paramāsana - supreme seat, magnificent throne

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+āsana)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective
• āsana – seat, sitting
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the location of sitting.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense, third person plural

Root vac (class 2); Perfect tense (liṭ), parasmaipada, third person plural.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The main verb of the second line.

बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः (baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ) - with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhāñjalipuṭa

baddhāñjalipuṭa - having the cavity of the hands joined/folded (in reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+añjali+puṭa)

• baddha – joined, bound, folded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of bandh 'to bind'.
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• añjali – folding of hands, reverence
  noun (masculine)
• puṭa – hollow, cavity (formed by hands)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nishaacharāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'nishaacharāḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, alone

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'sarve'.

निशाचराः (niśācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going; a mover
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car 'to move'.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: The subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

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