वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
-
book-6, chapter-49, verse-10
एतेन देवा युधि दानवाश्च यक्षा भुजंगाः पिशिताशनाश्च ।
गन्धर्वविद्याधरकिंनराश्च सहस्रशो राघव संप्रभग्नाः ॥१०॥
गन्धर्वविद्याधरकिंनराश्च सहस्रशो राघव संप्रभग्नाः ॥१०॥
10. etena devā yudhi dānavāśca yakṣā bhujaṃgāḥ piśitāśanāśca ,
gandharvavidyādharakiṃnarāśca sahasraśo rāghava saṃprabhagnāḥ.
gandharvavidyādharakiṃnarāśca sahasraśo rāghava saṃprabhagnāḥ.
10.
etena devāḥ yudhi dānavāḥ ca
yakṣāḥ bhujaṅgāḥ piśitāśanāḥ ca
gandharvavidyādharakiṃnarāḥ ca
sahasraśaḥ rāghava samprabhagnāḥ
yakṣāḥ bhujaṅgāḥ piśitāśanāḥ ca
gandharvavidyādharakiṃnarāḥ ca
sahasraśaḥ rāghava samprabhagnāḥ
10.
O Rāma (rāghava), by him, thousands of gods, demons, Yakshas, serpents, flesh-eaters (piśitāśanāḥ), Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and Kinnaras were utterly shattered in battle.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- एतेन (etena) - by this one, by him
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods
- युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
- दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, Danavas
- च (ca) - and
- यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - Yakshas (a class of nature-spirits)
- भुजङ्गाः (bhujaṅgāḥ) - serpents, Nagas
- पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters, Rakshasas
- च (ca) - and
- गन्धर्वविद्याधरकिंनराः (gandharvavidyādharakiṁnarāḥ) - Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and Kinnaras (celestial beings)
- च (ca) - and
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands, by thousands
- राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Raghava (epithet of Rama))
- सम्प्रभग्नाः (samprabhagnāḥ) - completely shattered, utterly defeated
Words meanings and morphology
एतेन (etena) - by this one, by him
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, celestial being
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
Feminine noun derived from the root √yudh (to fight).
Root: yudh (class 4)
दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, Danavas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu; a class of powerful demons or Asuras
Derived from Danu, a mother of a class of demons.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - Yakshas (a class of nature-spirits)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa
yakṣa - a class of benevolent but sometimes mischievous nature-spirits, guardians of treasures
भुजङ्गाः (bhujaṅgāḥ) - serpents, Nagas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaṅga
bhujaṅga - snake, serpent; a class of mythical serpent-beings (Nagas)
Literally 'one who goes by the arm/shoulder', referring to the serpentine movement.
पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters, Rakshasas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of piśitāśana
piśitāśana - flesh-eater, carnivore; a demon, Rakshasa
Compound: piśita (flesh) + āśana (eater).
Compound type : tatpurusha (piśita+āśana)
- piśita – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - āśana – eating, food; eater (agent)
noun (neuter)
Derived from the root √aś (to eat).
Root: aś (class 9)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
गन्धर्वविद्याधरकिंनराः (gandharvavidyādharakiṁnarāḥ) - Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and Kinnaras (celestial beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharvavidyādharakiṃnara
gandharvavidyādharakiṁnara - Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and Kinnaras (various classes of celestial or semi-divine beings)
A dvandva compound listing various celestial beings.
Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+vidyādhara+kiṃnara)
- gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
noun (masculine) - vidyādhara – knowledge-bearer, sorcerer, Vidyadhara
noun (masculine)
Compound: vidyā (knowledge) + dhara (bearer).
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - kiṃnara – Kinnara (mythical creature, part human, part horse or bird)
noun (masculine)
Possibly from 'kim' (what) + 'nara' (man) suggesting 'is it a man?' due to their hybrid nature.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands, by thousands
(indeclinable)
Indeclinable formed from 'sahasra' (thousand) with the suffix '-śas' indicating measure or distribution.
राघव (rāghava) - O Rama (O Raghava (epithet of Rama))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet for Rama
Derived from Raghu, a celebrated king in Rama's lineage.
सम्प्रभग्नाः (samprabhagnāḥ) - completely shattered, utterly defeated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samprabhagna
samprabhagna - completely broken, utterly shattered, thoroughly defeated
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of the root √bhañj (to break) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: bhañj (class 7)