वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-27

ततो ऽवघोषय पुरे गजस्कन्धेन पार्थिव ।
हतो रामः सह भ्रात्रा ससैन्य इति सर्वतः ॥२७॥

27. tato'vaghoṣaya pure gajaskandhena pārthiva ,
hato rāmaḥ saha bhrātrā sasainya iti sarvataḥ.

27. tataḥ avaghoṣaya pure gajaskandhena pārthiva
hataḥ rāmaḥ saha bhrātrā sasainyaḥ iti sarvataḥ

27. Then, O king, proclaim throughout the city, from atop an elephant, that 'Rāma has been slain along with his brother and army' everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that

• अवघोषय (avaghoṣaya) - proclaim, announce

• पुरे (pure) - throughout the city (in the city, in the town)

• गजस्कन्धेन (gajaskandhena) - from atop an elephant (for proclamation) (by the elephant's shoulder, from atop an elephant)

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (addressing Rāvaṇa) (O king, O ruler, O earthly one)

• हतः (hataḥ) - slain (killed, slain, struck)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with his brother (Lakṣmaṇa) (by brother, with brother)

• ससैन्यः (sasainyaḥ) - with his army, accompanied by an army

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - throughout (the city) (everywhere, on all sides, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial particle.

अवघोषय (avaghoṣaya) - proclaim, announce

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of avaghoṣay

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (causative of 'ghuṣ' with 'ava').

Prefix: ava

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

पुरे (pure) - throughout the city (in the city, in the town)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

गजस्कन्धेन (gajaskandhena) - from atop an elephant (for proclamation) (by the elephant's shoulder, from atop an elephant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gajaskandha

gajaskandha - elephant's shoulder, back of an elephant

Compound of 'gaja' (elephant) and 'skandha' (shoulder, back).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+skandha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk, branch, section
  noun (masculine)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king (addressing Rāvaṇa) (O king, O ruler, O earthly one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, a king, a ruler

हतः (hataḥ) - slain (killed, slain, struck)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - with his brother (Lakṣmaṇa) (by brother, with brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ससैन्यः (sasainyaḥ) - with his army, accompanied by an army

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasainya

sasainya - with an army, accompanied by an army

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'sa' (with) and 'sainya' (army).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sainya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating direct speech.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - throughout (the city) (everywhere, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial particle.

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