वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-16

कुम्भकर्णवचः श्रुत्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
सैन्यैः परिवृतो गच्छ शूलमुद्गलपाणिभिः ॥१६॥

16. kumbhakarṇavacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt ,
sainyaiḥ parivṛto gaccha śūlamudgalapāṇibhiḥ.

16. kumbhakarṇavacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇaḥ vākyam abravīt
senyaiḥ parivṛtaḥ gaccha śūlamudgalapāṇibhiḥ

16. rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇavacaḥ śrutvā vākyam abravīt
parivṛtaḥ śūlamudgalapāṇibhiḥ senyaiḥ gaccha

16. Having heard Kumbhakarna's words, Ravana spoke: "Go, accompanied by troops holding spears and maces in their hands!"

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भकर्णवचः (kumbhakarṇavacaḥ) - Kumbhakarna's words (Kumbhakarna's words/speech)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, statement, words)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• सेन्यैः (senyaiḥ) - by troops (by/with armies, by/with soldiers)

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - accompanied (surrounded, encompassed, accompanied)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - Go! (go! (thou))

• शूलमुद्गलपाणिभिः (śūlamudgalapāṇibhiḥ) - with spears and maces in hand

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भकर्णवचः (kumbhakarṇavacaḥ) - Kumbhakarna's words (Kumbhakarna's words/speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kumbhakarṇavacas

kumbhakarṇavacas - words/speech of Kumbhakarna

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kumbhakarṇa+vacas)

• kumbhakarṇa – Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from śru root (5th class), suffix tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to abravīt.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the Rākṣasa king)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, statement, words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, words

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

सेन्यैः (senyaiḥ) - by troops (by/with armies, by/with soldiers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sainya

sainya - a body of troops, an army, soldier

derived from senā (army)

Note: Indicates accompaniment.

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - accompanied (surrounded, encompassed, accompanied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encircled, accompanied, covered

Past Passive Participle

from vṛ (to cover, enclose) with pari prefix

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of gaccha (Kumbhakarna).

गच्छ (gaccha) - Go! (go! (thou))

(verb)

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

imperative mood, 2nd person singular active

from gam root (1st class), present stem gaccha-

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Kumbhakarna.

शूलमुद्गलपाणिभिः (śūlamudgalapāṇibhiḥ) - with spears and maces in hand

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śūlamudgalapāṇin

śūlamudgalapāṇin - holding spears and maces in hand

bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having spears and maces in hand'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+mudgala+pāṇin)

• śūla – spear, lance, pike
  noun (neuter)
• mudgala – mace, club
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇin – having in hand, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  possessive suffix -in
  derived from pāṇi (hand)

Note: Modifies senyaiḥ.

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