वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-18

तस्मात् परमदुर्धर्षैः सैन्यैः परिवृतो व्रज ।
रक्षसामहितं सर्वं शत्रुपक्षं निसूदय ॥१८॥

18. tasmāt paramadurdharṣaiḥ sainyaiḥ parivṛto vraja ,
rakṣasāmahitaṃ sarvaṃ śatrupakṣaṃ nisūdaya.

18. tasmāt paramadurgharṣaiḥ senyaiḥ parivṛtaḥ
vraja rakṣasām ahitam sarvam śatrupakṣam nisūday

18. Therefore, go, surrounded by extremely formidable armies. Completely destroy the entire enemy faction, which is hostile to the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore, on that account

• परमदुर्घर्षैः (paramadurgharṣaiḥ) - by the most formidable, by the extremely unconquerable

• सेन्यैः (senyaiḥ) - by armies, by forces

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• व्रज (vraja) - go, proceed

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (demons)

• अहितम् (ahitam) - hostile, unfavorable, injurious

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• शत्रुपक्षम् (śatrupakṣam) - enemy side, enemy faction

• निसूदय् (nisūday) - destroy, crush, annihilate

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore, on that account

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Serves as an indeclinable 'therefore' in this context.

परमदुर्घर्षैः (paramadurgharṣaiḥ) - by the most formidable, by the extremely unconquerable

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paramadurgharṣa

paramadurgharṣa - extremely formidable, utterly unconquerable

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+durgharṣa)

• parama – supreme, utmost, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• durgharṣa – formidable, unconquerable, difficult to attack
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √ghr̥ṣ (to rub, grind, attack) with prefix dur- (difficult) and suffix -a.
  Prefix: dur
  Root: ghr̥ṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'senyaiḥ'.

सेन्यैः (senyaiḥ) - by armies, by forces

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of senā

senā - army, host, force

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Kumbhakarṇa).

व्रज (vraja) - go, proceed

(verb)

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

Imperative

Second person singular imperative form of √vraj.

Root: vraj (class 1)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

अहितम् (ahitam) - hostile, unfavorable, injurious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - unfavorable, hostile, enemy, injurious, bad

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from root √dhā (to place, put) with prefix a- (negation). Literally 'not placed for welfare'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• hita – placed, set, beneficial, welfare
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhā (to place, put).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'śatrupakṣam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'śatrupakṣam'.

शत्रुपक्षम् (śatrupakṣam) - enemy side, enemy faction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatrupakṣa

śatrupakṣa - enemy side, hostile party, opposing faction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+pakṣa)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣa – side, party, wing, faction
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'nisūdaya'.

निसूदय् (nisūday) - destroy, crush, annihilate

(verb)

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

Imperative

Second person singular imperative of the causative of √sūd (to destroy, kill) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: sūd (class 10)

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