वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-54, verse-13

वध्यमानास्तु ते वीरा राक्षसेन बलीयसा ।
सागरं येन ते तीर्णाः पथा तेनैव दुद्रुवुः ॥१३॥

13. vadhyamānāstu te vīrā rākṣasena balīyasā ,
sāgaraṃ yena te tīrṇāḥ pathā tenaiva dudruvuḥ.

13. vadhyamānāḥ tu te vīrāḥ rākṣasena balīyasā
sāgaram yena te tīrṇāḥ pathā tena eva dudruvuḥ

13. te vīrāḥ vadhyamānāḥ tu balīyasā rākṣasena,
yena pathā te sāgaram tīrṇāḥ,
tena eva dudruvuḥ.

13. But those brave ones, being attacked by the very powerful demon, fled back along the very path by which they had crossed the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being struck, being tormented

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• ते (te) - those

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

• राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon

• बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the stronger, by the more powerful, by the very powerful

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

• येन (yena) - by which

• ते (te) - they, those

• तीर्णाः (tīrṇāḥ) - crossed, traversed

• पथा (pathā) - by the path, by the road

• तेन (tena) - by that

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

• दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - they fled, they ran

Words meanings and morphology

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being struck, being tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being tormented

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the passive stem 'vadhyate' (from root han, to strike, kill) with suffix -māna.

Root: han (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a rākṣasa (class of malevolent beings)

बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the stronger, by the more powerful, by the very powerful

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, more powerful, very powerful

Comparative

Comparative degree of 'balin' (powerful) using the suffix -īyas.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of the participle 'tīrṇāḥ'.

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तीर्णाः (tīrṇāḥ) - crossed, traversed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tīrṇa

tīrṇa - crossed, traversed, completed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tṛ (to cross, pass over) with suffix -ṇa.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Denotes a completed action.

पथा (pathā) - by the path, by the road

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - they fled, they ran

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of dru

Reduplicated perfect tense form.

Root: dru (class 1)

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