वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-57, verse-67
दिक्षु सर्वासु बलवान् विचचार नरान्तकः ।
प्रमृद्नन् सर्वतो युद्धे प्रावृट्काले यथानिलः ॥६७॥
प्रमृद्नन् सर्वतो युद्धे प्रावृट्काले यथानिलः ॥६७॥
67. dikṣu sarvāsu balavān vicacāra narāntakaḥ ,
pramṛdnan sarvato yuddhe prāvṛṭkāle yathānilaḥ.
pramṛdnan sarvato yuddhe prāvṛṭkāle yathānilaḥ.
67.
dikṣu sarvāsu balavān vicacāra narāntakaḥ
pramṛdnan sarvataḥ yuddhe prāvṛṭkāle yathā anilaḥ
pramṛdnan sarvataḥ yuddhe prāvṛṭkāle yathā anilaḥ
67.
balavān narāntakaḥ sarvāsu dikṣu vicacāra,
sarvataḥ yuddhe pramṛdnan,
yathā prāvṛṭkāle anilaḥ
sarvataḥ yuddhe pramṛdnan,
yathā prāvṛṭkāle anilaḥ
67.
The powerful Narāntaka roamed in all directions, crushing everyone in battle from every side, just like the wind in the monsoon season.
Words meanings summery:
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- दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions
- सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every
- बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty
- विचचार (vicacāra) - roamed, moved about, wandered
- नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (name of a demon); destroyer of men
- प्रमृद्नन् (pramṛdnan) - crushing, trampling, oppressing
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
- युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
- प्रावृट्काले (prāvṛṭkāle) - in the rainy season, in the monsoon season
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air
Words meanings and morphology
दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter, region
सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat
balavat - powerful, strong, mighty
possessive suffix -vat added to 'bala' (strength)
विचचार (vicacāra) - roamed, moved about, wandered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of car
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (name of a demon); destroyer of men
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of narāntaka
narāntaka - destroyer of men; name of a demon
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+antaka)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - antaka – ender, terminator, god of death (Yama)
noun (masculine)
प्रमृद्नन् (pramṛdnan) - crushing, trampling, oppressing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛd
mṛd - to crush, to trample, to oppress
present active participle
Prefix: pra
Root: mṛd (class 9)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
प्रावृट्काले (prāvṛṭkāle) - in the rainy season, in the monsoon season
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of prāvṛṭkāla
prāvṛṭkāla - rainy season, monsoon season
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāvṛṣ+kāla)
- prāvṛṣ – rainy season
noun (feminine) - kāla – time, season
noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anila
anila - wind, air