वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-15

क एष रक्षः शार्दूलो रणभूमिं विराजयन् ।
अभ्येति रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथेनादित्यतेजसा ॥१५॥

15. ka eṣa rakṣaḥ śārdūlo raṇabhūmiṃ virājayan ,
abhyeti rathināṃ śreṣṭho rathenādityatejasā.

15. kaḥ eṣaḥ rakṣaḥ śārdūlaḥ raṇabhūmim virājayan
abhyeti rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ rathena ādityatejasā

15. kaḥ eṣaḥ rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ rakṣaḥ śārdūlaḥ
raṇabhūmim virājayan ādityatejasā rathena abhyeti

15. Who is this rakṣas, a tiger among them, who illuminates the battlefield? The best among charioteers, he approaches with a chariot as brilliant as the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, rakṣas

• शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger (used metaphorically for an excellent or powerful person) (tiger; an excellent one)

• रणभूमिम् (raṇabhūmim) - battlefield

• विराजयन् (virājayan) - illuminating, adorning, causing to shine

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

• रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot, with a chariot

• आदित्यतेजसा (ādityatejasā) - with sun-like splendor, with the brilliance of the sun

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, rakṣas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger (used metaphorically for an excellent or powerful person) (tiger; an excellent one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, an excellent or eminent person (lit. 'tiger among')

रणभूमिम् (raṇabhūmim) - battlefield

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of raṇabhūmi

raṇabhūmi - battlefield, arena of war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+bhūmi)

• raṇa – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)

विराजयन् (virājayan) - illuminating, adorning, causing to shine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virājayat

virājayat - illuminating, shining, adorning

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb vi-rāj with śatṛ affix

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhyeti

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, foremost, superior

रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot, with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आदित्यतेजसा (ādityatejasā) - with sun-like splendor, with the brilliance of the sun

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ādityatejas

ādityatejas - sun-like splendor, brilliance of the sun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āditya+tejas)

• āditya – the sun, a son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• tejas – brilliance, splendor, energy, sharp edge
  noun (neuter)

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