वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-19

स संप्राप्य महातेजा युद्धभूमिमरिंदमः ।
स्थापयामास रक्षांसि रथं प्रति समन्ततः ॥१९॥

19. sa saṃprāpya mahātejā yuddhabhūmimariṃdamaḥ ,
sthāpayāmāsa rakṣāṃsi rathaṃ prati samantataḥ.

19. saḥ samprāpya mahā-tejāḥ yuddha-bhūmim arim-damaḥ
sthāpayāmāsa rakṣāṃsi ratham prati samantataḥ

19. saḥ mahā-tejāḥ arim-damaḥ yuddha-bhūmim samprāpya
ratham prati samantataḥ rakṣāṃsi sthāpayāmāsa

19. That highly energetic subduer of enemies (Indrajit), having reached the battlefield, stationed the rākṣasas all around his chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He, Indrajit (he, that)

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly radiant, highly energetic, very mighty

• युद्ध-भूमिम् (yuddha-bhūmim) - the battlefield, battleground

• अरिम्-दमः (arim-damaḥ) - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

• स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - he caused to stand, he stationed, he placed

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - demons, guards (rākṣasas (demons), guards)

• रथम् (ratham) - his chariot (chariot)

• प्रति (prati) - around (towards, against, near, around)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He, Indrajit (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the hero, Indrajit.

सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes sam and pra, suffix -ya for absolutive

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Indicates a preceding action by the subject.

महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly radiant, highly energetic, very mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tejas

mahā-tejas - great splendor, great energy, great power

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Derived from 'mahā-tejas' as an adjective, agreeing with 'saḥ'.

युद्ध-भूमिम् (yuddha-bhūmim) - the battlefield, battleground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yuddha-bhūmi

yuddha-bhūmi - battlefield, ground for battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+bhūmi)

• yuddha – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 1)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'samprāpya'.

अरिम्-दमः (arim-damaḥ) - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arim-dama

arim-dama - subduer of enemies

Compound formed with an accusative object ('ari', enemy) as the first member, meaning 'one who subdues enemies'.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming (from root dam)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - he caused to stand, he stationed, he placed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sthāpayāmāsa

Perfect Active

Periphrastic perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative stem sthāpaya- (from root sthā, to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence, referring to the action of 'saḥ'.

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - demons, guards (rākṣasas (demons), guards)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, guard

Note: Object of 'sthāpayāmāsa'.

रथम् (ratham) - his chariot (chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - around (towards, against, near, around)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the accusative case.

Note: Used with 'ratham' and reinforced by 'samantataḥ'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'samanta' (all around) with the suffix 'tas'.

Note: Adverb, emphasizing the circular positioning.

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