वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-46

प्रच्छादयत्येष हि राक्षसेन्द्रः सर्वा दिशः सायकवृष्टिजालैः ।
एतच्च सर्वं पतिताग्र्यवीरं न भ्राजते वानरराजसैन्यम् ॥४६॥

46. pracchādayatyeṣa hi rākṣasendraḥ sarvā diśaḥ sāyakavṛṣṭijālaiḥ ,
etacca sarvaṃ patitāgryavīraṃ na bhrājate vānararājasainyam.

46. pracchādayati eṣa hi rākṣasendraḥ
sarvāḥ diśaḥ sāyakavṛṣṭijālaiḥ
etat ca sarvam patitāgryavīram
na bhrājate vānararājasainyam

46. eṣaḥ rākṣasendraḥ hi sāyakavṛṣṭijālaiḥ
sarvāḥ diśaḥ pracchādayati
ca etat sarvam patitāgryavīram
vānararājasainyam na bhrājate

46. This king of the rākṣasas (Indrajit) indeed covers all directions with torrents of arrows. And this entire army of the monkey king, with its foremost heroes fallen, no longer shines brightly.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रच्छादयति (pracchādayati) - covers (covers, conceals, overshadows)

• एष (eṣa) - this (referring to Indrajit) (this, this one)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of the rākṣasas (Indrajit) (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

• सायकवृष्टिजालैः (sāyakavṛṣṭijālaiḥ) - with torrents of arrows (with nets/showers of arrows)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

• पतिताग्र्यवीरम् (patitāgryavīram) - with its foremost heroes fallen (having its foremost heroes fallen)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भ्राजते (bhrājate) - shines brightly (shines, is splendid, appears glorious)

• वानरराजसैन्यम् (vānararājasainyam) - army of the monkey king

Words meanings and morphology

प्रच्छादयति (pracchādayati) - covers (covers, conceals, overshadows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of chād

causative

from root chad (10th class or causative of chad 1st class) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

एष (eṣa) - this (referring to Indrajit) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of the rākṣasas (Indrajit) (king of rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

सायकवृष्टिजालैः (sāyakavṛṣṭijālaiḥ) - with torrents of arrows (with nets/showers of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sāyakavṛṣṭijāla

sāyakavṛṣṭijāla - net of arrow-showers, volley of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sāyaka+vṛṣṭi+jāla)

• sāyaka – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śi (class 2)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• jāla – net, web, multitude
  noun (neuter)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पतिताग्र्यवीरम् (patitāgryavīram) - with its foremost heroes fallen (having its foremost heroes fallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patitāgryavīra

patitāgryavīra - having its foremost heroes fallen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (patita+agrya+vīra)

• patita – fallen, dropped
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• agrya – foremost, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sainyam'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भ्राजते (bhrājate) - shines brightly (shines, is splendid, appears glorious)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of bhrāj

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

वानरराजसैन्यम् (vānararājasainyam) - army of the monkey king

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vānararājasainya

vānararājasainya - army of the monkey king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vānara+rāja+sainya)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)
  derived from senā (army)

Note: Refers to Rāma's army.

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