वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-48

ततस्तु ताविन्द्रजिदस्त्रजालैर्बभूवतुस्तत्र तदा विशस्तौ ।
स चापि तौ तत्र विषादयित्वा ननाद हर्षाद् युधि राक्षसेन्द्रः ॥४८॥

48. tatastu tāvindrajidastrajālairbabhūvatustatra tadā viśastau ,
sa cāpi tau tatra viṣādayitvā nanāda harṣād yudhi rākṣasendraḥ.

48. tataḥ tu tau indrajitastrajālaiḥ
babhūvatuḥ tatra tadā viśastau
sa ca api tau tatra viṣādayitvā
nanāda harṣāt yudhi rākṣasendraḥ

48. tataḥ tu tadā tatra indrajitastrajālaiḥ
tau viśastau babhūvatuḥ
ca saḥ rākṣasendraḥ api tatra tau
viṣādayitvā harṣāt yudhi nanāda

48. Then, at that moment, by Indrajit's showers of arrows, those two (Rama and Lakshmana) became severely wounded there. And that king of the rākṣasas, having overwhelmed them there, roared with joy in the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, them two)

• इन्द्रजितस्त्रजालैः (indrajitastrajālaiḥ) - by Indrajit's showers of arrows (by Indrajit's nets of arrows/weapons)

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became (they two became, they two were)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

• विशस्तौ (viśastau) - severely wounded (severely wounded, cut up, slain)

• स (sa) - he (the rākṣasa king) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तौ (tau) - them two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, them two)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• विषादयित्वा (viṣādayitvā) - having overwhelmed (having distressed, having saddened, having overwhelmed)

• ननाद (nanāda) - roared (he roared, he made a sound)

• हर्षात् (harṣāt) - with joy (from joy, with joy)

• युधि (yudhi) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

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

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, them two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

इन्द्रजितस्त्रजालैः (indrajitastrajālaiḥ) - by Indrajit's showers of arrows (by Indrajit's nets of arrows/weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indrajitastrajāla

indrajitastrajāla - Indrajit's net of weapons/arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indrajit+astra+jāla)

• indrajit – Indrajit (name of Ravana's son)
  proper noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• jāla – net, web, multitude
  noun (neuter)

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became (they two became, they two were)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

विशस्तौ (viśastau) - severely wounded (severely wounded, cut up, slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viśasta

viśasta - severely wounded, cut up, slain

past passive participle

from root śas (to cut, kill) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

स (sa) - he (the rākṣasa king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - them two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, them two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

विषादयित्वा (viṣādayitvā) - having overwhelmed (having distressed, having saddened, having overwhelmed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

causative of sad (to sit, sink) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sad (class 1)

ननाद (nanāda) - roared (he roared, he made a sound)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of nad

Root: nad (class 1)

हर्षात् (harṣāt) - with joy (from joy, with joy)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, excitement

from root hṛṣ (to rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, combat, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

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.

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