वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-14

तेन चादित्यकल्पेन ब्रह्मास्त्रेण च पालितः ।
स बभूव दुराधर्षो रावणिः सुमहाबलः ॥१४॥

14. tena cādityakalpena brahmāstreṇa ca pālitaḥ ,
sa babhūva durādharṣo rāvaṇiḥ sumahābalaḥ.

14. tena ca ādityakalpena brahmāstreṇa ca pālitaḥ
saḥ babhūva durādharṣaḥ rāvaṇiḥ sumahābalaḥ

14. Protected by that Brahmāstra (weapon), which was brilliant like the sun, Rāvaṇa's son (Indrajit) became immensely powerful and invincible.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (Brahmāstra weapon) (by that, by him, by it)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आदित्यकल्पेन (ādityakalpena) - brilliant like the sun (like the sun, sun-like)

• ब्रह्मास्त्रेण (brahmāstreṇa) - by the Brahmāstra (weapon)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पालितः (pālitaḥ) - protected, guarded, defended

• सः (saḥ) - he (Indrajit) (he, that)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - unassailable, invincible, unconquerable

• रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa (Indrajit))

• सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - extremely powerful, of very great strength

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (Brahmāstra weapon) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आदित्यकल्पेन (ādityakalpena) - brilliant like the sun (like the sun, sun-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ādityakalpa

ādityakalpa - resembling the sun, sun-like

From āditya (sun) + kalpa (like, resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āditya+kalpa)

• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Aditi.
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  adjective
  Suffix -kalpa.

Note: Agreement with brahmāstreṇa.

ब्रह्मास्त्रेण (brahmāstreṇa) - by the Brahmāstra (weapon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmāstra

brahmāstra - the weapon (astra) of Brahmā

From Brahman (the creator god Brahmā) + astra (weapon).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+astra)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  From √as (to throw, cast).
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Instrument of protection.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पालितः (pālitaḥ) - protected, guarded, defended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, defended

Past Passive Participle

From √pāl (to protect).

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Agreement with rāvaṇiḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he (Indrajit) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

From √bhū, perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - unassailable, invincible, unconquerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durādharṣa

durādharṣa - unassailable, invincible, hard to overcome

Gerundive (kṛtya) + prefix dur

From dur- (difficult, bad) + ā- + √dhṛṣ (to dare, attack).

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Predicate nominative for babhūva.

रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa (Indrajit))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa (i.e., Indrajit)

Patronymic from Rāvaṇa.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - extremely powerful, of very great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahābala

sumahābala - extremely powerful, of very great strength

From su- (very, exceedingly) + mahā (great) + bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+bala)

• su – good, well, exceedingly, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for babhūva.

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