वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-4

तथोक्तो राक्षसेन्द्रेण प्रतिगृह्य पितुर्वचः ।
यज्ञभूमौ स विधिवत् पावकं जुहुवे न्द्रजित् ॥४॥

4. tathokto rākṣasendreṇa pratigṛhya piturvacaḥ ,
yajñabhūmau sa vidhivat pāvakaṃ juhuve ndrajit.

4. tathā uktaḥ rākṣasendreṇa pratigṛhya pituḥ vacaḥ
yajñabhūmau sa vidhivat pāvakaṃ juhuve indrajit

4. indrajit rākṣasendreṇa tathā uktaḥ pituḥ vacaḥ
pratigṛhya sa yajñabhūmau vidhivat pāvakaṃ juhuve

4. Thus addressed by the lord of rākṣasas, Indrajit, having accepted his father's command, duly offered oblations into the fire on the ritual ground (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - in that manner (as described previously or implied by 'spoken to') (thus, in that manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Indrajit) (spoken, said, addressed)

• राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (by the lord of rākṣasas, by the chief of demons)

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted (his father's command) (having accepted, having received)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - his father's (Rāvaṇa's) (of the father, father's)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

• यज्ञभूमौ (yajñabhūmau) - on the ground designated for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (on the sacrificial ground, on the ritual site)

• स (sa) - he (Indrajit) (he, that)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - duly, following the proper ritual procedures (according to rule, duly, properly)

• पावकं (pāvakaṁ) - fire (into which oblations are offered) (fire, purifier)

• जुहुवे (juhuve) - he offered oblations into the fire (he offered, he sacrificed)

• इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit, the son of Rāvaṇa (Indrajit (conqueror of Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - in that manner (as described previously or implied by 'spoken to') (thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Indrajit) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) + kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for Indrajit.

राक्षसेन्द्रेण (rākṣasendreṇa) - by Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (by the lord of rākṣasas, by the chief of demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ'.

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted (his father's command) (having accepted, having received)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize, take) with prefix prati + lyap suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

पितुः (pituḥ) - his father's (Rāvaṇa's) (of the father, father's)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive, qualifying 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, command

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of the absolutive 'pratigṛhya'.

यज्ञभूमौ (yajñabhūmau) - on the ground designated for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (on the sacrificial ground, on the ritual site)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yajñabhūmi

yajñabhūmi - ritual ground, sacrificial ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+bhūmi)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yaj (to worship, offer)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, site
  noun (feminine)

Note: Specifies the location of the action.

स (sa) - he (Indrajit) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - duly, following the proper ritual procedures (according to rule, duly, properly)

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat, meaning 'having vidhi (rule)'.

Note: Adverb of manner.

पावकं (pāvakaṁ) - fire (into which oblations are offered) (fire, purifier)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

Derived from root pū (to purify) + ṇvul suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'juhuve'.

जुहुवे (juhuve) - he offered oblations into the fire (he offered, he sacrificed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of hu

perfect tense, ātmanepada

Reduplicated form (juhu-) + perfect ending -ve.

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit, the son of Rāvaṇa (Indrajit (conqueror of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra; a proper name

Derived from indra + jit (from root ji, to conquer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (the deity), lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
• jit – conqueror, victorious
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root ji (to conquer) with suffix kvip.
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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