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6,68

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-68, verse-23

आपतन्तं महावीर्यं तदनीकं वनौकसाम् ।
रक्षसां भीमवेगानामनीकेन न्यवारयत् ॥२३॥
23. āpatantaṃ mahāvīryaṃ tadanīkaṃ vanaukasām ,
rakṣasāṃ bhīmavegānāmanīkena nyavārayat.
23. āpatantam mahāvīryam tat anīkam vanaukasām
rakṣasām bhīmavegānām anīkena nyavārayat
23. bhīmavegānām rakṣasām anīkena āpatantam
mahāvīryam tat vanaukasām anīkam nyavārayat
23. He repelled that extremely mighty army of monkeys (vanaukas) which was approaching, using his own army of rākṣasas, known for their terrifying swiftness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon
  • महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - of great strength, mighty
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • अनीकम् (anīkam) - the army of monkeys (army, host)
  • वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest-dwellers, of monkeys
  • रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas
  • भीमवेगानाम् (bhīmavegānām) - of terrible speed, of dreadful impetuosity
  • अनीकेन (anīkena) - by Indrajit's army (by the army, with the army)
  • न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - Indrajit stopped/repelled (he stopped, he warded off, he repelled)

Words meanings and morphology

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, falling upon
(participle)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat
āpatat - approaching, descending
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ā', and śatṛ suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Describes 'anīkam'.
महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - of great strength, mighty
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - of great strength, very powerful
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • vīrya – strength, heroism, power
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vīr (class 10)
Note: Describes 'anīkam'.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to the 'anīkam'.
अनीकम् (anīkam) - the army of monkeys (army, host)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka
anīka - army, host, array
Note: Object of 'nyavārayat'.
वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest-dwellers, of monkeys
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vanaukas
vanaukas - forest-dweller, monkey
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+okas)
  • vana – forest, wood
    noun (neuter)
  • okas – dwelling, home
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'anīkam'.
रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣas
rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'anīkena'.
भीमवेगानाम् (bhīmavegānām) - of terrible speed, of dreadful impetuosity
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmavega
bhīmavega - of terrible speed/impetuosity
Compound type : karmadharaya (bhīma+vega)
  • bhīma – terrible, dreadful
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: bhī (class 3)
  • vega – speed, swiftness, force
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vij (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'rakṣasām'.
अनीकेन (anīkena) - by Indrajit's army (by the army, with the army)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of anīka
anīka - army, host, array
Note: Instrument of stopping.
न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - Indrajit stopped/repelled (he stopped, he warded off, he repelled)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nivāray
Imperfect
Augmented past tense form from causal of root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Subject is implicit (Indrajit).