वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-70, verse-8

समरे युध्यमानानामस्माकं प्रेक्षतां च सः ।
जघान रुदतीं सीतामिन्द्रजिद् रावणात्मजः ॥८॥

8. samare yudhyamānānāmasmākaṃ prekṣatāṃ ca saḥ ,
jaghāna rudatīṃ sītāmindrajid rāvaṇātmajaḥ.

8. samare yudhyamānānām asmākam prekṣatām ca saḥ
jaghāna rudatīm sītām indrajit rāvaṇātmajaḥ

8. saḥ rāvaṇātmajaḥ indrajit samare yudhyamānānām
asmākam prekṣatām ca rudatīm sītām jaghāna

8. While we were fighting in battle and watching, Indrajit, the son of Ravana, killed Sita, who was weeping.

Words meanings summery:

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of us who were fighting (of those who are fighting)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us (of us, our)

• प्रेक्षताम् (prekṣatām) - of us who were watching (of those who are watching)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सः (saḥ) - He (Indrajit) (he, that)

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed (killed, struck)

• रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping (weeping, crying)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (Sita (name of Rama's wife))

• इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit (Indrajit (conqueror of Indra))

• रावणात्मजः (rāvaṇātmajaḥ) - the son of Ravana (son of Ravana)

Words meanings and morphology

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of us who were fighting (of those who are fighting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, engaged in battle

Present Middle Participle

From root yudh (to fight), in the middle voice, with the suffix -māna.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'asmākam'.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us (of us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

प्रेक्षताम् (prekṣatām) - of us who were watching (of those who are watching)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prekṣat

prekṣat - watching, looking on

Present Active Participle

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra- (forth, before), with the suffix -at for active participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, implied to refer to 'asmākam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - He (Indrajit) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

जघान (jaghāna) - killed (killed, struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping (weeping, crying)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

From root rud (to weep) with suffix -at, feminine form -atī.

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sītām'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita (Sita (name of Rama's wife))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama), furrow

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.

इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - Indrajit (Indrajit (conqueror of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - Indrajit (son of Ravana), conqueror of Indra

Compound of Indra and jit (conqueror)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious
  adjective (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jaghāna'.

रावणात्मजः (rāvaṇātmajaḥ) - the son of Ravana (son of Ravana)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇātmaja

rāvaṇātmaja - son of Ravana

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ātmaja)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from self
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Epithet for Indrajit.