वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-5

अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति राक्षसः ।
निहन्ति समरे शत्रून्बध्नाति च शरोत्तमैः ॥५॥

5. adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tato bhavati rākṣasaḥ ,
nihanti samare śatrūnbadhnāti ca śarottamaiḥ.

5. adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānām tataḥ bhavati rākṣasaḥ
nihanti samare śatrūn badhnāti ca śarottamaiḥ

5. tataḥ rākṣasaḥ sarvabhūtānām adṛśyaḥ bhavati
samare śatrūn nihanti ca śarottamaiḥ badhnāti

5. Then, the demon (rākṣasa) becomes invisible to all beings. He strikes down enemies in battle and binds them with his excellent arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, unseen

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, to all creatures

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Indrajit) (demon)

• निहन्ति (nihanti) - strikes down, kills

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• बध्नाति (badhnāti) - binds, ties

• च (ca) - and

• शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows

Words meanings and morphology

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, unseen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, not to be seen

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negated (a-) from root 'dṛś' + suffix '-ya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, to all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implies 'to' all beings.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhavati

Root: bhū (class 1)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Indrajit) (demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, belonging to rakshasas

निहन्ति (nihanti) - strikes down, kills

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nihanti

From root 'han' with 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

बध्नाति (badhnāti) - binds, ties

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of badhnāti

Root: bandh (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarottama

śarottama - excellent arrow, best arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

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