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

तमप्रविष्टं न्यग्रोधं बलिनं रावणात्मजम् ।
विध्वंसय शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः सरथं साश्वसारथिम् ॥६॥

6. tamapraviṣṭaṃ nyagrodhaṃ balinaṃ rāvaṇātmajam ,
vidhvaṃsaya śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ sarathaṃ sāśvasārathim.

6. tam apraviṣṭam nyagrodham balinam rāvaṇātmajam
vidhvaṃsaya śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ saratham sāśvasārathim

6. tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ saratham sāśvasārathim tam balinam
rāvaṇātmajam apraviṣṭam nyagrodham vidhvaṃsaya

6. Destroy that mighty son of Ravana, before he enters the nyagrodha (banyan tree, the site of his ritual), with your sharp arrows, along with his chariot, horses, and charioteer.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Indrajit) (him, that)

• अप्रविष्टम् (apraviṣṭam) - not yet having entered (the ritual site/state of invisibility) (not having entered, unentered)

• न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - the Banyan tree (as a ritual site for invisibility) (Banyan tree)

• बलिनम् (balinam) - powerful, strong

• रावणात्मजम् (rāvaṇātmajam) - Indrajit, the son of Ravana (son of Ravana)

• विध्वंसय (vidhvaṁsaya) - destroy!, demolish!

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

• सरथम् (saratham) - with his chariot

• साश्वसारथिम् (sāśvasārathim) - with his horses and charioteer

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Indrajit) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

अप्रविष्टम् (apraviṣṭam) - not yet having entered (the ritual site/state of invisibility) (not having entered, unentered)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apraviṣṭa

apraviṣṭa - not entered, not having entered

Past Passive Participle

Negated (a-) from root 'viś' with 'pra'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+praviṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• praviṣṭa – entered, gone into
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'viś' with 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'Indrajit' (rāvaṇātmajam).

न्यग्रोधम् (nyagrodham) - the Banyan tree (as a ritual site for invisibility) (Banyan tree)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyagrodha

nyagrodha - Banyan tree, Ficus indica

Note: Object of 'entering' (praviṣṭam).

बलिनम् (balinam) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty; possessing strength

Suffix -in applied to bala

Note: Qualifies 'Indrajit' (rāvaṇātmajam).

रावणात्मजम् (rāvaṇātmajam) - Indrajit, the son of Ravana (son of Ravana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇātaja

rāvaṇātaja - son of Ravana (Indrajit)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+ātaja)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātaja – born from, produced from, son
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman and ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

विध्वंसय (vidhvaṁsaya) - destroy!, demolish!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vidhvaṃsayati

Causative

Causative of root 'dhvaṃs' with 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Lakshmana.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, fiery

Note: Qualifies 'arrows' (śaraiḥ).

सरथम् (saratham) - with his chariot

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saratha

saratha - with a chariot, possessing a chariot

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'Indrajit'.

साश्वसारथिम् (sāśvasārathim) - with his horses and charioteer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāśvasārathi

sāśvasārathi - along with horses and charioteer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aśvasārathi)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• aśvasārathi – horses and charioteer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'Indrajit'.

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