वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-1

ततः पौलस्त्य सचिवाः श्रुत्वा चेन्द्रजितं हतम् ।
आचचक्षुरभिज्ञाय दशग्रीवाय सव्यथाः ॥१॥

1. tataḥ paulastya sacivāḥ śrutvā cendrajitaṃ hatam ,
ācacakṣurabhijñāya daśagrīvāya savyathāḥ.

1. tataḥ paulastya sacivāḥ śrutvā ca indrajitam
hatam ācacakṣuḥ abhijñāya daśagrīvāya savyathāḥ

1. tataḥ savyathāḥ paulastya sacivāḥ indrajitam
hatam śrutvā ca abhijñāya daśagrīvāya ācacakṣuḥ

1. Then, the distressed ministers of Paulastya (Rāvaṇa), having heard and ascertained that Indrajit was slain, reported to Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

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

• पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - Rāvaṇa's clan (Pulastya was Rāvaṇa's grandfather) (relating to Pulastya, descendant of Pulastya)

• सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers, companions, counselors

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• च (ca) - and, also

• इन्द्रजितम् (indrajitam) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa) (Indrajit, conqueror of Indra)

• हतम् (hatam) - slain, killed, struck

• आचचक्षुः (ācacakṣuḥ) - they told, they reported, they announced

• अभिज्ञाय (abhijñāya) - having recognized, having ascertained, having understood

• दशग्रीवाय (daśagrīvāya) - to Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (to Daśagrīva)

• सव्यथाः (savyathāḥ) - distressed, pained, sorrowful

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - Rāvaṇa's clan (Pulastya was Rāvaṇa's grandfather) (relating to Pulastya, descendant of Pulastya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya (refers to Rāvaṇa and his kin)

Derived from Pulastya

सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers, companions, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, counselor

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रजितम् (indrajitam) - Indrajit (son of Rāvaṇa) (Indrajit, conqueror of Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra (epithet and name for Rāvaṇa's son)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (deity), chief, lord
  noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious
  adjective
  Root: ji (class 1)

हतम् (hatam) - slain, killed, struck

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Root: han (class 2)

आचचक्षुः (ācacakṣuḥ) - they told, they reported, they announced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

अभिज्ञाय (abhijñāya) - having recognized, having ascertained, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

दशग्रीवाय (daśagrīvāya) - to Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (to Daśagrīva)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked one (epithet for Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

सव्यथाः (savyathāḥ) - distressed, pained, sorrowful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savyathā

savyathā - distressed, troubled, pained, with pain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vyathā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vyathā – pain, distress, trouble
  noun (feminine)

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