वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-4

स तं प्रतिभयं श्रुत्वा वधं पुत्रस्य दारुणम् ।
घोरमिन्द्रजितः संख्ये कश्मलं प्राविशन्महत् ॥४॥

4. sa taṃ pratibhayaṃ śrutvā vadhaṃ putrasya dāruṇam ,
ghoramindrajitaḥ saṃkhye kaśmalaṃ prāviśanmahat.

4. saḥ tam pratibhayam śrutvā vadham putrasya dāruṇam
ghoram indrajitaḥ saṅkhye kaśmalam prāviśat mahat

4. saḥ putrasya indrajitaḥ saṅkhye tam pratibhayam
dāruṇam ghoram vadham śrutvā mahat kaśmalam prāviśat

4. Upon hearing of the terrifying, dreadful, and terrible death of his son Indrajit in battle, he fell into a deep stupor.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Ravana (he, that)

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

• प्रतिभयम् (pratibhayam) - terrifying, dreadful

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वधम् (vadham) - death, killing, slaughter

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of his son (Indrajit) (of a son)

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, cruel

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

• इन्द्रजितः (indrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

• कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - faintness, unconsciousness, distress, stupor

• प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - he entered, he fell into

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, profound

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Ravana (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that (death) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here refers to 'vadham' (death), which is masculine.

प्रतिभयम् (pratibhayam) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratibhaya

pratibhaya - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+bhaya)

• prati – towards, against, in return, every
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vadham'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with the suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वधम् (vadham) - death, killing, slaughter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, death, blow

Root: vadh (class 1)

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of his son (Indrajit) (of a son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'vadham'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, frightful, formidable, awful

Note: Agrees with 'vadham'.

इन्द्रजितः (indrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra; a proper name, son of Ravana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), lord, chief
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious (from root ji)
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, combat, conflict

कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - faintness, unconsciousness, distress, stupor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaśmala

kaśmala - faintness, stupor, distress, impurity, sin

प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - he entered, he fell into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of praviś

Imperfect Tense

Laṅ-lakāra, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, profound

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, eminent, powerful

Note: Agrees with 'kaśmalam'.

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