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

हा राक्षसचमूमुख्य मम वत्स महारथ ।
जित्वेन्द्रं कथमद्य त्वं लक्ष्मणस्य वशं गतः ॥६॥

6. hā rākṣasacamūmukhya mama vatsa mahāratha ,
jitvendraṃ kathamadya tvaṃ lakṣmaṇasya vaśaṃ gataḥ.

6. hā rākṣasacamūmukhya mama vatsa mahāratha jitvā
indram katham adya tvam lakṣmaṇasya vaśam gataḥ

6. hā rākṣasacamūmukhya mama vatsa mahāratha tvam
indram jitvā adya katham lakṣmaṇasya vaśam gataḥ

6. Alas, O chief of the rakshasa army, my dear son, great warrior! How is it that you, after conquering Indra, have today fallen under the sway of Lakshmana?

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - alas! ah!

• राक्षसचमूमुख्य (rākṣasacamūmukhya) - O chief of the rakshasa army

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• वत्स (vatsa) - O child, O dear one, O son

• महारथ (mahāratha) - O great warrior, O one with a great chariot

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• अद्य (adya) - today

• त्वम् (tvam) - Indrajit (you)

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, sway

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, fallen into

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - alas! ah!

(indeclinable)

राक्षसचमूमुख्य (rākṣasacamūmukhya) - O chief of the rakshasa army

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasacamūmukhya

rākṣasacamūmukhya - chief of the demon army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+camū+mukhya)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a rakshasa
  noun (masculine)
• camū – army, host, division of an army
  noun (feminine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

वत्स (vatsa) - O child, O dear one, O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling, son

महारथ (mahāratha) - O great warrior, O one with a great chariot

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, one who fights from a great chariot

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with the suffix -tvā

Root: ji (class 1)

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of gods)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - Indrajit (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, sway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, wish, control, power, authority

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, fallen into

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root gam with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

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