वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-81, verse-12
एकैकं राक्षसं संख्ये शतं वानरपुंगवाः ।
अभ्यधावन्त फलिनं वृक्षं शकुनयो यथा ॥१२॥
अभ्यधावन्त फलिनं वृक्षं शकुनयो यथा ॥१२॥
12. ekaikaṃ rākṣasaṃ saṃkhye śataṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ ,
abhyadhāvanta phalinaṃ vṛkṣaṃ śakunayo yathā.
abhyadhāvanta phalinaṃ vṛkṣaṃ śakunayo yathā.
12.
ekaikaṃ rākṣasam saṃkhye śatam vānarapuṅgavāḥ
abhyadhāvanta phalinam vṛkṣam śakunayaḥ yathā
abhyadhāvanta phalinam vṛkṣam śakunayaḥ yathā
12.
संख्ये वानरपुंगवाः शतम् एकैकम् राक्षसम् अभ्यधावन्त,
यथा शकुनयः फलिनम् वृक्षम्
यथा शकुनयः फलिनम् वृक्षम्
12.
In battle, a hundred excellent monkeys attacked each demon (rākṣasa), just as birds flock to a fruit-laden tree.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - each one, one by one
- राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon, rākṣasa
- संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in enumeration
- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- वानरपुङ्गवाः (vānarapuṅgavāḥ) - excellent monkeys, best of monkeys
- अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked
- फलिनम् (phalinam) - fruit-bearing, fruitful
- वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree
- शकुनयः (śakunayaḥ) - birds
- यथा (yathā) - just as, like
Words meanings and morphology
एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - each one, one by one
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each and every one, singly
राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon, rākṣasa
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa, belonging to a rākṣasa
संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in enumeration
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya
saṁkhya - battle, encounter, enumeration
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śata
śata - a hundred
वानरपुङ्गवाः (vānarapuṅgavāḥ) - excellent monkeys, best of monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarapuṅgava
vānarapuṅgava - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+puṅgava)
- vānara – monkey
noun (masculine) - puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent
noun (masculine)
अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - they rushed towards, they attacked
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-dhāv
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhāv (class 1)
फलिनम् (phalinam) - fruit-bearing, fruitful
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of phalin
phalin - fruit-bearing, fruitful, having fruit
वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
शकुनयः (śakunayaḥ) - birds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuni
śakuni - bird, vulture, a proper name
यथा (yathā) - just as, like
(indeclinable)