वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-1

हन्यमाने बले तूर्णमन्योन्यं ते महामृधे ।
सरसीव महाघर्मे सूपक्षीणे बभूवतुः ॥१॥

1. hanyamāne bale tūrṇamanyonyaṃ te mahāmṛdhe ,
sarasīva mahāgharme sūpakṣīṇe babhūvatuḥ.

1. hanyamāne bale tūrṇam anyonyam te mahāmṛdhe
sarasī iva mahāgharme sūpakṣīṇe babhūvatuḥ

1. tūrṇam hanyamāne bale mahāmṛdhe anyonyam te
mahāgharme sūpakṣīṇe sarasī iva babhūvatuḥ

1. As the army was being swiftly destroyed, those two (forces), fighting each other in the great battle, became greatly diminished, just like two lakes that have dried up in an intense summer.

Words meanings summery:

• हन्यमाने (hanyamāne) - as it was being destroyed (being killed, being struck, being destroyed)

• बले (bale) - in the army (in the army, in strength)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (mutually, each other)

• ते (te) - those two (forces) (those, they (dual))

• महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle (in the great battle, great conflict)

• सरसी (sarasī) - two lakes (two lakes, two pools)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as if, just as)

• महाघर्मे (mahāgharme) - in an intense summer (in a great summer, in severe heat)

• सूपक्षीणे (sūpakṣīṇe) - greatly diminished / dried up (much diminished, greatly dried up, very wasted)

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became (they became, they existed (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

हन्यमाने (hanyamāne) - as it was being destroyed (being killed, being struck, being destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hanyamāna

hanyamāna - being killed, being struck

Present Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) in passive voice (hanyate)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute construction.

बले (bale) - in the army (in the army, in strength)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - army, force, strength

Note: Locative absolute construction.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root √tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `hanyamāne`

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (mutually, each other)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the mutual destruction.

ते (te) - those two (forces) (those, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of `babhūvatuḥ` (referring to the two armies or factions within the army).

महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle (in the great battle, great conflict)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāmṛdh

mahāmṛdh - great battle, great conflict

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+mṛdh)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• mṛdh – battle, combat
  noun (feminine)

सरसी (sarasī) - two lakes (two lakes, two pools)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of saras

saras - lake, pool, pond

Note: In comparison with `te`

इव (iva) - just like (like, as if, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

महाघर्मे (mahāgharme) - in an intense summer (in a great summer, in severe heat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāgharma

mahāgharma - great summer, severe heat

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+gharma)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• gharma – heat, summer, warm season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Pertains to `sarasī`

सूपक्षीणे (sūpakṣīṇe) - greatly diminished / dried up (much diminished, greatly dried up, very wasted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sūpakṣīṇa

sūpakṣīṇa - much diminished, greatly dried up, very wasted

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+upakṣīṇa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• upakṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, dried up
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṣī (to perish, diminish) with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: kṣī (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `sarasī`

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became (they became, they existed (dual))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual

Reduplicated perfect form of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for `te`

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