वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-7

ततः स कदनं चक्रे वानराणां महाबलः ।
भर्तृवाक्येन तेजस्वी स्वेन वीर्येण चोदितः ॥७॥

7. tataḥ sa kadanaṃ cakre vānarāṇāṃ mahābalaḥ ,
bhartṛvākyena tejasvī svena vīryeṇa coditaḥ.

7. tataḥ saḥ kadanam cakre vānarāṇām mahābalaḥ
bhartṛvākyena tejasvī svena vīryeṇa coditaḥ

7. tataḥ saḥ mahābalaḥ tejasvī bhartṛvākyena
svena vīryeṇa coditaḥ vānarāṇām kadanam cakre

7. Then, that exceedingly powerful and spirited Mahodara, impelled by his master's command and by his own valor, wreaked havoc among the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - (referring to Mahodara) (he, that)

• कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, destruction, havoc

• चक्रे (cakre) - caused, wrought (did, made, performed)

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

• भर्तृवाक्येन (bhartṛvākyena) - by Rāvaṇa's command (by the word of the master, by the command of the lord)

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, glorious, valorous, spirited

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own

• वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by strength

• चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, impelled, commanded

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - (referring to Mahodara) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, destruction, havoc

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - killing, slaughter, destruction, pain

चक्रे (cakre) - caused, wrought (did, made, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

भर्तृवाक्येन (bhartṛvākyena) - by Rāvaṇa's command (by the word of the master, by the command of the lord)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhartṛvākya

bhartṛvākya - master's word, lord's command

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+vākya)

• bhartṛ – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, glorious, valorous, spirited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, splendid, glorious, powerful, spirited

Derived from tejas with suffix -vin

स्वेन (svena) - by his own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, strength, heroism

चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, impelled, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of codita

codita - urged, impelled, commanded, incited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cud (to urge) with suffix -kta

Root: cud (class 10)

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