वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-8

प्रभग्नां समरे दृष्ट्वा वानराणां महाचमूम् ।
अभिदुद्राव सुग्रीवो महोदरमनन्तरम् ॥८॥

8. prabhagnāṃ samare dṛṣṭvā vānarāṇāṃ mahācamūm ,
abhidudrāva sugrīvo mahodaramanantaram.

8. prabhagnām samare dṛṣṭvā vānarāṇām mahācamūm
abhidudrāva sugrīvaḥ mahodaram anantaram

8. sugrīvaḥ samare vānarāṇām mahācamūm prabhagnām
dṛṣṭvā anantaram mahodaram abhidudrāva

8. Having seen the great monkey army routed in battle, Sugriva immediately rushed towards Mahodara.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभग्नाम् (prabhagnām) - broken, routed, defeated

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

• महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - the great army, large host

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards, attacked

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

• महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (accusative)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, thereupon, without interval

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभग्नाम् (prabhagnām) - broken, routed, defeated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhagna

prabhagna - broken, routed, defeated, shattered

Past Passive Participle

Root bhañj (to break) with prefix pra, suffix -kta

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वानराणाम् (vānarāṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - the great army, large host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahācamū

mahācamū - great army, large host

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+camū)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• camū – army, host, battle-array
  noun (feminine)

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards, attacked

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Root dru with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (king of the monkeys), one with a beautiful neck

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (name of a rākṣasa), one with a large belly

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, thereupon, without interval

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+antara)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, difference
  noun (neuter)

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