वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-9, verse-5

प्रगृह्य परमक्रुद्धाः समुत्पत्य च राक्षसाः ।
अब्रुवन् रावणं सर्वे प्रदीप्ता इव तेजसा ॥५॥

5. pragṛhya paramakruddhāḥ samutpatya ca rākṣasāḥ ,
abruvan rāvaṇaṃ sarve pradīptā iva tejasā.

5. pragṛhya paramakruddhāḥ samutpatya ca rākṣasāḥ
abruvan rāvaṇam sarve pradīptāḥ iva tejasā

5. paramakruddhāḥ rākṣasāḥ te sarve (tāni śastrāṇi) pragṛhya
ca samutpatya tejasā pradīptāḥ iva rāvaṇam abruvan

5. Holding these (weapons), and extremely enraged, all the demons sprang up, as if blazing with energy, and spoke to Rāvaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding (the weapons) (having seized, having grasped, holding)

• परमक्रुद्धाः (paramakruddhāḥ) - extremely enraged (extremely enraged, supremely angry)

• समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having sprung up (having sprung up, having risen)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - spoke (they spoke, they said)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (accusative) (Rāvaṇa)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

• प्रदीप्ताः (pradīptāḥ) - blazing (blazing, glowing, inflamed)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with energy (by radiance, by energy, with brilliance)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding (the weapons) (having seized, having grasped, holding)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From pra- (forward, forth) + root grah (to seize, grasp) + suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

परमक्रुद्धाः (paramakruddhāḥ) - extremely enraged (extremely enraged, supremely angry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramakruddha

paramakruddha - extremely angry, very furious

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+kruddha)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, extreme
  adjective
• kruddha – enraged, angry
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root krudh (to be angry)
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying rākṣasāḥ.

समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having sprung up (having sprung up, having risen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From sam- (together) + ut- (up) + root pat (to fall, fly) + suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

Note: Subject of the verbs.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - spoke (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person plural active of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (accusative) (Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)

Note: Object of the verb abruvan.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies rākṣasāḥ.

प्रदीप्ताः (pradīptāḥ) - blazing (blazing, glowing, inflamed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, radiant, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

From pra- (forth, intensively) + root dīp (to shine, blaze)

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying rākṣasāḥ.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

तेजसा (tejasā) - with energy (by radiance, by energy, with brilliance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, brilliance, energy, power

Note: Instrumental case, expressing the means or cause.

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