वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-9, verse-7

तान् गृहीतायुधान् सर्वान् वारयित्वा विभीषणः ।
अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं पुनः प्रत्युपवेश्य तान् ॥७॥

7. tān gṛhītāyudhān sarvān vārayitvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
abravīt prāñjalirvākyaṃ punaḥ pratyupaveśya tān.

7. tān gṛhītāyudhān sarvān vārayitvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ
abravīt prāñjaliḥ vākyaṃ punaḥ pratyupaveśya tān

7. vibhīṣaṇaḥ gṛhītāyudhān sarvān tān vārayitvā
punaḥ tān pratyupaveśya prāñjaliḥ vākyaṃ abravīt

7. Vibhishana, having first restrained all of them who had taken up their weapons, and then having made them sit down again, spoke these words with folded hands.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• गृहीतायुधान् (gṛhītāyudhān) - those who have taken up weapons, armed

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

• वारयित्वा (vārayitvā) - having restrained, having prevented

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

• प्रत्युपवेश्य (pratyupaveśya) - having made them sit down again

• तान् (tān) - them, those

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

गृहीतायुधान् (gṛhītāyudhān) - those who have taken up weapons, armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛhītāyudha

gṛhītāyudha - having taken up weapons, armed

From 'gṛhīta' (taken) and 'āyudha' (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛhīta+āyudha)

• gṛhīta – taken, seized, held
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √grah (to seize, take) + kta suffix.
  Root: grah (class 9)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tān' and 'sarvān'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

वारयित्वा (vārayitvā) - having restrained, having prevented

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From causal stem of √vṛ + ktvā suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Derived from the causal verb, meaning 'having caused to stop/restrain'.

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (Ravana's brother)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

a- (augment) + brū (root) + īt (ending).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (as a sign of respect), reverent

From 'pra' + 'añjali' (the hollow of the hands placed together).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, before, very
  indeclinable
• añjali – the hollow of the hands placed together, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From 'vāc' (speech).

Root: vac (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

प्रत्युपवेश्य (pratyupaveśya) - having made them sit down again

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prati + upa + causal stem of √viś + lyaP suffix.

Prefixes: prati+upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Absolutive form indicating a preceding action by the subject.

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the Rakshasas.

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