वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-92, verse-26

शुभान्येतानि चिह्नानि विज्ञायात्मगतानि सः ।
भूय एवार्दयद् रामो रावणं राक्षसान्तकृत् ॥२६॥

26. śubhānyetāni cihnāni vijñāyātmagatāni saḥ ,
bhūya evārdayad rāmo rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasāntakṛt.

26. śubhāni etāni cihnāni vijñāya ātmagatāni saḥ
bhūyaḥ eva ārdayat rāmaḥ rāvaṇam rākṣasāntakṛt

26. saḥ rākṣasāntakṛt rāmaḥ ātmagatāni etāni śubhāni
cihnāni vijñāya bhūyaḥ eva rāvaṇam ārdayat

26. Recognizing these auspicious signs manifest within himself, Rama, the annihilator of rākṣasas, tormented Ravana yet again.

Words meanings summery:

• शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• एतानि (etāni) - these (neuter plural)

• चिह्नानि (cihnāni) - signs, marks, omens

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood, recognizing

• आत्मगतानि (ātmagatāni) - signs manifest within Rama himself (inherent in oneself, residing in the self, relating to oneself)

• सः (saḥ) - he, referring to Rama (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - yet again, once more (again, further, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आर्दयत् (ārdayat) - tormented, afflicted, harassed

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (a proper name)

• राक्षसान्तकृत् (rākṣasāntakṛt) - destroyer of rākṣasas, ender of rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, bright

Note: Agreeing with 'cihnāni'

एतानि (etāni) - these (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this

Note: Agreeing with 'cihnāni'

चिह्नानि (cihnāni) - signs, marks, omens

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cihna

cihna - sign, mark, characteristic, omen

Note: Object of 'vijñāya'

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood, recognizing

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root √jñā (to know) with prefix vi- and -ya suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Rama's action

आत्मगतानि (ātmagatāni) - signs manifest within Rama himself (inherent in oneself, residing in the self, relating to oneself)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ātmagata

ātmagata - inherent in oneself, residing in the self, relating to oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+gata)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, attained, residing in, relating to
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'cihnāni'

सः (saḥ) - he, referring to Rama (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - yet again, once more (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

आर्दयत् (ārdayat) - tormented, afflicted, harassed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ṛd

Root: ṛd (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, a proper name

Note: Subject of 'ārdayat'

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana, the king of Lanka

Note: Object of 'ārdayat'

राक्षसान्तकृत् (rākṣasāntakṛt) - destroyer of rākṣasas, ender of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasāntakṛt

rākṣasāntakṛt - destroyer of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+anta+kṛt)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, a type of demon
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, destruction
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – making, doing, performing, causing (agent suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agreeing with 'rāmaḥ'

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