वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-1

रावणं निहतं श्रुत्वा राघवेण महात्मना ।
अन्तःपुराद्विनिष्पेतू राक्षस्यः शोककर्शिताः ॥१॥

1. rāvaṇaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā ,
antaḥpurādviniṣpetū rākṣasyaḥ śokakarśitāḥ.

1. rāvaṇam nihatam śrutvā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
antaḥpurāt viniṣpetuḥ rākṣasyaḥ śokakarśitāḥ

1. rāghaveṇa mahātmanā rāvaṇam nihatam śrutvā
śokakarśitāḥ rākṣasyaḥ antaḥpurāt viniṣpetuḥ

1. Upon hearing that Ravana had been killed by the great-souled Rama, the demonesses, emaciated by sorrow, rushed out from the inner palace quarters.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (king of Lanka)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one

• अन्तःपुरात् (antaḥpurāt) - from the inner apartments, from the harem

• विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they rushed forth, they sprang out

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses, female demons

• शोककर्शिताः (śokakarśitāḥ) - emaciated/weakened by grief

Words meanings and morphology

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Ravana (king of Lanka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the chief antagonist in the Ramayana)

Root: ru (class 2)

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

past passive participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

अन्तःपुरात् (antaḥpurāt) - from the inner apartments, from the harem

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartments, harem, women's quarters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+pura)

• antas – within, inside, interior
  indeclinable
• pura – city, town, palace
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - they rushed forth, they sprang out

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Tense, Third Person Plural

From root pat (class 1), reduplicated perfect. With prefixes vi- and ni- (viniṣpat).

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses, female demons

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon or ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

शोककर्शिताः (śokakarśitāḥ) - emaciated/weakened by grief

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śokakarśita

śokakarśita - weakened/emaciated by sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+karśita)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śuc (to grieve).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• karśita – emaciated, debilitated, weakened, distressed
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root kṛś (to make thin, emaciate).
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

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