वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-15

अवध्यो देवतानां यस्तथा दानवरक्षसाम् ।
हतः सो ऽयं रणे शेते मानुषेण पदातिना ॥१५॥

15. avadhyo devatānāṃ yastathā dānavarakṣasām ,
hataḥ so'yaṃ raṇe śete mānuṣeṇa padātinā.

15. avadhyaḥ devatānām yaḥ tathā dānavarakṣasām
hataḥ saḥ ayam raṇe śete mānuṣeṇa padātinā

15. He who was invincible by the gods, and similarly by the demons and fiends, that very one lies dead on the battlefield, killed by a human on foot.

Words meanings summery:

• अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, invincible

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and

• दानवरक्षसाम् (dānavarakṣasām) - of the dānavas (demons) and rākṣasas (fiends)

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield, in battle

• शेते (śete) - he lies, he rests

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human, by a man

• पदातिना (padātinā) - by a foot-soldier, by one on foot

Words meanings and morphology

अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, invincible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable, invincible

Gerundive

From a + √vadh (to strike, kill) + ya (kṛtya suffix), meaning "that which should not be killed" or "unslayable"

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (negative) (a+vadhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vadhya – to be killed, vulnerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From √vadh (to strike, kill) + ya (kṛtya suffix)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, godhead, divinity

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

दानवरक्षसाम् (dānavarakṣasām) - of the dānavas (demons) and rākṣasas (fiends)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of dānavarakṣasa

dānavarakṣasa - dānava and rākṣasa

Compound type : dvandva (dānava+rakṣasa)

• dānava – a demon, a son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣasa – a fiend, a demon
  noun (masculine)

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From √han (to strike, kill) + ta (kṛt suffix)

Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ta

ta - he, she, it, that

Note: Sandhi form of 'sa'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield, in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

शेते (śete) - he lies, he rests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śī

Present Middle

Root: śī (class 2)

मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human, by a man

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, a man

From manu + ṣa (taddhita suffix)

Note: Used here as a noun "by a human".

पदातिना (padātinā) - by a foot-soldier, by one on foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, pedestrian, one on foot

From pada (foot) + atin (suffix for motion)

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