वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-22

त्वया पुनर्नृशंसेन सीतां संरुन्धता बलात् ।
राक्षसा वयमात्मा च त्रयं तुलं निपातितम् ॥२२॥

22. tvayā punarnṛśaṃsena sītāṃ saṃrundhatā balāt ,
rākṣasā vayamātmā ca trayaṃ tulaṃ nipātitam.

22. tvayā punar nṛśaṃsena sītām saṃrundhatā balāt
rākṣasāḥ vayam ātmā ca trayam tulam nipātitam

22. punar nṛśaṃsena tvayā balāt sītām saṃrundhatā
rākṣasāḥ vayam ātmā ca trayam tulam nipātitam

22. But by you, the cruel one, forcibly confining Sītā, these three - the Rākṣasas, us (women), and your own self (ātman) - have been simultaneously brought to ruin.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rāvaṇa) (by you)

• पुनर् (punar) - again, but, moreover

• नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by you (Rāvaṇa), the cruel one (by the cruel one, by the wicked one)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• संरुन्धता (saṁrundhatā) - by forcibly confining Sītā (by confining, by holding back, by obstructing)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the Rākṣasa women) (we)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - Rāvaṇa's own self (self, your own self (ātman))

• च (ca) - and

• त्रयम् (trayam) - the group of three: Rākṣasas, women, and Rāvaṇa's self (the three, triad)

• तुलम् (tulam) - equally, simultaneously

• निपातितम् (nipātitam) - thrown down, destroyed, brought to ruin

Words meanings and morphology

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rāvaṇa) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction.

पुनर् (punar) - again, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast or addition.

नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by you (Rāvaṇa), the cruel one (by the cruel one, by the wicked one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, atrocious

Note: Qualifies 'tvayā'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife)

Note: Object of 'saṃrundhatā'.

संरुन्धता (saṁrundhatā) - by forcibly confining Sītā (by confining, by holding back, by obstructing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃrundhat

saṁrundhat - confining, holding back, obstructing

Present Active Participle

From prefix sam- + √rudh (to obstruct, confine) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'tvayā'.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Indicates means or manner, adverbial.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa, a demon

Note: One of the three things destroyed.

वयम् (vayam) - we (the Rākṣasa women) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we

Note: One of the three things destroyed.

आत्मा (ātmā) - Rāvaṇa's own self (self, your own self (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: One of the three things destroyed. Refers to Rāvaṇa's own person.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्रयम् (trayam) - the group of three: Rākṣasas, women, and Rāvaṇa's self (the three, triad)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of traya

traya - a triad, a group of three

From tri (three) + ya suffix

Note: Refers to the collective group of Rākṣasas, women, and Rāvaṇa himself.

तुलम् (tulam) - equally, simultaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

निपातितम् (nipātitam) - thrown down, destroyed, brought to ruin

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nipātita

nipātita - thrown down, felled, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From prefix ni- + √pat (to fall) in causative form + kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'trayam'.

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