वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-3

उत्तरेण विनिष्क्रम्य द्वारेण सह राक्षसैः ।
प्रविश्यायोधनं घोरं विचिन्वन्त्यो हतं पतिम् ॥३॥

3. uttareṇa viniṣkramya dvāreṇa saha rākṣasaiḥ ,
praviśyāyodhanaṃ ghoraṃ vicinvantyo hataṃ patim.

3. uttareṇa viniṣkramya dvāreṇa saha rākṣasaiḥ
praviśya āyodhanaṃ ghoraṃ vicinvantyaḥ hataṃ patim

3. Having exited through the northern gate along with the demons, and having entered the dreadful battlefield, they searched for their slain husbands.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - by the northern; towards the north

• विनिष्क्रम्य (viniṣkramya) - having gone out, having exited

• द्वारेण (dvāreṇa) - by the door, through the gate

• सह (saha) - with, together with, along with

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - with their fellow demons or demon kin (with the demons, by the demons)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat ground

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful, fierce

• विचिन्वन्त्यः (vicinvantyaḥ) - they (the demonesses) searching (searching, seeking, looking for)

• हतम् (hatam) - slain, killed, destroyed

• पतिम् (patim) - their slain husband (used distributively for multiple husbands being searched for by multiple women) (husband, lord, master, protector)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - by the northern; towards the north

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, higher, superior, answer

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'to the north' or 'by the northern side'.

विनिष्क्रम्य (viniṣkramya) - having gone out, having exited

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From vi-ni-√kram (to step, go) + -ya suffix

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: kram (class 1)

द्वारेण (dvāreṇa) - by the door, through the gate

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

सह (saha) - with, together with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - with their fellow demons or demon kin (with the demons, by the demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, a kind of mythological being

Note: Refers to male demons, or possibly other demonesses if used generically for the species.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From pra-√viś (to enter) + -ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battle, fight, battlefield, combat ground

From ā-√yudh (to fight) + -ana suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, fierce

Note: Modifies āyodhanam.

विचिन्वन्त्यः (vicinvantyaḥ) - they (the demonesses) searching (searching, seeking, looking for)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicinvat

vicinvat - searching, seeking, looking for

present active participle

From vi-√ci (to seek, search) + -at suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Refers to the demonesses who are the implied subject of the action.

हतम् (hatam) - slain, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck, destroyed

past passive participle

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

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies patim.

पतिम् (patim) - their slain husband (used distributively for multiple husbands being searched for by multiple women) (husband, lord, master, protector)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, protector

Note: The singular form here is distributive, referring to each woman's husband, in a context of multiple women searching.

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