वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-28

जडीकृतायां लङ्कायां तेन नादेन तस्य वै ।
पिता तस्याकरोन्नाम मेघनाद इति स्वयम् ॥२८॥

28. jaḍīkṛtāyāṃ laṅkāyāṃ tena nādena tasya vai ,
pitā tasyākaronnāma meghanāda iti svayam.

28. jaḍīkṛtāyām laṅkāyām tena nādena tasya vai
pitā tasya akarot nāma meghanāda iti svayam

28. Indeed, when Lanka was stunned by that roar of his, his father himself gave him the name "Meghanada."

Words meanings summery:

• जडीकृतायाम् (jaḍīkṛtāyām) - in the (state of being) stunned, made inert

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

• तेन (tena) - by that

• नादेन (nādena) - by the roar

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• पिता (pitā) - father

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

• नाम (nāma) - name

• मेघनाद (meghanāda) - Meghanada

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

Words meanings and morphology

जडीकृतायाम् (jaḍīkṛtāyām) - in the (state of being) stunned, made inert

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of jaḍīkṛta

jaḍīkṛta - stunned, rendered motionless, made inert

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'jaḍī' (inert) + 'kṛta' (made). From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with 'jaḍī' as a nominal prefix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaḍī+kṛta)

• jaḍī – inert, dull, stupid (adverbial form 'jaḍī' from 'jaḍa')
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'laṅkāyām'.

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lanka

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the island kingdom of Ravana)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the roar ('nāda').

नादेन (nādena) - by the roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agent in the passive construction (Lanka was stunned BY the roar).

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son, Meghanada (his roar).

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Subject of 'akarot'.

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son, Meghanada (his name).

अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Transitive verb.

नाम (nāma) - name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name

Note: Object of 'akarot'.

मेघनाद (meghanāda) - Meghanada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghanāda

meghanāda - Meghanada (one whose roar is like a cloud, a name of Indrajit)

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+nāda)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – roar, sound
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'nāma', or direct object here.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates direct speech or a specific designation.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the agent 'pitā'.