वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-14

तैस्तु तस्य मृधे ऽमात्यैर्महोदरशुकादिभिः ।
अल्पावशिष्टास्ते यक्षाः कृता वातैरिवाम्बुदाः ॥१४॥

14. taistu tasya mṛdhe'mātyairmahodaraśukādibhiḥ ,
alpāvaśiṣṭāste yakṣāḥ kṛtā vātairivāmbudāḥ.

14. taiḥ tu tasya mṛdhe amātyaiḥ mahodaraśukādibhiḥ
alpa-avaśiṣṭāḥ te yakṣāḥ kṛtāḥ vātaiḥ iva ambudāḥ

14. tu taiḥ tasya amātyaiḥ mahodaraśukādibhiḥ mṛdhe
te yakṣāḥ vātaiḥ ambudāḥ iva alpa-avaśiṣṭāḥ kṛtāḥ

14. Indeed, in that battle, his ministers, including Mahodara and Śuka, reduced those yakṣas, leaving only a few remaining, much like clouds dispersed and diminished by strong winds.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of him, his)

• मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in combat

• अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers, by counselors

• महोदरशुकादिभिः (mahodaraśukādibhiḥ) - by Mahodara, Śuka, and others

• अल्प-अवशिष्टाः (alpa-avaśiṣṭāḥ) - few remaining, a small number left

• ते (te) - those

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas (a class of demigods)

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made, rendered (into that state)

• वातैः (vātaiḥ) - by winds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds (lit. 'water-givers')

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of Rāvaṇa (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it

मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛdh

mṛdh - battle, fight, combat

अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers, by counselors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

महोदरशुकादिभिः (mahodaraśukādibhiḥ) - by Mahodara, Śuka, and others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahodaraśukādi

mahodaraśukādi - Mahodara, Śuka, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahodara+śuka+ādi)

• mahodara – Mahodara (a proper name, lit. 'large-bellied')
  proper noun (masculine)
• śuka – Śuka (a proper name, lit. 'parrot')
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
  indeclinable

अल्प-अवशिष्टाः (alpa-avaśiṣṭāḥ) - few remaining, a small number left

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpa-avaśiṣṭa

alpa-avaśiṣṭa - few remaining, a small number left

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (alpa+avaśiṣṭa)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• avaśiṣṭa – remaining, left over
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śiṣ (to remain) with upasarga ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying 'yakṣāḥ'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas (a class of demigods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of supernatural beings, demigods, guardians of wealth

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made, rendered (into that state)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Although the Devanagari shows 'कृता' (kṛtā), 'kṛtāḥ' (masculine plural) is grammatically required to agree with 'yakṣāḥ' and 'alpāvaśiṣṭāḥ'. The visarga is likely dropped in sandhi before 'vātaiḥ'.

वातैः (vātaiḥ) - by winds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāta

vāta - wind, air

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds (lit. 'water-givers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Kṛt suffix
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

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