वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-2

धूम्राक्षेण च वीरेण नित्यं समरगृध्नुना ।
वृतः संप्रययौ श्रीमान् क्रोधाल् लोकान्दहन्निव ॥२॥

2. dhūmrākṣeṇa ca vīreṇa nityaṃ samaragṛdhnunā ,
vṛtaḥ saṃprayayau śrīmān krodhāl lokāndahanniva.

2. dhūmrākṣeṇa ca vīreṇa nityaṃ samaragṛdhrunā
vṛtaḥ saṃprayayau śrīmān krodhāt lokān dahan iva

2. śrīmān nityaṃ samaragṛdhrunā vīreṇa ca dhūmrākṣeṇa
vṛtaḥ krodhāt lokān dahan iva saṃprayayau

2. The glorious one set out, accompanied by the heroic Dhūmrākṣa, who was ever eager for battle, as if scorching the worlds with his rage.

Words meanings summery:

• धूम्राक्षेण (dhūmrākṣeṇa) - by Dhūmrākṣa

• च (ca) - and

• वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly

• समरगृध्रुना (samaragṛdhrunā) - by one eager for battle

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accompanied, surrounded, chosen

• संप्रययौ (saṁprayayau) - he set out, he proceeded

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one, the prosperous one

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds

• दहन् (dahan) - burning, scorching

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

धूम्राक्षेण (dhūmrākṣeṇa) - by Dhūmrākṣa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhūmrākṣa

dhūmrākṣa - smoke-eyed; name of a rākṣasa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūmra+akṣa)

• dhūmra – smoke, smoke-colored, grey
  noun (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, die (for gaming), axle
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of accusative singular neuter.

समरगृध्रुना (samaragṛdhrunā) - by one eager for battle

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samaragṛdhnu

samaragṛdhnu - eager for battle, greedy for war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samara+gṛdhnu)

• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (neuter)
• gṛdhnu – greedy, covetous, eager, rapacious
  adjective

Note: Agrees with Dhūmrākṣa.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accompanied, surrounded, chosen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ 'to cover, choose'.

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'śrīmān'.

संप्रययौ (saṁprayayau) - he set out, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of saṃ-pra-√yā

Prefixes: saṃ+pra

Root: √yā (class 2)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one, the prosperous one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, wealthy, fortunate

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

दहन् (dahan) - burning, scorching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahan

dahan - burning, consuming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √dah 'to burn'.

Root: √dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

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