वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-14, verse-20

प्राप्तसंज्ञो मुहूर्तेन विश्रम्य च निशाचरः ।
तं यक्षं योधयामास स च भग्नः प्रदुद्रुवे ॥२०॥

20. prāptasaṃjño muhūrtena viśramya ca niśācaraḥ ,
taṃ yakṣaṃ yodhayāmāsa sa ca bhagnaḥ pradudruve.

20. prāptasaṃjñaḥ muhūrtena viśramya ca niśācaraḥ
tam yakṣam yodhayāmāsa saḥ ca bhagnaḥ pradudruve

20. muhūrtena prāptasaṃjñaḥ ca viśramya niśācaraḥ
tam yakṣam yodhayāmāsa saḥ ca bhagnaḥ pradudruve

20. Having regained consciousness in a moment and having rested, the demon (niśācara) fought that yakṣa. And that yakṣa, being defeated, fled.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राप्तसंज्ञः (prāptasaṁjñaḥ) - having regained consciousness

• मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly

• विश्रम्य (viśramya) - having rested

• च (ca) - and

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - The demon Marīca (night-stalker, demon)

• तम् (tam) - that yakṣa (that)

• यक्षम् (yakṣam) - Saṃyodhakantaka (the yakṣa)

• योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - fought, caused to fight

• सः (saḥ) - that yakṣa (he)

• च (ca) - and

• भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken, defeated

• प्रदुद्रुवे (pradudruve) - fled, ran away

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तसंज्ञः (prāptasaṁjñaḥ) - having regained consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptasaṃjña

prāptasaṁjña - having regained consciousness, having attained knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāpta+saṃjñā)

• prāpta – obtained, attained, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-āp
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)
• saṃjñā – consciousness, understanding, name
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'niśācaraḥ'

मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, a specific time unit

Note: Indicates time (in a moment)

विश्रम्य (viśramya) - having rested

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from vi-śram

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Denotes a preceding action by the subject

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - The demon Marīca (night-stalker, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakṣasa

from niśā (night) + cara (mover)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  from car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'yodhayāmāsa'

तम् (tam) - that yakṣa (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the yakṣa from the previous verse

यक्षम् (yakṣam) - Saṃyodhakantaka (the yakṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of supernatural beings, a nature spirit, demigod

Note: Object of 'yodhayāmāsa'

योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - fought, caused to fight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yudh

Causative perfect form

from root yudh (to fight), in causative sense 'caused to fight' or simply 'fought' (periphrastic perfect)

Root: yudh (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that yakṣa (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the yakṣa

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, defeated, shattered

Past Passive Participle

from bhañj (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (the yakṣa)

प्रदुद्रुवे (pradudruve) - fled, ran away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pra-dru

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

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