वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-16, verse-1

स जित्वा भ्रातरं राम धनदं राक्षसाधिपः ।
महासेनप्रसूतिं तु ययौ शरवणं ततः ॥१॥

1. sa jitvā bhrātaraṃ rāma dhanadaṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
mahāsenaprasūtiṃ tu yayau śaravaṇaṃ tataḥ.

1. sa jitvā bhrātaram rāma dhanadam rākṣasādhipaḥ
mahāsenaprasūtim tu yayau śaravaṇam tataḥ

1. rāma sa rākṣasādhipaḥ bhrātaram dhanadam jitvā
tataḥ tu mahāsenaprasūtim śaravaṇam yayau

1. O Rāma, the lord of rākṣasas, having conquered his brother Kubera, then went to Śaravaṇa, the birthplace of Mahāsena (Kārtikeya).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• धनदम् (dhanadam) - Kubera (Kubera (the giver of wealth))

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas)

• महासेनप्रसूतिम् (mahāsenaprasūtim) - birthplace of Mahāsena (Kārtikeya) (birthplace of Mahāsena)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ययौ (yayau) - went

• शरवणम् (śaravaṇam) - to Śaravaṇa (a thicket of reeds)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'ji' (to conquer) with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: ji (class 1)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name); pleasing, charming

धनदम् (dhanadam) - Kubera (Kubera (the giver of wealth))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanada

dhanada - giver of wealth; Kubera

Compound of dhana (wealth) and da (giver, from root 'dā' to give).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+da)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'ka'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas

Compound of rākṣasa (demon) and adhipa (lord).

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

महासेनप्रसूतिम् (mahāsenaprasūtim) - birthplace of Mahāsena (Kārtikeya) (birthplace of Mahāsena)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāsenaprasūti

mahāsenaprasūti - birthplace of Mahāsena

Compound: Mahāsena (proper noun, Kārtikeya) + prasūti (birth, origin).

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (mahāsena+prasūti)

• mahāsena – Mahāsena (epithet of Kārtikeya, god of war)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prasūti – birth, production, origin
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ययौ (yayau) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of yā

Perfect Active

Root 'yā' (to go), perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: yā (class 2)

शरवणम् (śaravaṇam) - to Śaravaṇa (a thicket of reeds)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaravaṇa

śaravaṇa - thicket of reeds, a specific place associated with Kārtikeya's birth

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)