वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-4

दृष्ट्वा देवास्तु तद् रक्षो वरदानेन दुर्जयम् ।
तां तां योनिं समापन्नास्तस्य धर्षणभीरवः ॥४॥

4. dṛṣṭvā devāstu tad rakṣo varadānena durjayam ,
tāṃ tāṃ yoniṃ samāpannāstasya dharṣaṇabhīravaḥ.

4. dṛṣṭvā devāḥ tu tat rakṣaḥ varadānena durjayam
tām tām yonim samāpannāḥ tasya dharṣaṇabhīravaḥ

4. devāḥ tu tat rakṣaḥ varadānena durjayam dṛṣṭvā
tasya dharṣaṇabhīravaḥ tām tām yonim samāpannāḥ

4. Seeing that demon, who was unconquerable due to the boon he had received, the gods, fearing his aggression, assumed various forms of existence (yoni).

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

• तत् (tat) - that demon (that, him)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

• वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon (he had received) (by the giving of a boon, by a boon)

• दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - unconquerable, difficult to conquer, invincible

• ताम् (tām) - that, her

• ताम् (tām) - that, her

• योनिम् (yonim) - forms of existence (birth, origin, form, species, womb)

• समापन्नाः (samāpannāḥ) - having attained, having entered, having resorted to

• तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (his, of him, of that)

• धर्षणभीरवः (dharṣaṇabhīravaḥ) - fearing aggression, fearful of assault

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive participle

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that demon (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with rakṣas (neuter noun)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon (he had received) (by the giving of a boon, by a boon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varadāna

varadāna - granting of a boon, bestowing of a wish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, gift, choice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation, liberality
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (root + -ana)
  Derived from root dā (to give) with suffix -ana
  Root: dā (class 3)

दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - unconquerable, difficult to conquer, invincible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durjaya

durjaya - difficult to conquer, invincible, unconquerable

Derived from prefix dur- and root ji (to conquer)

Compound type : pravṛddhi-samāsa (dur+jaya)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rakṣaḥ (neuter noun)

ताम् (tām) - that, her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used twice (tām tām) to indicate variety or 'various'

ताम् (tām) - that, her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used twice (tām tām) to indicate variety or 'various'

योनिम् (yonim) - forms of existence (birth, origin, form, species, womb)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, origin, source, birth, species, form of existence

समापन्नाः (samāpannāḥ) - having attained, having entered, having resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāpanna

samāpanna - attained, reached, entered, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ (masculine plural nominative)

तस्य (tasya) - of that demon (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

धर्षणभीरवः (dharṣaṇabhīravaḥ) - fearing aggression, fearful of assault

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharṣaṇabhīru

dharṣaṇabhīru - fearing violence, afraid of assault

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharṣaṇa+bhīru)

• dharṣaṇa – aggression, assault, violence, oppression
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (root + -ana)
  Derived from root dhṛṣ (to dare, to attack) with suffix -ana
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)
• bhīru – fearful, timid, afraid
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ (masculine plural nominative)

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