वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-22, verse-1

स तु तस्य महानादं श्रुत्वा वैवस्वतो यमः ।
शत्रुं विजयिनं मेने स्वबलस्य च संक्षयम् ॥१॥

1. sa tu tasya mahānādaṃ śrutvā vaivasvato yamaḥ ,
śatruṃ vijayinaṃ mene svabalasya ca saṃkṣayam.

1. saḥ tu tasya mahānādam śrutvā vaivasvataḥ yamaḥ
śatrum vijayinam mene svabalasya ca saṃkṣayam

1. saḥ yamaḥ vaivasvataḥ tu tasya mahānādam śrutvā
śatrum vijayinam svabalasya ca saṃkṣayam mene

1. But Yama (Vaivasvata), having heard that great roar, considered the enemy victorious and his own forces to be destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Yama) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (the demon's) (of him, his)

• महानादम् (mahānādam) - that great roar (great roar, loud sound)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Yama (Vaivasvata, Yama (son of Vivasvat))

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (Yama (god of death), twin)

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - the enemy (the demon) (enemy)

• विजयिनम् (vijayinam) - victorious (victorious, conquering)

• मेने (mene) - considered (thought, considered, believed)

• स्वबलस्य (svabalasya) - of his own forces (of his own strength, of his own army)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संक्षयम् (saṁkṣayam) - (his own forces to be) destroyed / destruction (destruction, loss, decrease)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Yama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: masculine nominative singular of tad

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of his (the demon's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: masculine/neuter genitive singular of tad

महानादम् (mahānādam) - that great roar (great roar, loud sound)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānāda

mahānāda - great sound, loud roar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāda)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Yama (Vaivasvata, Yama (son of Vivasvat))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - son of Vivasvat; Yama

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (Yama (god of death), twin)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, god of death, twin, restraint

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - the enemy (the demon) (enemy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, rival

विजयिनम् (vijayinam) - victorious (victorious, conquering)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijayin

vijayin - victorious, conqueror

from 'vijaya' (victory)

Note: modifies śatrum

मेने (mene) - considered (thought, considered, believed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of man

Perfect Middle

from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

स्वबलस्य (svabalasya) - of his own forces (of his own strength, of his own army)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of svabala

svabala - one's own strength, one's own army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bala)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संक्षयम् (saṁkṣayam) - (his own forces to be) destroyed / destruction (destruction, loss, decrease)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣaya

saṁkṣaya - destruction, loss, decrease

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Refers to the destruction of his army, paired with svabalasya

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