वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-23, verse-5

निवातकवचास्तत्र दैत्या लब्धवरा वसन् ।
राक्षसस्तान् समासाद्य युद्धेन समुपाह्वयत् ॥५॥

5. nivātakavacāstatra daityā labdhavarā vasan ,
rākṣasastān samāsādya yuddhena samupāhvayat.

5. nivātakavacāḥ tatra daityāḥ labdhavarāḥ vasan
rākṣasaḥ tān samāsādya yuddhena samupāhvayat

5. labdhavarāḥ nivātakavacāḥ daityāḥ tatra vasan.
rākṣasaḥ tān samāsādya yuddhena samupāhvayat

5. The Daityas known as Nivātakavacas, who had obtained boons, lived there. The rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa), having approached them, challenged them to battle.

Words meanings summery:

• निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Daityas named Nivātakavacas (the Nivātakavacas (a class of Daityas), having wind-proof armor)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in Maṇimatī) (there, in that place)

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - the Daityas (Daityas (a race of demons/demi-gods))

• लब्धवराः (labdhavarāḥ) - who had obtained boons (having obtained boons, having received excellent things)

• वसन् (vasan) - lived (lived, dwelled)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) (demon, rākṣasa)

• तान् (tān) - them (the Nivātakavacas) (them, those)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached (having approached, having obtained)

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - with battle (by battle, with battle)

• समुपाह्वयत् (samupāhvayat) - he challenged (them) (he challenged, he invited to)

Words meanings and morphology

निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Daityas named Nivātakavacas (the Nivātakavacas (a class of Daityas), having wind-proof armor)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca

nivātakavaca - a class of powerful Daityas, whose armor is proof against wind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivāta+kavaca)

• nivāta – windless, protected from wind, calm
  adjective (masculine)
• kavaca – armor, mail
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in Maṇimatī) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - the Daityas (Daityas (a race of demons/demi-gods))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - a descendant of Diti, a class of demons or anti-gods

लब्धवराः (labdhavarāḥ) - who had obtained boons (having obtained boons, having received excellent things)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of labdhavara

labdhavara - one who has obtained a boon, having obtained excellent things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (labdha+vara)

• labdha – obtained, gained, received
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root labh + suffix -ta
  Root: labh (class 1)
• vara – boon, blessing, choice, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with daityāḥ.

वसन् (vasan) - lived (lived, dwelled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

imperfect active

root vas, imperfect 3rd plural active

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Original form is `avasan` from `vas` (to dwell) in imperfect 3rd plural. The `a` is dropped in the beginning of the verse.

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a nocturnal evil being

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

तान् (tān) - them (the Nivātakavacas) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached (having approached, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (l-yap)

root sad with prefixes sam and ā + suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - with battle (by battle, with battle)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

समुपाह्वयत् (samupāhvayat) - he challenged (them) (he challenged, he invited to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hvā

imperfect active

root hvā with prefixes sam, upa, and ā, imperfect 3rd singular active

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

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