वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-26

स हि देवगणान् सर्वान्नानाप्रहरणैः शितैः ।
विध्वंसयति संक्रुद्धः सह तैः क्षणदाचरैः ॥२६॥

26. sa hi devagaṇān sarvānnānāpraharaṇaiḥ śitaiḥ ,
vidhvaṃsayati saṃkruddhaḥ saha taiḥ kṣaṇadācaraiḥ.

26. saḥ hi devagaṇān sarvān nānāpraharaṇaiḥ śitaiḥ |
vidhvaṃsayati saṃkruddhaḥ saha taiḥ kṣaṇadācaraiḥ

26. saḥ saṃkruddhaḥ hi kṣaṇadācaraiḥ taiḥ saha śitaiḥ
nānāpraharaṇaiḥ sarvān devagaṇān vidhvaṃsayati

26. Indeed, enraged, he destroys all the hosts of gods with various sharp weapons, along with those night-prowling demons.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (the demon being described) (he, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• देवगणान् (devagaṇān) - hosts of gods (groups of gods, hosts of deities)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, whole, every)

• नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons (with various weapons, with diverse armaments)

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp (weapons) (by sharp, by whetted, by keen)

• विध्वंसयति (vidhvaṁsayati) - destroys (destroys, annihilates, devastates)

• संक्रुद्धः (saṁkruddhaḥ) - enraged (greatly enraged, furious, highly incensed)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, along with, together with)

• तैः (taiḥ) - along with those (by them, with them (masculine/neuter))

• क्षणदाचरैः (kṣaṇadācaraiḥ) - along with those night-prowling demons (by night-prowlers, by demons (who move at night))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (the demon being described) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

देवगणान् (devagaṇān) - hosts of gods (groups of gods, hosts of deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of devagaṇa

devagaṇa - group of gods, host of deities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons (with various weapons, with diverse armaments)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nānāpraharaṇa

nānāpraharaṇa - various weapons, diverse armaments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (nānā+praharaṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse, many
  indeclinable
• praharaṇa – weapon, missile, striking, instrument of striking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from pra-hṛ-lyuṭ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp (weapons) (by sharp, by whetted, by keen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śo/śi 'to sharpen'

Root: śi (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `nānāpraharaṇaiḥ`.

विध्वंसयति (vidhvaṁsayati) - destroys (destroys, annihilates, devastates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vidhvaṃsay

Causative verb form of vidhvaṃs

From vi + dhvaṃs (1P, to fall, perish) with causative suffix -ay.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

संक्रुद्धः (saṁkruddhaḥ) - enraged (greatly enraged, furious, highly incensed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - greatly enraged, furious, highly incensed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from saṃ + krudh (4P, to be angry).

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ`.

सह (saha) - along with (with, along with, together with)

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - along with those (by them, with them (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `kṣaṇadācaraiḥ`.

क्षणदाचरैः (kṣaṇadācaraiḥ) - along with those night-prowling demons (by night-prowlers, by demons (who move at night))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣaṇadācara

kṣaṇadācara - night-prowler, demon, rākṣasa (who moves at night)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa or aluk tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇadā+cara)

• kṣaṇadā – night (giver of moments)
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root car (1P, to move) with suffix -a.
  Root: car (class 1)

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