वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-18

उत्तरेण दशग्रीवः प्रविवेशानिवर्तितः ।
दक्षिणेन तु पार्श्वेन प्रविवेश शतक्रतुः ॥१८॥

18. uttareṇa daśagrīvaḥ praviveśānivartitaḥ ,
dakṣiṇena tu pārśvena praviveśa śatakratuḥ.

18. uttareṇa daśagrīvaḥ praviveśa anivartitaḥ
dakṣiṇena tu pārśvena praviveśa śatakratuḥ

18. daśagrīvaḥ anivartitaḥ uttareṇa praviveśa.
tu śatakratuḥ dakṣiṇena pārśvena praviveśa.

18. Daśagrīva entered from the northern side, advancing without turning back. But Indra (śatakratu) entered from the southern flank.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - from the northern side (by the northern, from the north)

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (having ten necks)

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered (into battle/area) (entered)

• अनिवर्तितः (anivartitaḥ) - advancing without turning back (not turned back, unopposed, irresistible)

• दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - from the southern side (by the southern, from the south)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• पार्श्वेन (pārśvena) - from the flank (by the side, from the flank)

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered (into battle/area) (entered)

• शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra (possessor of a hundred powers/rituals, epithet of Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - from the northern side (by the northern, from the north)

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, higher, excellent, answer

Note: used adverbially

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (having ten necks)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked, an epithet of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered (into battle/area) (entered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of praviś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

अनिवर्तितः (anivartitaḥ) - advancing without turning back (not turned back, unopposed, irresistible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anivartita

anivartita - not turned back, irresistible, unopposed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'ni-vṛt' with 'a' negative prefix and 'ita' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+nivartita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nivartita – turned back, made to stop
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-vṛt
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - from the southern side (by the southern, from the south)

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, sincere

Note: used adverbially

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

पार्श्वेन (pārśvena) - from the flank (by the side, from the flank)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered (into battle/area) (entered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of praviś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra (possessor of a hundred powers/rituals, epithet of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - possessing a hundred powers, performing a hundred Vedic rituals; an epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral
• kratu – power, strength, will, Vedic ritual
  noun (masculine)

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