वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-23

स तां प्रविश्य मायां तु दत्तां गोपतिना पुरा ।
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां तत् सैन्यं समवाकिरत् ॥२३॥

23. sa tāṃ praviśya māyāṃ tu dattāṃ gopatinā purā ,
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tat sainyaṃ samavākirat.

23. sa tām praviśya māyām tu dattām gopatinā purā
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānām tat sainyam samavākirat

23. saḥ purā gopatinā dattām tām māyām tu praviśya
sarvabhūtānām adṛśyaḥ tat sainyam samavākirat

23. Indeed, having resorted to that illusion (māyā), which was formerly granted to him by Gopati, he became invisible to all beings and showered that army [with weapons].

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having resorted to

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power, artifice

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

• दत्ताम् (dattām) - given, granted

• गोपतिना (gopatinā) - by Gopati, a name for a powerful deity (e.g., Varuṇa, Sun-god, Indra) (by Gopati (a deity))

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, imperceptible

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, to all creatures

• तत् (tat) - that

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host of soldiers

• समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he showered upon, he scattered, he covered

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from the root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power, artifice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magical power, artifice, delusion

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

(indeclinable)

दत्ताम् (dattām) - given, granted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dā' (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

गोपतिना (gopatinā) - by Gopati, a name for a powerful deity (e.g., Varuṇa, Sun-god, Indra) (by Gopati (a deity))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gopati

gopati - lord of cows, cowherd, a king, a particular deity (Varuṇa, Sun, Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+pati)

• go – cow, earth, ray of light, water, sky
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, imperceptible, not to be seen

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From the root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, to all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, existing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host of soldiers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - relating to an army, an army, host

समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he showered upon, he scattered, he covered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samavākirat

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

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