वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-24

ततः स देवान् संत्यज्य शक्रमेवाभ्ययाद्द्रुतम् ।
महेन्द्रश्च महातेजा न ददर्श सुतं रिपोः ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ sa devān saṃtyajya śakramevābhyayāddrutam ,
mahendraśca mahātejā na dadarśa sutaṃ ripoḥ.

24. tataḥ sa devān saṃtyajya śakram eva abhyayāt drutam
mahendraḥ ca mahātejāḥ na dadarśa sutam ripoḥ

24. tataḥ saḥ devān saṃtyajya śakram eva drutam abhyayāt
ca mahātejāḥ mahendraḥ ripoḥ sutam na dadarśa

24. Then, Indrajit, leaving aside the other gods, swiftly attacked Indra himself. However, Mahendra, the mighty and greatly resplendent one, did not see the enemy's son.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• स (sa) - he

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having left

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - he went towards, he attacked

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly, quickly

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra, Great Indra

• च (ca) - and

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly resplendent, mighty

• न (na) - not

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used as an adverb.

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from the root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (king of the gods), powerful

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - he went towards, he attacked

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dru' (to run, to flow); used adverbially here.

Root: dru (class 1)

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra, Great Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, a name for Indra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly resplendent, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly splendid, very brilliant, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, might
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, child

Root: sū (class 2)

रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

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