वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-40

अथ स बलवृतः सवाहनस्त्रिदशपतिं परिगृह्य रावणिः ।
स्वभवनमुपगम्य राक्षसो मुदितमना विससर्ज राक्षसान् ॥४०॥

40. atha sa balavṛtaḥ savāhanastridaśapatiṃ parigṛhya rāvaṇiḥ ,
svabhavanamupagamya rākṣaso muditamanā visasarja rākṣasān.

40. atha sa balavṛtaḥ savāhanaḥ tridaśapatim parigṛhya rāvaṇiḥ
svabhavanam upagamya rākṣasaḥ muditamanāḥ visasrja rākṣasān

40. atha rāvaṇiḥ rākṣasaḥ sa balavṛtaḥ savāhanaḥ tridaśapatim
parigṛhya svabhavanam upagamya muditamanāḥ rākṣasān visasrja

40. Then, Rāvaṇa's son (Indrajit), surrounded by his army and with his vehicle, having captured the lord of the gods (Indra), arrived at his own dwelling and, with a joyful mind, dismissed his rākṣasa attendants.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereafter, moreover)

• स (sa) - he (Indrajit) (he, that)

• बलवृतः (balavṛtaḥ) - surrounded by his army (surrounded by force/army)

• सवाहनः (savāhanaḥ) - with his vehicle (with a vehicle, accompanied by his vehicle)

• त्रिदशपतिम् (tridaśapatim) - the lord of the gods (Indra)

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having captured (having seized, having captured, having surrounded)

• रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Rāvaṇa's son (Indrajit) (son of Rāvaṇa, Indrajit)

• स्वभवनम् (svabhavanam) - to his own dwelling (his own dwelling/house)

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having arrived (at) (having approached, having arrived)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the rākṣasa (Indrajit) (demon, fiend)

• मुदितमनाः (muditamanāḥ) - with a joyful mind (joyful-minded, with a happy mind)

• विसस्र्ज (visasrja) - dismissed (he dismissed, he sent away, he released)

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the rākṣasa attendants (demons, fiends)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereafter, moreover)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he (Indrajit) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बलवृतः (balavṛtaḥ) - surrounded by his army (surrounded by force/army)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavṛta

balavṛta - surrounded by force, accompanied by an army

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bala+vṛta)

• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• vṛta – covered, surrounded, chosen
  verbal derivative
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛ (to cover, choose)
  Root: √vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'sa', 'rāvaṇiḥ', 'rākṣasaḥ'.

सवाहनः (savāhanaḥ) - with his vehicle (with a vehicle, accompanied by his vehicle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savāhana

savāhana - having a vehicle, accompanied by an animal or vehicle

Bahuvrihi compound with 'sa' (with)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vāhana)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• vāhana – vehicle, carrier, animal for riding
  noun (neuter)
  From √vah (to carry)
  Root: √vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sa', 'rāvaṇiḥ', 'rākṣasaḥ'.

त्रिदशपतिम् (tridaśapatim) - the lord of the gods (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tridaśapati

tridaśapati - lord of the gods, Indra

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+pati)

• tridaśa – god, immortal (lit. 'thirty' referring to the 33 Vedic deities)
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having captured (having seized, having captured, having surrounded)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Indicates a prior action to the main verb.

रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Rāvaṇa's son (Indrajit) (son of Rāvaṇa, Indrajit)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Rāvaṇa, Indrajit

Patronymic 'i' suffix

स्वभवनम् (svabhavanam) - to his own dwelling (his own dwelling/house)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabhavana

svabhavana - one's own house, own dwelling

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhavana)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhavana – dwelling, house, abode, being
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having arrived (at) (having approached, having arrived)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Indicates a prior action to the main verb.

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the rākṣasa (Indrajit) (demon, fiend)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, fiend, rākṣasa

मुदितमनाः (muditamanāḥ) - with a joyful mind (joyful-minded, with a happy mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muditamanas

muditamanas - joyful-minded, cheerful, glad at heart

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mudita+manas)

• mudita – delighted, joyful, happy
  verbal derivative
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mud (to rejoice)
  Root: √mud (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāvaṇiḥ' and 'rākṣasaḥ'.

विसस्र्ज (visasrja) - dismissed (he dismissed, he sent away, he released)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of visṛj

Prefix: vi

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the rākṣasa attendants (demons, fiends)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, fiend, rākṣasa

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