वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-1

जिते महेन्द्रे ऽतिबले रावणस्य सुतेन वै ।
प्रजापतिं पुरस्कृत्य गता लङ्कां सुरास्तदा ॥१॥

1. jite mahendre'tibale rāvaṇasya sutena vai ,
prajāpatiṃ puraskṛtya gatā laṅkāṃ surāstadā.

1. jite mahendre atibale rāvaṇasya sutena vai
prajāpatim puraskṛtya gatāḥ laṅkām surāḥ tadā

1. tadā surāḥ prajāpatim puraskṛtya rāvaṇasya
sutena atibale mahendre jite vai laṅkām gatāḥ

1. When the exceedingly powerful Mahendra (Indra) had been conquered by Rāvaṇa's son, the gods then went to Laṅkā, with Prajāpati (Brahmā) at their head.

Words meanings summery:

• जिते (jite) - (when he) was conquered (when conquered, having been conquered)

• महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - (when) Mahendra (Indra) (in Mahendra, on Mahendra)

• अतिबले (atibale) - (when) the exceedingly powerful (Mahendra) (in the exceedingly powerful, regarding the very strong)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• सुतेन (sutena) - by the son

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (Brahmā) (Prajāpati (lord of creatures, a name of Brahmā))

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front (as leader) (having placed in front, having honored, having made a leader)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - went (went, gone)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā

• सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

जिते (jite) - (when he) was conquered (when conquered, having been conquered)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - (when) Mahendra (Indra) (in Mahendra, on Mahendra)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, a name of Indra

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + indra (Indra)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)

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

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

अतिबले (atibale) - (when) the exceedingly powerful (Mahendra) (in the exceedingly powerful, regarding the very strong)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of atibala

atibala - exceedingly powerful, very strong

Compound of 'ati' (intensive prefix) and 'bala' (strength/powerful)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+bala)

• ati – exceedingly, very, over
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mahendre', part of a locative absolute construction.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

सुतेन (sutena) - by the son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

From √sū (to beget), but commonly used as a noun.

Root: √sū (class 2)

Note: Agent in the passive construction (locative absolute with 'jite').

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (Brahmā) (Prajāpati (lord of creatures, a name of Brahmā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator, a name of Brahmā

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-√jan (to be born)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front (as leader) (having placed in front, having honored, having made a leader)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Indicates a prior action to the main verb.

गताः (gatāḥ) - went (went, gone)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in a past sense.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of Rāvaṇa's capital city, often identified with Sri Lanka)

सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity, immortal

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)