वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-36

अर्जुनाय तु तत् कर्म रावणस्य समन्त्रिणः ।
क्रीडमानाय कथितं पुरुषैर्द्वाररक्षिभिः ॥३६॥

36. arjunāya tu tat karma rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ ,
krīḍamānāya kathitaṃ puruṣairdvārarakṣibhiḥ.

36. arjunāya tu tat karma rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ
krīḍamānāya kathitam puruṣaiḥ dvārarakṣibhiḥ

36. tu krīḍamānāya arjunāya samantriṇaḥ rāvaṇasya
tat karma dvārarakṣibhiḥ puruṣaiḥ kathitam

36. Now, that event (karma) concerning Rāvaṇa and his ministers was recounted to Arjuna, who was engaged in play, by the doorkeepers.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुनाय (arjunāya) - to Arjuna

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

• तत् (tat) - that, that (action/event)

• कर्म (karma) - event, fate (action, deed, work, fate, result of action)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• समन्त्रिणः (samantriṇaḥ) - with his ministers, accompanied by ministers

• क्रीडमानाय (krīḍamānāya) - to one who was playing, to the one playing

• कथितम् (kathitam) - was told, recounted

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

• द्वाररक्षिभिः (dvārarakṣibhiḥ) - by doorkeepers, by guards

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुनाय (arjunāya) - to Arjuna

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that (action/event)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - event, fate (action, deed, work, fate, result of action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, fate, result of action

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the demon king of Lanka)

समन्त्रिणः (samantriṇaḥ) - with his ministers, accompanied by ministers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samantrin

samantrin - accompanied by ministers, having ministers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+mantrin)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with rāvaṇasya.

क्रीडमानाय (krīḍamānāya) - to one who was playing, to the one playing

(verbal derivative)

Note: Agrees with arjunāya.

कथितम् (kathitam) - was told, recounted

(verbal derivative)

Note: Agrees with tat karma.

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

द्वाररक्षिभिः (dvārarakṣibhiḥ) - by doorkeepers, by guards

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvārarakṣin

dvārarakṣin - doorkeeper, guard

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvāra+rakṣin)

• dvāra – door, gate
  noun (neuter)
• rakṣin – guard, protector
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'rakṣ' with 'ṇin' suffix.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaiḥ.

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