वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-72

स कीर्यमाणः कुसुमाक्षतोत्करैर्द्विजैः सपौरैः पुरुहूतसंनिभः ।
तदार्जुनः संप्रविवेश तां पुरीं बलिं निगृह्यैव सहस्रलोचनः ॥७२॥

72. sa kīryamāṇaḥ kusumākṣatotkarairdvijaiḥ sapauraiḥ puruhūtasaṃnibhaḥ ,
tadārjunaḥ saṃpraviveśa tāṃ purīṃ baliṃ nigṛhyaiva sahasralocanaḥ.

72. saḥ kīryamāṇaḥ kusumākṣatotkaraiḥ
dvijaiḥ sapauraiḥ puruhūtasaṃnibhaḥ
tad arjunaḥ saṃpraviveśa tām purīm
balim nigṛhya eva sahasralocanaḥ

72. tad saḥ arjunaḥ puruhūtasaṃnibhaḥ dvijaiḥ sapauraiḥ kusumākṣatotkaraiḥ kīryamāṇaḥ,
sahasralocanaḥ balim nigṛhya eva tām purīm saṃpraviveśa.

72. Being showered with heaps of flowers and unbroken rice by the twice-born (dvija) and citizens, that Arjuna, who was like Indra (puruhūta), then entered that city, just as the thousand-eyed one (sahasralocana) had indeed captured Bali.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that Arjuna (he, that)

• कीर्यमाणः (kīryamāṇaḥ) - being showered (with flowers and rice) (being scattered, being thrown, being showered)

• कुसुमाक्षतोत्करैः (kusumākṣatotkaraiḥ) - by heaps of flowers and unbroken rice

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the brahmins (dvija) (by the twice-born (brahmins, birds, snakes, teeth))

• सपौरैः (sapauraiḥ) - by those with citizens, along with citizens

• पुरुहूतसंनिभः (puruhūtasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling Indra (puruhūta) (resembling Puruhūta (Indra))

• तद् (tad) - then, at that time

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Kārtavīrya Arjuna (Arjuna (name))

• संप्रविवेश (saṁpraviveśa) - entered

• ताम् (tām) - that, her

• पुरीम् (purīm) - the city of Māhiṣmatī (city, town)

• बलिम् (balim) - the demon king Bali (Bali (name of a demon king); offering, tribute)

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized, having arrested, having captured

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

• सहस्रलोचनः (sahasralocanaḥ) - Indra (sahasralocana) (thousand-eyed)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that Arjuna (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कीर्यमाणः (kīryamāṇaḥ) - being showered (with flowers and rice) (being scattered, being thrown, being showered)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīryamāṇa

kīryamāṇa - being scattered, being thrown

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṝ (to scatter, throw) with passive suffix -yamāna.

Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'Arjunaḥ'.

कुसुमाक्षतोत्करैः (kusumākṣatotkaraiḥ) - by heaps of flowers and unbroken rice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kusumākṣatotkara

kusumākṣatotkara - heap of flowers and unbroken rice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kusumākṣata+utkara)

• kusumākṣata – flowers and unbroken rice
  noun (neuter)
• utkara – heap, pile, multitude
  noun (masculine)

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the brahmins (dvija) (by the twice-born (brahmins, birds, snakes, teeth))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya), bird, tooth, snake

From dvi (two) + √jan (to be born).

सपौरैः (sapauraiḥ) - by those with citizens, along with citizens

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sapaurai

sapaurai - accompanied by citizens

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+paura)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• paura – citizen, inhabitant of a city
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'pura' (city).

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaiḥ'.

पुरुहूतसंनिभः (puruhūtasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling Indra (puruhūta) (resembling Puruhūta (Indra))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruhūtasaṃnibha

puruhūtasaṁnibha - similar to Puruhūta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruhūta+saṃnibha)

• puruhūta – Indra (frequently invoked), often invoked
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'Arjunaḥ'.

तद् (tad) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Kārtavīrya Arjuna (Arjuna (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of various kings and mythological figures, particularly the Pāṇḍava prince and Kārtavīrya Arjuna); white, silver

संप्रविवेश (saṁpraviveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root √viś (to enter) with prefixes sam- and pra-.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: viś (class 6)

ताम् (tām) - that, her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'purīm'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - the city of Māhiṣmatī (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

बलिम् (balim) - the demon king Bali (Bali (name of a demon king); offering, tribute)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king subjugated by Viṣṇu); offering, tribute, tax

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized, having arrested, having captured

(indeclinable participle)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सहस्रलोचनः (sahasralocanaḥ) - Indra (sahasralocana) (thousand-eyed)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasralocana

sahasralocana - thousand-eyed (an epithet of Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+locana)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Indra, performing the action of capturing Bali.

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