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7,34

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-34, verse-20

ग्रहीतुकामं तं गृह्य रक्षसामीश्वरं हरिः ।
खमुत्पपात वेगेन कृत्वा कक्षावलम्बिनम् ॥२०॥
20. grahītukāmaṃ taṃ gṛhya rakṣasāmīśvaraṃ hariḥ ,
khamutpapāta vegena kṛtvā kakṣāvalambinam.
20. grahītukāmam tam gṛhya rakṣasām īśvaram hariḥ
kham utpapāta vegena kṛtvā kakṣāvalambinam
20. hariḥ grahītukāmam tam rakṣasām īśvaram gṛhya
kakṣāvalambinam kṛtvā vegena kham utpapāta
20. The monkey (hari), Vāli, having seized Rāvaṇa, the lord of demons (rakṣasām īśvara), who was himself intending to seize him, swiftly sprang up into the sky, making him hang from his side.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ग्रहीतुकामम् (grahītukāmam) - desirous of seizing, wishing to capture
  • तम् (tam) - him, that
  • गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken
  • रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons
  • ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord, master, ruler, potent
  • हरिः (hariḥ) - the monkey (Vāli) (monkey, lion, Vishnu, Indra, sun, horse)
  • खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether, heaven
  • उत्पपात (utpapāta) - he flew up, he sprang up, he ascended
  • वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, forcibly
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done
  • कक्षावलम्बिनम् (kakṣāvalambinam) - hanging from the armpit/side, clinging to the waist

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रहीतुकामम् (grahītukāmam) - desirous of seizing, wishing to capture
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of grahītukāma
grahītukāma - desirous of seizing/capturing
Compound of grahītum (infinitive of √grah) and kāma (desire)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grahītum+kāma)
  • grahītum – to seize, to grasp (infinitive)
    indeclinable
    infinitive
    Infinitive of √grah (to seize)
    Root: grah (class 9)
  • kāma – desire, wish, love
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'tam' and 'īśvaram' (referring to Rāvaṇa).
तम् (tam) - him, that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.
गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive of √grah (to seize)
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Modifies the action of Hari.
रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas
rakṣas - a demon, an evil being
Note: Qualifies 'īśvaram'.
ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord, master, ruler, potent
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - lord, master, ruler, potent, supreme being
From √īś (to rule) + -vara suffix
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'tam' (Rāvaṇa).
हरिः (hariḥ) - the monkey (Vāli) (monkey, lion, Vishnu, Indra, sun, horse)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hari
hari - monkey, lion, Vishnu, Indra, sun, horse, brown, yellow
Note: Subject of utpapāta.
खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether, heaven
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, space, ether, heaven, zero
Note: Direction of flight.
उत्पपात (utpapāta) - he flew up, he sprang up, he ascended
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat
Prefix: ut
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Verb for Hari.
वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, forcibly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
From √vij (to move quickly)
Root: vij (class 6)
Note: Manner of flying.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive of √kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Action prior to flying up.
कक्षावलम्बिनम् (kakṣāvalambinam) - hanging from the armpit/side, clinging to the waist
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kakṣāvalambin
kakṣāvalambin - hanging from the armpit/side, clinging to the waist
Compound of kakṣā (armpit, side) and avalambin (hanging)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kakṣā+avalambin)
  • kakṣā – armpit, side, waist, private apartment
    noun (feminine)
  • avalambin – hanging down, depending on, clinging to
    adjective (masculine)
    From √lamb (to hang) with prefix ava-
    Prefix: ava
    Root: lamb (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'tam' (Rāvaṇa), object of 'kṛtvā'.