वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-40, verse-5

निर्जितस्त्वं नरेन्द्रेण राघवेण महात्मना ।
निहत्य युधि दुर्धर्षं रावणं राक्षसाधिपम् ॥५॥

5. nirjitastvaṃ narendreṇa rāghaveṇa mahātmanā ,
nihatya yudhi durdharṣaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam.

5. nirjitaḥ tvam narendreṇa rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
nihatya yudhi durdharṣam rāvaṇam rākṣasādhipam

5. tvam narendreṇa mahātmanā rāghaveṇa yudhi
durdharṣam rāvaṇam rākṣasādhipam nihatya nirjitaḥ

5. He (Kubera) replied: 'Your (Rāvaṇa's) dominion has been vanquished by the great-souled king (narendra) Rāghava, who, in battle, killed the formidable Rāvaṇa, the lord of the rākṣasas.'

Words meanings summery:

• निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered, vanquished, defeated

• त्वम् (tvam) - your (Rāvaṇa's) dominion/power (rhetorically referring to the vanquished Rāvaṇa) (you (singular))

• नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the lord of men, by the king

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rāma)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having struck down

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - formidable, unconquerable, invincible

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - the lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered, vanquished, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, vanquished, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root ji (to conquer) with the prefix nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - your (Rāvaṇa's) dominion/power (rhetorically referring to the vanquished Rāvaṇa) (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the lord of men, by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, foremost
  noun (masculine)

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - by Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having struck down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root han (to strike, kill) with the prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - formidable, unconquerable, invincible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - difficult to be overcome, formidable, irresistible, unconquerable

Compound formed with the prefix dur- (difficult) and dharṣa (daring).

Compound type : karmadharaya (dur+dharṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard (prefix)
  indeclinable
• dharṣa – daring, bold, arrogant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛṣ (to dare, be bold).
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Laṅkā, antagonist of Rāma)

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - the lord of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

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