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7,54

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-54, verse-4

हत्वा दशसहस्राणि सिंहव्याघ्रमृगद्विपान् ।
मानुषांश्चैव कुरुते नित्यमाहारमाह्निकम् ॥४॥
4. hatvā daśasahasrāṇi siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipān ,
mānuṣāṃścaiva kurute nityamāhāramāhnikam.
4. hatvā daśasahasrāṇi siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipān
mānuṣān ca eva kurute nityam āhāram āhnikam
4. hatvā daśasahasrāṇi siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipān
mānuṣān ca eva nityam āhāram āhnikam kurute
4. Having killed tens of thousands of lions, tigers, deer, and elephants, and also humans, he constantly makes them his daily sustenance.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
  • दशसहस्राणि (daśasahasrāṇi) - ten thousands, tens of thousands
  • सिंहव्याघ्रमृगद्विपान् (siṁhavyāghramṛgadvipān) - lions, tigers, deer, and elephants
  • मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans, human beings
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - even, indeed, only
  • कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he performs, he does
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, regularly
  • आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, meal
  • आह्निकम् (āhnikam) - as a daily meal/sustenance (daily, diurnal)

Words meanings and morphology

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Formed from the root 'han' with the suffix '-tvā'
Root: han (class 2)
दशसहस्राणि (daśasahasrāṇi) - ten thousands, tens of thousands
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of daśasahasra
daśasahasra - ten thousand
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+sahasra)
  • daśa – ten
    numeral
  • sahasra – thousand
    noun (neuter)
सिंहव्याघ्रमृगद्विपान् (siṁhavyāghramṛgadvipān) - lions, tigers, deer, and elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipa
siṁhavyāghramṛgadvipa - a compound noun referring to lions, tigers, deer, and elephants
Compound type : dvandva (siṃha+vyāghra+mṛga+dvipa)
  • siṃha – lion
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
  • mṛga – deer, wild animal
    noun (masculine)
  • dvipa – elephant (literally 'two-drinker')
    noun (masculine)
मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans, human beings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, pertaining to humans, man
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - even, indeed, only
(indeclinable)
कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he performs, he does
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ
Present 3rd singular middle voice of root 'kṛ'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, regularly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya
nitya - constant, eternal, regular, always existing
Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'constantly' or 'daily'.
आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, meal
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra
āhāra - food, diet, sustenance, meal
Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
आह्निकम् (āhnikam) - as a daily meal/sustenance (daily, diurnal)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āhnika
āhnika - daily, diurnal, pertaining to the day
Derived from 'ahan' (day) with suffix 'ṭhak'
Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'āhāram'.