वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-54, verse-5

ततो ऽपराणि सत्त्वानि खादते स महाबलः ।
संहारे समनुप्राप्ते व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः ॥५॥

5. tato'parāṇi sattvāni khādate sa mahābalaḥ ,
saṃhāre samanuprāpte vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ.

5. tataḥ aparāṇi sattvāni khādate saḥ mahābalaḥ
saṃhāre samanuprāpte vyāditāsyaḥ iva antakaḥ

5. tataḥ saḥ mahābalaḥ samanuprāpte saṃhāre
vyāditāsyaḥ antakaḥ iva aparāṇi sattvāni khādate

5. Then, that mighty one devours other creatures, just like Death (Antaka) with his mouth gaping open when the cosmic dissolution (saṃhāra) has arrived.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• अपराणि (aparāṇi) - other, different, subsequent

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, entities

• खादते (khādate) - he eats, he devours

• सः (saḥ) - referring to the mighty one (he, that)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong, mighty, powerful

• संहारे (saṁhāre) - at the time of cosmic dissolution (in the destruction, at the dissolution)

• समनुप्राप्ते (samanuprāpte) - having arrived, having come about

• व्यादितास्यः (vyāditāsyaḥ) - with an open mouth, gaping-mouthed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - referring to Yama, the god of death (the destroyer, Death)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अपराणि (aparāṇi) - other, different, subsequent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, western

Note: Agrees with 'sattvāni'.

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures, entities

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, creature, quality of goodness

खादते (khādate) - he eats, he devours

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of khād

Present 3rd singular middle voice of root 'khād'

Root: khād (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - referring to the mighty one (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - great strength, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'he'.

संहारे (saṁhāre) - at the time of cosmic dissolution (in the destruction, at the dissolution)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃhāra

saṁhāra - destruction, withdrawal, dissolution (of the universe)

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

समनुप्राप्ते (samanuprāpte) - having arrived, having come about

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samanuprāpta

samanuprāpta - arrived at, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'āp' with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu', suffix '-kta'

Prefixes: sam+anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, agrees with 'saṃhāre'.

व्यादितास्यः (vyāditāsyaḥ) - with an open mouth, gaping-mouthed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāditāsya

vyāditāsya - having an open mouth, gaping-mouthed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyādita+āsya)

• vyādita – opened, stretched, expanded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dā' (to divide/give) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dā (class 1)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'he'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - referring to Yama, the god of death (the destroyer, Death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - one who makes an end, destroyer, Death, Yama

Derived from 'anta' (end) with the suffix 'ka'