वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-59, verse-1

अथ रात्र्यां प्रवृत्तायां शत्रुघ्नो भृगुनन्दनम् ।
पप्रच्छ च्यवनं विप्रं लवणस्य बलाबलम् ॥१॥

1. atha rātryāṃ pravṛttāyāṃ śatrughno bhṛgunandanam ,
papraccha cyavanaṃ vipraṃ lavaṇasya balābalam.

1. atha rātryām pravṛttāyām śatrughnaḥ bhṛgunandanam
papraccha cyavanam vipram lavaṇasya balābalam

1. atha rātryām pravṛttāyām śatrughnaḥ bhṛgunandanam
vipram cyavanam lavaṇasya balābalam papraccha

1. Then, as night commenced, Shatrughna inquired of the Brahmin Chyavana, the descendant of Bhrigu, regarding Lavana's strengths and weaknesses.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon, therefore, for beginning)

• रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night

• प्रवृत्तायाम् (pravṛttāyām) - having commenced (having begun, having commenced, engaged in, active, existing)

• शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Shatrughna (Shatrughna (name of a prince, one who destroys enemies))

• भृगुनन्दनम् (bhṛgunandanam) - Chyavana, the descendant of Bhrigu (descendant of Bhrigu, son of Bhrigu)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, inquired)

• च्यवनम् (cyavanam) - Chyavana (Chyavana (name of a sage))

• विप्रम् (vipram) - the Brahmin (a Brahmin, a sage, inspired)

• लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - of Lavana (of Lavana (name of a demon))

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strengths and weaknesses (strength and weakness, power and lack of power)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon, therefore, for beginning)

(indeclinable)

रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

प्रवृत्तायाम् (pravṛttāyām) - having commenced (having begun, having commenced, engaged in, active, existing)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, begun, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + root vṛt (to turn, exist)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Shatrughna (Shatrughna (name of a prince, one who destroys enemies))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - destroyer of foes, Shatrughna (name)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying (suffix)
  adjective
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

भृगुनन्दनम् (bhṛgunandanam) - Chyavana, the descendant of Bhrigu (descendant of Bhrigu, son of Bhrigu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛgunandana

bhṛgunandana - son of Bhrigu, descendant of Bhrigu

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhṛgu+nandana)

• bhṛgu – Bhrigu (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delighting
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, inquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prach

Perfect Active

Intensive reduplicated perfect form of root prach

Root: prach (class 6)

च्यवनम् (cyavanam) - Chyavana (Chyavana (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - Chyavana (name of a sage)

विप्रम् (vipram) - the Brahmin (a Brahmin, a sage, inspired)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage

लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - of Lavana (of Lavana (name of a demon))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - Lavana (name of a demon)

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strengths and weaknesses (strength and weakness, power and lack of power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, power and want of power

A Dvandva compound, or a compound implying 'strength' and 'non-strength'

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, without strength
  adjective (neuter)
  Negation 'a' + 'bala'