वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-35

देवसागरमक्षोभ्यं शस्त्रौघैः प्रविगाह्य च ।
जिता देवा रणे नित्यं न नो मृत्युकृतं भयम् ॥३५॥

35. devasāgaramakṣobhyaṃ śastraughaiḥ pravigāhya ca ,
jitā devā raṇe nityaṃ na no mṛtyukṛtaṃ bhayam.

35. devasāgaram akṣobhyam śastraughaiḥ pravigāhya ca
jitāḥ devāḥ raṇe nityam na naḥ mṛtyukṛtam bhayam

35. śastraughaiḥ akṣobhyam devasāgaram pravigāhya ca raṇe
devāḥ nityam jitāḥ naḥ mṛtyukṛtam bhayam na (asti)

35. Having penetrated deeply into the unshakable ocean-like host of gods with a multitude of weapons, the gods were always defeated by us in battle. And for us, there is no fear caused by death.

Words meanings summery:

• देवसागरम् (devasāgaram) - the vast and numerous host of gods (the ocean of gods, a host of gods like an ocean)

• अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - unshakable, immovable, untroubled

• शस्त्रौघैः (śastraughaiḥ) - by our massed weapons (by masses/torrents of weapons)

• प्रविगाह्य (pravigāhya) - having deeply entered, having penetrated

• च (ca) - and, also

• जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered, defeated

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• न (na) - not, no

• नः (naḥ) - for us (dative/genitive) (us, to us, our)

• मृत्युकृतम् (mṛtyukṛtam) - caused by death, made by death

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

Words meanings and morphology

देवसागरम् (devasāgaram) - the vast and numerous host of gods (the ocean of gods, a host of gods like an ocean)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devasāgara

devasāgara - ocean of gods; a vast multitude of gods (like an ocean)

Compound: deva (god) + sāgara (ocean).

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa (deva+sāgara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `pravigāhya`.

अक्षोभ्यम् (akṣobhyam) - unshakable, immovable, untroubled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣobhya

akṣobhya - unshakable, immovable, imperturbable, untroubled

gerundive (potential passive participle)

Negated gerundive of √kṣubh (to shake, agitate) with prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣobhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣobhya – to be shaken, to be disturbed
  adjective
  gerundive
  Derived from root √kṣubh.
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

शस्त्रौघैः (śastraughaiḥ) - by our massed weapons (by masses/torrents of weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śastraugha

śastraugha - flood/multitude of weapons

Compound: śastra (weapon) + ogha (flood, mass, multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+ogha)

• śastra – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √śaṃs (to praise) or √śas (to cut).
  Root: śaṃs/śas (class 1)
• ogha – flood, current, stream; multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the means by which they penetrated the ocean of gods.

प्रविगाह्य (pravigāhya) - having deeply entered, having penetrated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of root √gāh with prefixes pra- and vi-.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied (the speaker, i.e., the Rākṣasas).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jita

jita - conquered, defeated, won, restrained

past passive participle

From root √ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Implies "by us" as the agent.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of the passive participle "jitāḥ".

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Derived from root √raṇ (to delight, to sound, to fight).

Root: raṇ (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the act of conquering.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us (dative/genitive) (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the first person plural pronoun.

Note: "There is no fear for us."

मृत्युकृतम् (mṛtyukṛtam) - caused by death, made by death

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛtyukṛta

mṛtyukṛta - caused by death, made by death

past passive participle compound

Compound: mṛtyu (death) + kṛta (made/caused).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+kṛta)

• mṛtyu – death, demise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• kṛta – done, made, caused
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension, danger

Derived from root √bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb "is".

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