वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-51

तद्बलं राक्षसेन्द्राणां महाभ्रघननादितम् ।
जयेप्सया देवलोकं ययौ माली वशे स्थितम् ॥५१॥

51. tadbalaṃ rākṣasendrāṇāṃ mahābhraghananāditam ,
jayepsayā devalokaṃ yayau mālī vaśe sthitam.

51. tat balam rākṣasendrāṇām mahābhraghananāditam
jayepsayā devalokam yayau mālī vaśe sthitam

51. Mālī, with that army of the rākṣasa lords, which resounded like great thunderclouds and was under his command, went to the world of the gods (devaloka) with the desire for victory.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• बलम् (balam) - army, strength

• राक्षसेन्द्राणाम् (rākṣasendrāṇām) - of the rākṣasa lords

• महाभ्रघननादितम् (mahābhraghananāditam) - resounding like great thunderclouds

• जयेप्सया (jayepsayā) - with the desire for victory

• देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the world of gods

• ययौ (yayau) - he went

• माली (mālī) - Mālī (proper noun)

• वशे (vaśe) - in control, under sway

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - under command (modifies 'balam') (situated, standing, placed, under command)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

बलम् (balam) - army, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

राक्षसेन्द्राणाम् (rākṣasendrāṇām) - of the rākṣasa lords

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord of rākṣasas, chief rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

महाभ्रघननादितम् (mahābhraghananāditam) - resounding like great thunderclouds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhraghananādita

mahābhraghananādita - resounding with the roar of great thunderclouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahābhraghana+nādita)

• mahābhraghana – great thundercloud
  noun (masculine)
• nādita – made to sound, roared, reverberated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √nad (to sound, roar) with causative suffix -ita
  Root: nad (class 1)

जयेप्सया (jayepsayā) - with the desire for victory

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jayepsā

jayepsā - desire for victory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+īpsā)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• īpsā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from desiderative of √āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)

देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the world of gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

ययौ (yayau) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

माली (mālī) - Mālī (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mālin

mālin - Mālī (name of a rākṣasa)

वशे (vaśe) - in control, under sway

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, control, power, command

स्थितम् (sthitam) - under command (modifies 'balam') (situated, standing, placed, under command)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'balam'

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