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

इति ते राक्षसा देव वरदानेन दर्पिताः ।
बाधन्ते समरोद्धर्षा ये च तेषां पुरःसराः ॥६॥

6. iti te rākṣasā deva varadānena darpitāḥ ,
bādhante samaroddharṣā ye ca teṣāṃ puraḥsarāḥ.

6. iti te rākṣasāḥ deva vara-dānena darpitāḥ
bādhante samara-ut-harṣāḥ ye ca teṣām puraḥ-sarāḥ

6. deva iti te varadānena darpitāḥ rākṣasāḥ bādhante
ye ca teṣām samara-ut-harṣāḥ puraḥ-sarāḥ

6. Thus, O god, those Rākṣasas, made arrogant by the boon, torment (us), along with their leaders who delight in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• ते (te) - those, they

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

• देव (deva) - O god (vocative singular)

• वर-दानेन (vara-dānena) - by the granting of a boon, by the boon

• दर्पिताः (darpitāḥ) - made arrogant, proud, haughty

• बाधन्ते (bādhante) - they torment, they oppress, they afflict

• समर-उत्-हर्षाः (samara-ut-harṣāḥ) - those delighted by battle, exultant in war

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• पुरः-सराः (puraḥ-sarāḥ) - leaders, foremost ones, vanguard

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (pronoun base)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon, monster

देव (deva) - O god (vocative singular)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

वर-दानेन (vara-dānena) - by the granting of a boon, by the boon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vara-dāna

vara-dāna - granting of a boon, gift of a boon

Compound of vara (boon) and dāna (giving, gift).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, wish, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, gift, charity (dāna)
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

दर्पिताः (darpitāḥ) - made arrogant, proud, haughty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darpita

darpita - made proud, arrogant, haughty

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from causative of root dṛp (to be proud).

Root: dṛp (class 4)

बाधन्ते (bādhante) - they torment, they oppress, they afflict

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)

समर-उत्-हर्षाः (samara-ut-harṣāḥ) - those delighted by battle, exultant in war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samara-uddharṣa

samara-uddharṣa - delighted by battle, exultant in war

Compound of samara (battle) and uddharṣa (joy, delight).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samara+uddharṣa)

• samara – battle, conflict, war
  noun (masculine)
• uddharṣa – joy, delight, exultation
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-hṛṣ (to be thrilled, rejoice).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun base)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (pronoun base)

पुरः-सराः (puraḥ-sarāḥ) - leaders, foremost ones, vanguard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puraḥ-sara

puraḥ-sara - going before, leader, forerunner, vanguard

Compound of puras (before) and sara (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+sara)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• sara – going, moving, leading
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛ (to go).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

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