वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-25

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वधाय लवणस्याजौ शरः शत्रुघ्नधारितः ।
तेजसा यस्य सर्वे स्म संमूढाः सुरसत्तमाः ॥२५॥

25. vadhāya lavaṇasyājau śaraḥ śatrughnadhāritaḥ ,
tejasā yasya sarve sma saṃmūḍhāḥ surasattamāḥ.

25. vadhāya lavaṇasya ājau śaraḥ śatrughnadhāritaḥ
tejasā yasya sarve sma saṃmūḍhāḥ surasattamāḥ

25. lavasya vadhāya ājau śaraḥ śatrughnadhāritaḥ
yasya tejasā sarve surasattamāḥ sma saṃmūḍhāḥ

25. The arrow, wielded by Śatrughna, for the destruction of Lavaṇa in battle, by whose (arrow's) brilliant power (tejas) all of us, the foremost among the gods, were utterly bewildered.

Words meanings summery:

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वधाय (vadhāya) - for the destruction (for the killing, for the destruction)

लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - of Lavaṇa

आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in the fight)

शरः (śaraḥ) - the arrow (arrow)

शत्रुघ्नधारितः (śatrughnadhāritaḥ) - wielded by Śatrughna (held/borne by Śatrughna)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by its brilliant power (tejas) (by brilliance, by power, by energy)

यस्य (yasya) - by which (arrow's) (of whom, of which)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, everyone, whole)

स्म (sma) - (indicator of past action) ((past tense indicator))

संमूढाः (saṁmūḍhāḥ) - utterly bewildered (utterly bewildered, deluded, confused)

सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - the foremost among the gods (best among the gods, foremost deities)

Words meanings and morphology

वधाय (vadhāya) - for the destruction (for the killing, for the destruction)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, destruction, death

From root vadh (to strike, to kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or object.

लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - of Lavaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - Lavaṇa (name of a demon); salt

Note: Possessive, specifying whose destruction.

आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in the fight)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, fight, contest, race

Root: aj (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location or context of the action.

शरः (śaraḥ) - the arrow (arrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed, dart

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शत्रुघ्नधारितः (śatrughnadhāritaḥ) - wielded by Śatrughna (held/borne by Śatrughna)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrughnadhārita

śatrughnadhārita - held by Śatrughna

Compound (Tatpuruṣa) of Śatrughna (proper noun) and dhārita (Past Passive Participle of dhṛ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatrughna+dhārita)

śatrughna – Śatrughna (brother of Rāma); slayer of enemies
proper noun (masculine)
Compound of śatru (enemy) and ghna (slayer).
dhārita – held, borne, supported, kept
adjective
Past Passive Participle (Causative)
From causative of root dhṛ (to hold, bear) with suffix -ta.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraḥ'.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by its brilliant power (tejas) (by brilliance, by power, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, radiance, energy, power, spiritual force, glory

Note: Indicates the means or cause of the bewilderment.

यस्य (yasya) - by which (arrow's) (of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'śaraḥ'. The genitive often implies instrumental meaning in this context ('by whose [power]').

सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, everyone, whole)