वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-75, verse-4

पुरा किल महाबाहो देवासुरसमागमे ।
वृत्रो नाम महानासीद्दैतेयो लोकसंमतः ॥४॥

4. purā kila mahābāho devāsurasamāgame ,
vṛtro nāma mahānāsīddaiteyo lokasaṃmataḥ.

4. purā kila mahābāho devāsurasamāgame | vṛtraḥ
nāma mahān āsīt daiteyaḥ lokasaṃmataḥ

4. mahābāho purā kila devāsurasamāgame vṛtraḥ
nāma mahān lokasaṃmataḥ daiteyaḥ āsīt

4. O mighty-armed one, formerly, in a conflict between devas and asuras, there was a great daitya named Vṛtra, who was esteemed by the people.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, reportedly, it is said

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• देवासुरसमागमे (devāsurasamāgame) - in the encounter/conflict of gods and asuras

• वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a daitya)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• दैतेयः (daiteyaḥ) - a son of Diti, a daitya (a type of demon)

• लोकसंमतः (lokasaṁmataḥ) - esteemed by the people, approved by the world

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, reportedly, it is said

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

देवासुरसमागमे (devāsurasamāgame) - in the encounter/conflict of gods and asuras

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devāsurasamāgama

devāsurasamāgama - meeting/conflict of devas and asuras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+asura+samāgama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, asura
  noun (masculine)
• samāgama – meeting, encounter, assembly, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a daitya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (a Vedic serpent or dragon, personification of drought and adversary of Indra)

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

दैतेयः (daiteyaḥ) - a son of Diti, a daitya (a type of demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daiteya

daiteya - son of Diti, a daitya (a class of demons)

Derived from Diti (a goddess, mother of the Daityas)

लोकसंमतः (lokasaṁmataḥ) - esteemed by the people, approved by the world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokasaṃmata

lokasaṁmata - esteemed by the people, approved by the world, popular

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+saṃmata)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmata – esteemed, approved, agreed upon
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root man with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

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