वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-17

वैनतेयस्ततः क्रुद्धः पक्षवातेन राक्षसं ।
व्यपोहद्बलवान् वायुः शुष्कपर्णचयं यथा ॥१७॥

17. vainateyastataḥ kruddhaḥ pakṣavātena rākṣasaṃ ,
vyapohadbalavān vāyuḥ śuṣkaparṇacayaṃ yathā.

17. vainateyaḥ tataḥ kruddhaḥ pakṣavātena rākṣasam
vyapōhat balavān vāyuḥ śuṣkaparṇacayam yathā

17. Then, the enraged Garuḍa, with the strong wind from his wings, swept away the demon (rākṣasa) just as a powerful wind disperses a pile of dry leaves.

Words meanings summery:

• वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuḍa (son of Vinatā (Garuḍa))

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angry, furious)

• पक्षवातेन (pakṣavātena) - with the strong wind from his wings (by the wind of the wings, by the wing-wind)

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (a demon, a Rākṣasa)

• व्यप्ओहत् (vyapōhat) - he swept away, dispersed (he swept away, he drove away, he dispersed)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air, the deity Vāyu)

• शुष्कपर्णचयम् (śuṣkaparṇacayam) - a pile of dry leaves (a heap of dry leaves, a pile of dry leaves)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

Words meanings and morphology

वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuḍa (son of Vinatā (Garuḍa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinatā (Garuḍa)

Derived from Vinatā

Note: Refers to Garuḍa.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angry, furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vainateyaḥ'.

पक्षवातेन (pakṣavātena) - with the strong wind from his wings (by the wind of the wings, by the wing-wind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣavāta

pakṣavāta - wind from the wings, wing-wind

Compound of pakṣa and vāta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+vāta)

• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (a demon, a Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa

व्यप्ओहत् (vyapōhat) - he swept away, dispersed (he swept away, he drove away, he dispersed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active. From root ūh with prefixes vi and apa

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: ūh (class 1)

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'vāyuḥ'.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind (wind, air, the deity Vāyu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the deity Vāyu

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the simile.

शुष्कपर्णचयम् (śuṣkaparṇacayam) - a pile of dry leaves (a heap of dry leaves, a pile of dry leaves)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuṣkaparṇacaya

śuṣkaparṇacaya - a heap of dry leaves, a pile of dry leaves

Compound of śuṣka, parṇa, and caya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuṣka+parṇa+caya)

• śuṣka – dry, dried up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śuṣ (to dry)
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• caya – heap, pile, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root ci (to gather)
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a comparison.

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