वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-19

पक्षवातबलोद्धूतो माल्यवानपि राक्षसः ।
स्वबलेन समागम्य ययौ लङ्कां ह्रिया वृतः ॥१९॥

19. pakṣavātabaloddhūto mālyavānapi rākṣasaḥ ,
svabalena samāgamya yayau laṅkāṃ hriyā vṛtaḥ.

19. pakṣavātabaloddhūtaḥ mālyavān api rākṣasaḥ
svabalena samāgamya yayau laṅkām hriyā vṛtaḥ

19. mālyavān rākṣasaḥ api pakṣavātabaloddhūtaḥ
svabalena samāgamya hriyā vṛtaḥ laṅkām yayau

19. Even the rākṣasa Mālyavān, agitated by the force of wind from wings, gathered his own army and returned to Laṅkā, overcome with shame.

Words meanings summery:

• पक्षवातबलोद्धूतः (pakṣavātabaloddhūtaḥ) - agitated by the strong winds produced by the flapping of wings (likely of the rākṣasa) (agitated by the force of wind from wings)

• माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - The rākṣasa named Mālyavān (Mālyavān (proper noun))

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing Mālyavān's state) (also, even, too)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon (demon, rākṣasa)

• स्वबलेन (svabalena) - with his own army/forces (with his own strength/army)

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered (his forces) (having met, having assembled, having approached)

• ययौ (yayau) - he went (back) (he went, he proceeded)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to the city of Laṅkā (to Laṅkā)

• ह्रिया (hriyā) - overcome with shame (with shame, out of embarrassment)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - overcome (by shame) (covered, surrounded, enveloped, overcome)

Words meanings and morphology

पक्षवातबलोद्धूतः (pakṣavātabaloddhūtaḥ) - agitated by the strong winds produced by the flapping of wings (likely of the rākṣasa) (agitated by the force of wind from wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣavātabaloddhūta

pakṣavātabaloddhūta - one agitated by the force of wind from wings

Compound formed from pakṣa-vāta-bala (force of wind from wings) and uddhūta (agitated, P.P.P. of ud-√dhū).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+vāta+bala+uddhūta)

• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √vā (class 2)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• uddhūta – agitated, tossed, shaken, stirred up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhū (to shake) with upasarga ud (up, out).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √dhū (class 9)

माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - The rākṣasa named Mālyavān (Mālyavān (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mālyavat

mālyavat - having garlands, garlanded (lit.); name of a rākṣasa

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing Mālyavān's state) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being, a rākṣasa

Derived from rakṣas (harm, injury) or √rakṣ (to protect, but then it means 'that from which one is protected').

स्वबलेन (svabalena) - with his own army/forces (with his own strength/army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svabala

svabala - one's own strength, one's own army

Compound of sva (own) and bala (strength/army).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bala)

• sva – own, oneself
  pronoun
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered (his forces) (having met, having assembled, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasargas sam-ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

ययौ (yayau) - he went (back) (he went, he proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of √yā

Perfect 3rd singular active

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: √yā (class 2)

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to the city of Laṅkā (to Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Name of an island city, traditionally associated with Sri Lanka, the capital of Rāvaṇa

ह्रिया (hriyā) - overcome with shame (with shame, out of embarrassment)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hrī

hrī - shame, modesty, embarrassment

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - overcome (by shame) (covered, surrounded, enveloped, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, appointed, existing, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose, choose).

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

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