वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-20

एवं ते राक्षसा राम हरिणा कमलेक्षण ।
बहुशः संयुगे भग्ना हतप्रवरनायकाः ॥२०॥

20. evaṃ te rākṣasā rāma hariṇā kamalekṣaṇa ,
bahuśaḥ saṃyuge bhagnā hatapravaranāyakāḥ.

20. evam te rākṣasāḥ rāma hariṇā kamalekṣaṇa
bahuśaḥ saṃyuge bhagnāḥ hatapravaranāyakāḥ

20. rāma kamalekṣaṇa evam te rākṣasāḥ hariṇā
saṃyuge bahuśaḥ hatapravaranāyakāḥ bhagnāḥ

20. O Rāma, O lotus-eyed one (kamalekṣaṇa)! In this manner, those rākṣasas were repeatedly defeated in battle by Hari, with their prominent leaders slain.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

• ते (te) - those (referring to the rākṣasas) (those, they)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons (demon, rākṣasas)

• राम (rāma) - Addressed to Rāma (O Rāma)

• हरिणा (hariṇā) - by Hari (referring to Rāma) (by Hari, by Viṣṇu)

• कमलेक्षण (kamalekṣaṇa) - Addressed to Rāma, who is compared to having eyes like a lotus (O lotus-eyed one)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (many times, repeatedly, often)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the fight (in battle, in combat)

• भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - defeated (broken, defeated, scattered)

• हतप्रवरनायकाः (hatapravaranāyakāḥ) - with their prominent leaders slain (having their chief leaders killed)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (referring to the rākṣasas) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the demons (demon, rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being, a rākṣasa

राम (rāma) - Addressed to Rāma (O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Name of a celebrated ancient Indian king, central figure of the Rāmāyaṇa, an incarnation of Viṣṇu

हरिणा (hariṇā) - by Hari (referring to Rāma) (by Hari, by Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa, Indra, lion, monkey, sun

कमलेक्षण (kamalekṣaṇa) - Addressed to Rāma, who is compared to having eyes like a lotus (O lotus-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kamalekṣaṇa

kamalekṣaṇa - lotus-eyed

Compound of kamala (lotus) and īkṣaṇa (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+īkṣaṇa)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √īkṣ (to see).
  Root: √īkṣ (class 1)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (many times, repeatedly, often)

(indeclinable)

Derived from bahu (many) with suffix -śas.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the fight (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat

Derived from sam-√yuj (to join, unite).

Prefix: sam

Root: √yuj (class 7)

भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - defeated (broken, defeated, scattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, defeated, scattered, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhañj (to break, shatter).

Root: √bhañj (class 7)

हतप्रवरनायकाः (hatapravaranāyakāḥ) - with their prominent leaders slain (having their chief leaders killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatapravaranāyaka

hatapravaranāyaka - one whose chief leaders have been killed

Bahuvrīhi compound: hata (killed) + pravara (chief) + nāyaka (leader).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+pravara+nāyaka)

• hata – killed, slain, struck, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (to strike, kill).
  Root: √han (class 2)
• pravara – chief, principal, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√vṛ (to choose, select).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √vṛ (class 5)
• nāyaka – leader, guide, chief, hero
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nī (to lead) with suffix -aka.
  Root: √nī (class 1)

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