वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-22

सुमालिनं समासाद्य राक्षसं रघुनन्दन ।
स्थिताः प्रख्यातवीर्यास्ते वंशे सालकटङ्कटे ॥२२॥

22. sumālinaṃ samāsādya rākṣasaṃ raghunandana ,
sthitāḥ prakhyātavīryāste vaṃśe sālakaṭaṅkaṭe.

22. sumālinam samāsādya rākṣasam raghunandana
sthitāḥ prakhyātavīryāḥ te vaṃśe sālakaṭaṅkaṭe

22. raghunandana sumālinam rākṣasam samāsādya
prakhyātavīryāḥ te sālakaṭaṅkaṭe vaṃśe sthitāḥ

22. O descendant of Raghu (raghunandana)! Having reached the rākṣasa Sumālin, those whose valor was renowned remained in the Sālakaṭaṅkaṭa lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमालिनम् (sumālinam) - The rākṣasa named Sumālin (Sumālin (accusative))

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached/approached (having approached, having attained, having reached)

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (demon, rākṣasa (accusative))

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Addressed to Rāma (O delight of the Raghu family, O descendant of Raghu)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - they remained (stood, remained, stayed, existed)

• प्रख्यातवीर्याः (prakhyātavīryāḥ) - whose prowess was renowned (whose valor is well-known, renowned for their prowess)

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

• वंशे (vaṁśe) - in the lineage (in the family, in the lineage, in the race)

• सालकटङ्कटे (sālakaṭaṅkaṭe) - in the Sālakaṭaṅkaṭa lineage (in Sālakaṭaṅkaṭa)

Words meanings and morphology

सुमालिनम् (sumālinam) - The rākṣasa named Sumālin (Sumālin (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumālin

sumālin - well-garlanded; name of a rākṣasa

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached/approached (having approached, having attained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √sad (to sit, to go) with upasargas sam-ā. Form is an absolutive ending in -ya (lyap).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √sad (class 1)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (demon, rākṣasa (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being, a rākṣasa

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Addressed to Rāma (O delight of the Raghu family, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - descendant of Raghu, joy of the Raghu race (an epithet of Rāma)

Compound of Raghu (name of a king) and nandana (son, delight).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Name of a famous king, ancestor of Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight, rejoicer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nand (to rejoice).
  Root: √nand (class 1)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - they remained (stood, remained, stayed, existed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remained, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand, stay). Often used as a finite verb.

Root: √sthā (class 1)

प्रख्यातवीर्याः (prakhyātavīryāḥ) - whose prowess was renowned (whose valor is well-known, renowned for their prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakhyātavīrya

prakhyātavīrya - renowned for valor, of known prowess

Bahuvrīhi compound: prakhyāta (well-known, P.P.P. of pra-√khyā) + vīrya (valor, prowess).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakhyāta+vīrya)

• prakhyāta – well-known, famous, celebrated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √khyā (to tell, to see) with upasarga pra (forth, greatly).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √khyā (class 2)
• vīrya – valor, prowess, energy, strength
  noun (neuter)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वंशे (vaṁśe) - in the lineage (in the family, in the lineage, in the race)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - bamboo, race, family, lineage, dynasty

सालकटङ्कटे (sālakaṭaṅkaṭe) - in the Sālakaṭaṅkaṭa lineage (in Sālakaṭaṅkaṭa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sālakaṭaṅkaṭa

sālakaṭaṅkaṭa - Name of a rākṣasa lineage

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