वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-91, verse-8

तं घातं घोरसंकाशं न स्मरन्ति दिवौकसः ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण तादृशानां महात्मनाम् ॥८॥

8. taṃ ghātaṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ na smaranti divaukasaḥ ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tādṛśānāṃ mahātmanām.

8. tam ghātam ghorasaṃkāśam na smaranti divaukasaḥ
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tādṛśānām mahātmanām

8. The dwellers of heaven do not recall that terrible slaughter, which occurred in the mere blink of an eye, affecting such great persons (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that aforementioned slaughter (that)

• घातम् (ghātam) - slaughter, killing, blow, destruction

• घोरसंकाशम् (ghorasaṁkāśam) - dreadful in appearance, resembling something terrible, horrible-looking

• न (na) - not, no

• स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember, recall

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - dwellers of heaven, gods

• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the space of an eye-blink, in an instant, merely in a moment

• तादृशानाम् (tādṛśānām) - of such great (Gandharva) warriors (of such, of those like them, of that kind)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great Gandharvas who were killed (of great-souled ones, of great persons (mahātman))

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that aforementioned slaughter (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'ghātam'

घातम् (ghātam) - slaughter, killing, blow, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghāta

ghāta - a blow, striking, killing, destruction, slaughter

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

घोरसंकाशम् (ghorasaṁkāśam) - dreadful in appearance, resembling something terrible, horrible-looking

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghorasaṃkāśa

ghorasaṁkāśa - dreadful in appearance, terrible-looking

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+saṃkāśa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective
• saṃkāśa – appearance, resemblance, likeness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ghātam'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember, recall

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - dwellers of heaven, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - a dweller of heaven, a god

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in just the space of an eye-blink, in an instant, merely in a moment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra

nimeṣāntaramātra - a mere interval of a wink, in the space of an eye-blink

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)

• nimeṣa – a wink, an eye-blink, a moment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: miṣ (class 4)
• antara – interval, space, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, extent, merely, only
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes time or manner

तादृशानाम् (tādṛśānām) - of such great (Gandharva) warriors (of such, of those like them, of that kind)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

From 'tad' (that) + 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-a'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmanām'

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great Gandharvas who were killed (of great-souled ones, of great persons (mahātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

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