Shloka 81
Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
Dialogue Frame
Devanagari script
अथ रामो महाबाहुस्तस्मिन्युद्धे सुदारुणे / कुद्धः परशुना तेन निजघान महासुरान्
Transliteration
atha rāmo mahābāhustasminyuddhe sudāruṇe / kuddhaḥ paraśunā tena nijaghāna mahāsurān
Translation
Alors, dans cette guerre d’une extrême cruauté, Rāma aux grands bras s’emporta de colère et, de cette hache, abattit les grands asuras.
Word by Word
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle (निपात)
rāmaḥRama
rāmaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
mahā-bāhuḥmighty-armed
mahā-bāhuḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of rāmaḥ
tasminin that
tasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
yuddhebattle
yuddhe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
su-dāruṇevery dreadful
su-dāruṇe:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with yuddhe
kuddhaḥangered
kuddhaḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkuddha (कृदन्त; √kudh/krudh, क्रुध्)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate of rāmaḥ
paraśunāwith an axe
paraśunā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootparaśu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
tenawith that
tena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); refers to the axe or that (weapon)
nijaghānastruck down/killed
nijaghāna:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
FormLiṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
mahā-asurāngreat asuras
mahā-asurān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)