Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
भूत्वाशकुनयस्सर्वेप्रविष्टाश्चरिपोर्भलम् ।विधानंविहितंयच्चतद्धृष्टवासमुपस्थिताः ।।।।
Transliteration
bhūtvā śakunayaḥ sarve praviṣṭāś ca ripor balam | vidhānaṃ vihitaṃ yac ca tad dṛṣṭvā samupasthitāḥ ||
Translation
ทั้งหมดแปลงกายเป็นนก แทรกซึมลึกเข้าไป สำรวจพละกำลังของศัตรูและการจัดวางที่ได้เตรียมไว้ แล้วจึงกลับมารายงาน
Word by Word
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having become’
शकुनयःbirds
शकुनयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśakuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; शकुनयः इति विशेषणम्
प्रविष्टाःentered
प्रविष्टाः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-viś (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘entered’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक
रिपोःof the enemy
रिपोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootripu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन
बलम्army, force
बलम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन
विधानम्arrangement, disposition
विधानम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन
विहितम्arranged, set
विहितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-dhā (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधानम् इति विशेषणम् (‘made/arranged’)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधानम् इत्यस्य सम्बन्धि ‘which’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (यत् ... तत्) correlative ‘that’
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त; ‘having seen’
समुपस्थिताःcame up, reported
समुपस्थिताः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-upa-sthā (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘approached/presented themselves’
Context
While they were speaking like that to one another, Ravana's brother Vibheeshana spoke courteously, words full of meaning.
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