वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-27, verse-4

सत्यवन्तं सत्यकीर्तिं धृष्टं रभसमेव च ।
प्रतिहारतरं नाम पराङ्मुखमवाङ्मुखम् ॥४॥

4. satyavantaṃ satyakīrtiṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ rabhasameva ca ,
pratihārataraṃ nāma parāṅmukhamavāṅmukham.

4. satyavantam satyakīrtim dhṛṣṭam rabhasam eva
ca pratīhārataram nāma parāṅmukham avāṅmukham

4. satyavantam satyakīrtim dhṛṣṭam rabhasam eva
ca nāma pratīhārataram parāṅmukham avāṅmukham

4. He (Viśvāmitra) then named Satyavanta, Satyākīrti, Dhṛṣṭa, Rabhasa, and also Pratiharatara, Parāṅmukha, and Avāṅmukha.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवन्तम् (satyavantam) - Name of a specific weapon (having truth, truthful, a proper name)

• सत्यकीर्तिम् (satyakīrtim) - Name of a specific weapon (of true fame, whose fame is truth, a proper name)

• धृष्टम् (dhṛṣṭam) - Name of a specific weapon (bold, impudent, a proper name)

• रभसम् (rabhasam) - Name of a specific weapon (impetuous, violent, quick, a proper name)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रतीहारतरम् (pratīhārataram) - Name of a specific weapon (a proper name, referring to Pratiharatara)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - Name of a specific weapon (turned away, averted, a proper name)

• अवाङ्मुखम् (avāṅmukham) - Name of a specific weapon (with face downwards, a proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवन्तम् (satyavantam) - Name of a specific weapon (having truth, truthful, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyavant

satyavant - truthful, possessing truth

from satya + matup suffix

सत्यकीर्तिम् (satyakīrtim) - Name of a specific weapon (of true fame, whose fame is truth, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyakīrti

satyakīrti - having true fame, whose fame is truth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+kīrti)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛt (class 6)

धृष्टम् (dhṛṣṭam) - Name of a specific weapon (bold, impudent, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭa

dhṛṣṭa - bold, impudent, daring, firm

Past Passive Participle

from root dhṛṣ + kta suffix

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

रभसम् (rabhasam) - Name of a specific weapon (impetuous, violent, quick, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rabhasa

rabhasa - impetuous, violent, quick, vehement, eager

from root rabh + asa suffix

Root: rabh (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतीहारतरम् (pratīhārataram) - Name of a specific weapon (a proper name, referring to Pratiharatara)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratīhāratara

pratīhāratara - Pratiharatara (proper name)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - Name of a specific weapon (turned away, averted, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parāṅmukha

parāṅmukha - having the face turned away, averted, hostile

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāc+mukha)

• parāc – turned away, averted, backwards
  adjective (masculine)
  from parā + root añc (to bend, turn)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: añc (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

अवाङ्मुखम् (avāṅmukham) - Name of a specific weapon (with face downwards, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avāṅmukha

avāṅmukha - with face downwards, inverted, humble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avāc+mukha)

• avāc – downwards, south
  adjective (masculine)
  from ava + root añc (to bend, turn)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: añc (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

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