वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-14, verse-7

वराहरुधिराभेण शुचिना च सुगन्धिना ।
अनुलिप्तं परार्ध्येन चन्दनेन परंतपम् ॥७॥

7. varāharudhirābheṇa śucinā ca sugandhinā ,
anuliptaṃ parārdhyena candanena paraṃtapam.

7. varāharudhirābheṇa śucinā ca sugandhinā
anuliptam parārdhyena candanena paraṃtapam

7. paraṃtapam parārdhyena śucinā ca sugandhinā
varāharudhirābheṇa candanena anuliptam

7. The tormentor of enemies (paraṃtapa) was anointed with most excellent sandalwood paste, which was pure, fragrant, and had the hue of boar's blood.

Words meanings summery:

• वराहरुधिराभेण (varāharudhirābheṇa) - with the hue of boar's blood

• शुचिना (śucinā) - by the pure one, with the pure

• च (ca) - and

• सुगन्धिना (sugandhinā) - by the fragrant, with the fragrant

• अनुलिप्तम् (anuliptam) - anointed, smeared

• परार्ध्येन (parārdhyena) - by the most excellent, with the most excellent

• चन्दनेन (candanena) - by sandalwood paste, with sandalwood paste

• परंतपम् (paraṁtapam) - referring to Rāma (the tormentor of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

वराहरुधिराभेण (varāharudhirābheṇa) - with the hue of boar's blood

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of varāharudhirābha

varāharudhirābha - resembling boar's blood; of the color of boar's blood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (varāha+rudhira+ābha)

• varāha – boar, wild hog
  noun (masculine)
• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – hue, color, splendor, resembling
  noun (masculine)

शुचिना (śucinā) - by the pure one, with the pure

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, sacred

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुगन्धिना (sugandhinā) - by the fragrant, with the fragrant

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugandhin

sugandhin - fragrant, sweet-smelling

अनुलिप्तम् (anuliptam) - anointed, smeared

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anulipta

anulipta - anointed, smeared, besmeared

Past Passive Participle

From anu-√lip (to smear, anoint)

Prefix: anu

Root: lip (class 6)

परार्ध्येन (parārdhyena) - by the most excellent, with the most excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parārdhya

parārdhya - most excellent, superior, precious

चन्दनेन (candanena) - by sandalwood paste, with sandalwood paste

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood, sandalwood paste

परंतपम् (paraṁtapam) - referring to Rāma (the tormentor of enemies)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies (an epithet)

Compound type : tatpurusha (param+tapa)

• param – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective (neuter)
• tapa – heating, tormenting, causing pain
  noun (masculine)
  From √tap (to heat, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

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