वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-26

सिंहस्कन्धं महाबाहुं पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणम् ।
पृथिव्याः सगरान्ताया भर्तारं धर्मचारिणम् ॥२६॥

26. siṃhaskandhaṃ mahābāhuṃ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam ,
pṛthivyāḥ sagarāntāyā bhartāraṃ dharmacāriṇam.

26. siṃhaskandham mahābāhum puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam
pṛthivyāḥ sagarāntāyāḥ bhartāram dharmacāriṇam

26. siṃhaskandham mahābāhum puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam
pṛthivyāḥ sagarāntāyāḥ bhartāram dharmacāriṇam

26. Him, with shoulders like a lion, mighty-armed, with eyes resembling lotuses, the protector of the earth extending to the ocean, who constantly upholds his intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहस्कन्धम् (siṁhaskandham) - having shoulders like a lion

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed

• पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणम् (puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam) - having eyes like a lotus

• पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

• सगरान्तायाः (sagarāntāyāḥ) - extending to the ocean, whose boundary is the ocean

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - ruler, king (protector, sustainer)

• धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - observing (his) duty, righteous

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहस्कन्धम् (siṁhaskandham) - having shoulders like a lion

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃhaskandha

siṁhaskandha - one whose shoulders are like a lion's

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+skandha)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणम् (puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam) - having eyes like a lotus

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇa

puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇa - one whose eyes resemble a white lotus

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+nibha+īkṣaṇa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

सगरान्तायाः (sagarāntāyāḥ) - extending to the ocean, whose boundary is the ocean

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sagarāntā

sagarāntā - having the ocean as its boundary/end (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sagara+anta)

• sagara – ocean
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - ruler, king (protector, sustainer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter, maintainer, ruler

agent noun from √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - observing (his) duty, righteous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - one who observes (his) duty (dharma), virtuous, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• cārin – moving, going, practicing, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from √car
  Root: car (class 1)

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