वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-3, chapter-16, verse-18
अहं शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी कामरूपिणी ।
अरण्यं विचरामीदमेका सर्वभयंकरा ॥१८॥
अरण्यं विचरामीदमेका सर्वभयंकरा ॥१८॥
18. ahaṃ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī ,
araṇyaṃ vicarāmīdamekā sarvabhayaṃkarā.
araṇyaṃ vicarāmīdamekā sarvabhayaṃkarā.
18.
ahaṃ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī
araṇyaṃ vicarāmi idam ekā sarvabhayaṅkarā
araṇyaṃ vicarāmi idam ekā sarvabhayaṅkarā
18.
ahaṃ nāma śūrpaṇakhā kāmarūpiṇī rākṣasī
ekā sarvabhayaṅkarā idam araṇyaṃ vicarāmi
ekā sarvabhayaṅkarā idam araṇyaṃ vicarāmi
18.
I am a demoness named Shurpanakha, capable of assuming any form at will. I wander alone in this forest, terrifying to all.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहं (ahaṁ) - I, me
- शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) - Shurpanakha (name of a demoness)
- नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed
- राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon, demoness
- कामरूपिणी (kāmarūpiṇī) - capable of changing form at will, assuming any desired shape
- अरण्यं (araṇyaṁ) - forest, wilderness
- विचरामि (vicarāmi) - I wander, I roam
- इदम् (idam) - this, here
- एका (ekā) - alone, solitary, one
- सर्वभयङ्करा (sarvabhayaṅkarā) - terrifying to all, causing fear to everyone
Words meanings and morphology
अहं (ahaṁ) - I, me
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, we, us
शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) - Shurpanakha (name of a demoness)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūrpaṇakhā
śūrpaṇakhā - Shurpanakha (name of a demoness), one with nails like winnowing baskets
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūrpa+nakha)
- śūrpa – winnowing basket, sieve
noun (neuter) - nakha – nail, claw
noun (masculine)
नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed
(indeclinable)
राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon, demoness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī
rākṣasī - a female demon, demoness
कामरूपिणी (kāmarūpiṇī) - capable of changing form at will, assuming any desired shape
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāmarūpiṇī
kāmarūpiṇī - assuming any shape at will, having the form of love/desire (feminine)
From kāmarūpin, feminine form.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+rūpiṇī)
- kāma – desire, wish, love
noun (masculine) - rūpiṇī – having form, possessing a shape (feminine)
adjective (feminine)
Suffix -in added to rūpa (form) in feminine.
अरण्यं (araṇyaṁ) - forest, wilderness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of araṇya
araṇya - forest, wilderness, jungle
विचरामि (vicarāmi) - I wander, I roam
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
इदम् (idam) - this, here
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here
एका (ekā) - alone, solitary, one
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, alone, solitary, unique
सर्वभयङ्करा (sarvabhayaṅkarā) - terrifying to all, causing fear to everyone
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvabhayaṅkarā
sarvabhayaṅkarā - terrifying to all, causing fear to everyone (feminine)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhayaṅkarā)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - bhayaṅkarā – terrifying, dreadful (feminine)
adjective (feminine)
From bhaya (fear) + ṅkara (causing)