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3,16

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-16, verse-18

अहं शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी कामरूपिणी ।
अरण्यं विचरामीदमेका सर्वभयंकरा ॥१८॥
18. ahaṃ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī ,
araṇyaṃ vicarāmīdamekā sarvabhayaṃkarā.
18. ahaṃ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī
araṇyaṃ vicarāmi idam ekā sarvabhayaṅkarā
18. ahaṃ nāma śūrpaṇakhā kāmarūpiṇī rākṣasī
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)