वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-17, verse-24

सा विक्षरन्ती रुधिरं बहुधा घोरदर्शना ।
प्रगृह्य बाहू गर्जन्ती प्रविवेश महावनम् ॥२४॥

24. sā vikṣarantī rudhiraṃ bahudhā ghoradarśanā ,
pragṛhya bāhū garjantī praviveśa mahāvanam.

24. sā vikṣarantī rudhiram bahudhā ghoradarśanā
pragṛhya bāhū garjantī praviveśa mahāvanam

24. sā rudhiram vikṣarantī bahudhā ghoradarśanā
bāhū pragṛhya garjantī mahāvanam praviveśa

24. She, profusely bleeding and presenting a terrifying sight, roaring and clasping her arms, entered the great forest.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (she)

• विक्षरन्ती (vikṣarantī) - profusely bleeding, flowing out, dripping

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, variously, profusely

• घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - of terrifying appearance, dreadful to behold

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having clasped, having raised

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms, arms

• गर्जन्ती (garjantī) - roaring, thundering

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered

• महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

विक्षरन्ती (vikṣarantī) - profusely bleeding, flowing out, dripping

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikṣarant

vikṣarant - flowing out, dripping, shedding

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kṣar' (to flow, drip) with the prefix 'vi' and the present active participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣar (class 1)

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, variously, profusely

(indeclinable)

घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - of terrifying appearance, dreadful to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - of terrifying appearance, dreadful to behold

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – terrifying, dreadful, awful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having clasped, having raised

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'pra' and root 'grah' (to seize) and suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms, arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

गर्जन्ती (garjantī) - roaring, thundering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of garjant

garjant - roaring, thundering

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'garj' (to roar) with the present active participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: garj (class 1)

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+vana)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

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