वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-23, verse-26

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः सो ऽभवत् क्रुद्धो युगान्ताग्निरिव ज्वलन् ।
तं दृष्ट्वा तेजसाविष्टं प्राव्यथन् वनदेवताः ॥२६॥

26. duṣprekṣyaḥ so'bhavat kruddho yugāntāgniriva jvalan ,
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tejasāviṣṭaṃ prāvyathan vanadevatāḥ.

26. duṣprekṣyaḥ saḥ abhavat kruddhaḥ yugāntāgniḥ iva jvalan
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tejasā āviṣṭaṃ prāvayathan vanadevatāḥ

26. saḥ kruddhaḥ yugāntāgniḥ iva jvalan duṣprekṣyaḥ abhavat.
taṃ tejasā āviṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā vanadevatāḥ prāvayathan

26. He became enraged and formidable to behold, blazing like the fire at the dissolution of a cosmic age. Seeing him thus imbued with fiery energy, the forest deities trembled.

Words meanings summery:

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः (duṣprekṣyaḥ) - formidable to behold (difficult to behold, formidable to look at)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (angry, enraged)

• युगान्ताग्निः (yugāntāgniḥ) - fire at the dissolution of a cosmic age (fire at the end of an eon)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing (blazing, burning)

• तं (taṁ) - him (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by fiery energy (by brilliance, by energy, by splendor)

• आविष्टं (āviṣṭaṁ) - imbued with (pervaded, entered, possessed)

• प्रावयथन् (prāvayathan) - they trembled (they trembled, they were distressed)

• वनदेवताः (vanadevatāḥ) - forest deities

Words meanings and morphology

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः (duṣprekṣyaḥ) - formidable to behold (difficult to behold, formidable to look at)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to see, formidable to behold

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Compound dus (bad, difficult) + pra + root īkṣ (to see) + ṇyat suffix

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (dus+prekṣya)

• dus – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• prekṣya – to be seen, visible, fit to be seen
  gerundive (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From pra + root īkṣ (to see) + ṇyat suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, predicate adjective for saḥ

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect tense

Imperfect (laṅ) 3rd singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Third person singular imperfect active

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (angry, enraged)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry) + kta suffix

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Past Passive Participle, used adjectivally

युगान्ताग्निः (yugāntāgniḥ) - fire at the dissolution of a cosmic age (fire at the end of an eon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yugāntāgni

yugāntāgni - fire at the end of a world-period/eon (destruction fire)

Compound: yugānta (end of an eon) + agni (fire)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yugānta+agni)

• yugānta – end of an age/eon, dissolution of the world
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: yuga (age, eon) + anta (end)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  From root añj (to shine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

Note: Particle of comparison

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing (blazing, burning)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jval - to blaze, burn, shine

Present Active Participle

From root jval (to burn), with śatṛ suffix

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, modifies saḥ

तं (taṁ) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine accusative singular

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dṛś (to see), with ktvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverbial participle

तेजसा (tejasā) - by fiery energy (by brilliance, by energy, by splendor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power, fire, heat

From root tij (to be sharp, shine)

Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular, indicates means/cause for āviṣṭaṃ

आविष्टं (āviṣṭaṁ) - imbued with (pervaded, entered, possessed)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āviṣṭa

āviṣṭa - entered, pervaded, possessed, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From ā + root viś (to enter) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Accusative singular, modifies taṃ

प्रावयथन् (prāvayathan) - they trembled (they trembled, they were distressed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-vyath

imperfect tense

Imperfect (laṅ) 3rd plural active of vyath with pra prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: vyath (class 1)

Note: Third person plural imperfect active

वनदेवताः (vanadevatāḥ) - forest deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanadevatā

vanadevatā - forest deity, dryad

Compound: vana (forest) + devatā (deity)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vana+devatā)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)
• devatā – deity, divinity, god
  noun (feminine)
  From deva (god) + tā suffix

Note: Nominative plural

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