वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-26

ततः पश्चान्महातेजा नाराचान्भास्करोपमान् ।
जिघांसू राक्षसं क्रुद्धस्त्रयोदश शिलाशितान् ॥२६॥

26. tataḥ paścānmahātejā nārācānbhāskaropamān ,
jighāṃsū rākṣasaṃ kruddhastrayodaśa śilāśitān.

26. tataḥ paścāt mahātejāḥ nārācān bhāskaropamān
jighāṃsūḥ rākṣasam kruddhaḥ trayodaśa śilāśitān

26. tataḥ paścāt mahātejāḥ kruddhaḥ rākṣasam jighāṃsūḥ
trayodaśa bhāskaropamān śilāśitān nārācān

26. Then, subsequently, the greatly resplendent one, enraged and intending to kill the demon, shot thirteen iron arrows, brilliant as the sun and sharpened on stone.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, subsequently

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind, later

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly resplendent, exceedingly powerful, of great energy

• नाराचान् (nārācān) - iron arrows, long arrows

• भास्करोपमान् (bhāskaropamān) - sun-like, resembling the sun

• जिघांसूः (jighāṁsūḥ) - desirous of killing, wishing to strike

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

• शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, subsequently

(indeclinable)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind, later

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly resplendent, exceedingly powerful, of great energy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great brilliance or power, greatly energetic

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

नाराचान् (nārācān) - iron arrows, long arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, long arrow, dart

भास्करोपमान् (bhāskaropamān) - sun-like, resembling the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhāskaropama

bhāskaropama - resembling the sun, similar to the sun

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhāskara+upama)

• bhāskara – sun, sun-god
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, like, equal to
  adjective (masculine)

जिघांसूः (jighāṁsūḥ) - desirous of killing, wishing to strike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - desirous of killing, intending to strike

Desiderative nominal agent

Formed from desiderative stem of √han (to kill) + -u suffix

Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √krudh (to be angry) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: krudh (class 4)

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

(numeral)

शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śilāśita

śilāśita - sharpened on stone

Past Passive Participle

Formed from śilā (stone) + āśita (sharpened, from √śā or √śo, to sharpen)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śilā+āśita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• āśita – sharpened, made sharp
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śā (to sharpen) + kta
  Root: śā (class 4)

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