वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-13

स विनद्य महानादं शूलं शक्रध्वजोपमम् ।
प्रगृह्याशोभत तदा व्यात्तानन इवान्तकः ॥१३॥

13. sa vinadya mahānādaṃ śūlaṃ śakradhvajopamam ,
pragṛhyāśobhata tadā vyāttānana ivāntakaḥ.

13. sa vinadya mahānādam śūlam śakradhvajopamam
pragṛhya aśobhata tadā vyāttānanaḥ iva antakaḥ

13. sa mahānādam vinadya śakradhvajopamam śūlam
pragṛhya tadā vyāttānanaḥ antakaḥ iva aśobhata

13. Then, letting out a great roar and grasping a spear that resembled Indra's banner, he appeared like Death (antaka) with his mouth agape.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (referring to Viradha) (he, that)

• विनद्य (vinadya) - having roared (having roared, having made a loud sound)

• महानादम् (mahānādam) - a great roar (a great sound/roar)

• शूलम् (śūlam) - a spear (a spear, pike, trident)

• शक्रध्वजोपमम् (śakradhvajopamam) - resembling Indra's banner

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

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - appeared (shone, appeared, became beautiful)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - with an open mouth (with an open mouth, gaping-mouthed)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death (antaka) (the Ender, Death, Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (referring to Viradha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विनद्य (vinadya) - having roared (having roared, having made a loud sound)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √nad (to sound, roar) with prefix vi- and suffix -ya (for absolutive)

Prefix: vi

Root: √nad (class 1)

महानादम् (mahānādam) - a great roar (a great sound/roar)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānāda

mahānāda - great sound, loud roar

Compound of mahā (great) and nāda (sound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāda)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nad (to sound)
  Root: √nad (class 1)

शूलम् (śūlam) - a spear (a spear, pike, trident)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, trident

शक्रध्वजोपमम् (śakradhvajopamam) - resembling Indra's banner

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śakradhvajopama

śakradhvajopama - resembling Indra's banner

Compound of śakra (Indra), dhvaja (banner), and upama (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+dhvaja+upama)

• śakra – Indra (name of the Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, resemblance, comparable to
  adjective

Note: Agrees with śūlam.

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

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √grah (to seize, take) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya (for absolutive)

Prefix: pra

Root: √grah (class 9)

अशोभत (aśobhata) - appeared (shone, appeared, became beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of √śubh

imperfect middle

3rd person singular imperfect middle of √śubh

Root: √śubh (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - with an open mouth (with an open mouth, gaping-mouthed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāttānana

vyāttānana - with an open mouth

Bahuvrihi compound: vyātta (opened) + ānana (mouth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyātta+ānana)

• vyātta – opened, expanded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ā (to open) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √ā (class 2)
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with sa.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death (antaka) (the Ender, Death, Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - the Ender, Death, Yama (the god of death)

Derived from anta (end) + -ka (agent suffix)

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