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

अभिशापादहं घोरां प्रविष्टो राक्षसीं तनुम् ।
तुम्बुरुर्नाम गन्धर्वः शप्तो वैश्वरणेन हि ॥१८॥

18. abhiśāpādahaṃ ghorāṃ praviṣṭo rākṣasīṃ tanum ,
tumbururnāma gandharvaḥ śapto vaiśvaraṇena hi.

18. abhiśāpāt aham ghorām praviṣṭaḥ rākṣasīm tanum |
tumburuḥ nāma gandharvaḥ śaptaḥ vaiśravaṇena hi

18. hi aham tumburuḥ nāma gandharvaḥ vaiśravaṇena
śaptaḥ abhiśāpāt ghorām rākṣasīm tanum praviṣṭaḥ

18. Indeed, I, Tumburu by name, a gandharva, was cursed by Vaishravana (Kubera), and due to that curse, I entered a terrible demonic body.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिशापात् (abhiśāpāt) - from a curse, due to a curse

• अहम् (aham) - I

• घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, gone into, approached

• राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - demonic, pertaining to a demoness

• तनुम् (tanum) - body, form, person

• तुम्बुरुः (tumburuḥ) - name of a specific gandharva (Tumburu)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, namely, indeed

• गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - a gandharva, celestial musician

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed, imprecated

• वैश्रवणेन (vaiśravaṇena) - by Vaishravana (Kubera, the god of wealth) (by Vaishravana)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

अभिशापात् (abhiśāpāt) - from a curse, due to a curse

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhiśāpa

abhiśāpa - curse, imprecation

Derived from root √śap (to curse) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: √śap (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, gone into, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, commenced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √viś (to enter) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: √viś (class 6)

राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - demonic, pertaining to a demoness

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - demoness, female demon; demonic (feminine adjective)

तनुम् (tanum) - body, form, person

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form; thin, slender (adjective)

Root: √tan (class 8)

तुम्बुरुः (tumburuḥ) - name of a specific gandharva (Tumburu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumburu

tumburu - Tumburu (name of a famous Gandharva, celestial musician)

नाम (nāma) - by name, namely, indeed

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - a gandharva, celestial musician

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a class of celestial beings, often skilled musicians and singers

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed, imprecated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn (past participle of √śap)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śap (to curse)

Root: √śap (class 1)

वैश्रवणेन (vaiśravaṇena) - by Vaishravana (Kubera, the god of wealth) (by Vaishravana)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - Vaishravana (an epithet of Kubera, the god of wealth and king of the Yakshas)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

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