वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-8

तं रामः प्रत्युवाचेदं कोपसंरक्तलोचनः ।
राक्षसं विकृताकारं विराधं पापचेतसं ॥८॥

8. taṃ rāmaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ ,
rākṣasaṃ vikṛtākāraṃ virādhaṃ pāpacetasaṃ.

8. tam rāmaḥ prati uvāca idam kopa saṃrakta locanaḥ
| rākṣasam vikṛta ākāram virādham pāpa cetasam

8. rāmaḥ kopa saṃrakta locanaḥ tam vikṛta ākāram
pāpa cetasam rākṣasam virādham idam prati uvāca

8. To him, Rāma, whose eyes were red with anger, replied thus to the demon (Rākṣasa) Virādha, who had a distorted form and a sinful mind.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to him (Virādha) (him, that)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• प्रति (prati) - in reply to (towards, against, in reply to)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement), thus (this, thus)

• कोप (kopa) - anger, wrath

• संरक्त (saṁrakta) - reddened (with anger) (greatly reddened, inflamed)

• लोचनः (locanaḥ) - (whose) eyes (eyes)

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - to the demon (Virādha) (demon (Rākṣasa))

• विकृत (vikṛta) - distorted, changed, ugly

• आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

• विराधम् (virādham) - Virādha (name of a demon)

• पाप (pāpa) - sinful, wicked

• चेतसम् (cetasam) - mind, heart, consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him (Virādha) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero), pleasing, charming

प्रति (prati) - in reply to (towards, against, in reply to)

(indeclinable)

preposition/prefix

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (statement), thus (this, thus)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, thus

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the statement made.

कोप (kopa) - anger, wrath

(noun)

masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, fury

संरक्त (saṁrakta) - reddened (with anger) (greatly reddened, inflamed)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of saṃrakta

saṁrakta - greatly reddened, inflamed, attached to

Past Passive Participle

derived from sam-rañj + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: rañj (class 1)

लोचनः (locanaḥ) - (whose) eyes (eyes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of locana

locana - eye, seeing

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - to the demon (Virādha) (demon (Rākṣasa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa

Note: In apposition to 'tam' and 'virādham'.

विकृत (vikṛta) - distorted, changed, ugly

(adjective)

masculine, singular of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, distorted, deformed, ugly

Past Passive Participle

derived from vi-kṛ + kta

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance

विराधम् (virādham) - Virādha (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of virādha

virādha - name of a Rākṣasa (demon)

Note: In apposition to 'tam' and 'rākṣasam'.

पाप (pāpa) - sinful, wicked

(adjective)

masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sinful, sin

चेतसम् (cetasam) - mind, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

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