वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-3, chapter-33, verse-9
दशास्यो विंशतिभुजो दर्शनीय परिच्छदः ।
त्रिदशारिर्मुनीन्द्रघ्नो दशशीर्ष इवाद्रिराट् ॥९॥
त्रिदशारिर्मुनीन्द्रघ्नो दशशीर्ष इवाद्रिराट् ॥९॥
9. daśāsyo viṃśatibhujo darśanīya paricchadaḥ ,
tridaśārirmunīndraghno daśaśīrṣa ivādrirāṭ.
tridaśārirmunīndraghno daśaśīrṣa ivādrirāṭ.
9.
daśāsyaḥ viṃśatibhujaḥ darśanīya paricchadaḥ
tridaśāriḥ munīndraghnaḥ daśaśīrṣaḥ iva adrirāṭ
tridaśāriḥ munīndraghnaḥ daśaśīrṣaḥ iva adrirāṭ
9.
saḥ daśāsyaḥ viṃśatibhujaḥ darśanīya paricchadaḥ
tridaśāriḥ munīndraghnaḥ daśaśīrṣaḥ adrirāṭ iva
tridaśāriḥ munīndraghnaḥ daśaśīrṣaḥ adrirāṭ iva
9.
He was ten-faced and twenty-armed, possessing splendid attire, an enemy of the gods (tridaśa), and a slayer of great sages. With his ten heads, he resembled a king of mountains.
Words meanings summery:
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- दशास्यः (daśāsyaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Laṅkā (ten-faced)
- विंशतिभुजः (viṁśatibhujaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, as depicted with twenty arms (twenty-armed)
- दर्शनीय (darśanīya) - splendid, beautiful, handsome, worth seeing
- परिच्छदः (paricchadaḥ) - attire, retinue, equipment, ornament
- त्रिदशारिः (tridaśāriḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who was a sworn enemy of the gods (tridaśa) (enemy of the gods)
- मुनीन्द्रघ्नः (munīndraghnaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who was known for harassing and killing prominent sages (slayer of great sages)
- दशशीर्षः (daśaśīrṣaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, with his distinguishing ten heads (ten-headed)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अद्रिराट् (adrirāṭ) - referring to a majestic mountain like the Himalayas (king of mountains)
Words meanings and morphology
दशास्यः (daśāsyaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Laṅkā (ten-faced)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daśāsya
daśāsya - ten-faced, ten-mouthed; an epithet of Rāvaṇa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+āsya)
- daśa – ten
indeclinable - āsya – face, mouth, countenance
noun (neuter)
विंशतिभुजः (viṁśatibhujaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, as depicted with twenty arms (twenty-armed)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṃśatibhuja
viṁśatibhuja - twenty-armed; having twenty arms; an epithet of Rāvaṇa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (viṃśati+bhuja)
- viṃśati – twenty
indeclinable - bhuja – arm, hand
noun (masculine)
दर्शनीय (darśanīya) - splendid, beautiful, handsome, worth seeing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of darśanīya
darśanīya - visible, worth seeing, beautiful, splendid, handsome
Gerundive
Derived from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
परिच्छदः (paricchadaḥ) - attire, retinue, equipment, ornament
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paricchada
paricchada - attire, equipment, retinue, ornament, cover
Prefix: pari
Root: chad (class 10)
त्रिदशारिः (tridaśāriḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who was a sworn enemy of the gods (tridaśa) (enemy of the gods)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tridaśāri
tridaśāri - enemy of the gods
Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+ari)
- tridaśa – god, deity ('those of thirty' referring to the 33 Vedic deities)
noun (masculine) - ari – enemy, foe
noun (masculine)
मुनीन्द्रघ्नः (munīndraghnaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, who was known for harassing and killing prominent sages (slayer of great sages)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of munīndraghna
munīndraghna - slayer of great sages, killer of chief ascetics
Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+indra+ghna)
- muni – sage, ascetic, seer
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, principal, lord (often used as a suffix for 'chief of')
noun (masculine) - ghna – slayer, killer, destroyer (used as a suffix)
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
दशशीर्षः (daśaśīrṣaḥ) - Rāvaṇa, with his distinguishing ten heads (ten-headed)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaśīrṣa
daśaśīrṣa - ten-headed; having ten heads; an epithet of Rāvaṇa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+śīrṣa)
- daśa – ten
indeclinable - śīrṣa – head, top, peak
noun (neuter)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अद्रिराट् (adrirāṭ) - referring to a majestic mountain like the Himalayas (king of mountains)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adrirāj
adrirāj - king of mountains, lord of mountains (often referring to Himālaya)
Compound type : tatpurusha (adri+rāj)
- adri – mountain, hill, rock
noun (masculine) - rāj – king, ruler, sovereign
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj (class 1)