वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-21

तस्य रामकथां श्रुत्वा मारीचस्य महात्मनः ।
शुष्कं समभवद्वक्त्रं परित्रस्तो बभूव च ॥२१॥

21. tasya rāmakathāṃ śrutvā mārīcasya mahātmanaḥ ,
śuṣkaṃ samabhavadvaktraṃ paritrasto babhūva ca.

21. tasya rāmakathām śrutvā mārīcasya mahātmanaḥ
śuṣkam samabhavat vaktram paritrastaḥ babhūva ca

21. mahātmanaḥ mārīcasya tasya rāmakathām śrutvā
vaktram śuṣkam samabhavat ca paritrastaḥ babhūva

21. Having heard that story of Rama from the great-souled Maricha, [Ravana's] face became dry and he became utterly terrified.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - from him (Maricha) (of him, his)

• रामकथाम् (rāmakathām) - the story of Rama

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मारीचस्य (mārīcasya) - of Maricha

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

• शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry, parched

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - became, happened

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

• परित्रस्तः (paritrastaḥ) - greatly frightened, terrified

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - from him (Maricha) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामकथाम् (rāmakathām) - the story of Rama

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rāmakathā

rāmakathā - the story of Rama

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rāma+kathā)

• rāma – Rama (name of the hero)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kath
  Root: kath (class 10)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

मारीचस्य (mārīcasya) - of Maricha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Maricha (name of a Rākṣasa)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (a great being)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mārīcasya'

शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry, parched

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, dried up, withered

Past Passive Participle (irregular)

From root śuṣ

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

समभवत् (samabhavat) - became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of sam-bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face, snout, front part

परित्रस्तः (paritrastaḥ) - greatly frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paritrasta

paritrasta - greatly frightened, terrified, dismayed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pari-tras

Prefix: pari

Root: tras (class 4)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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