वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-2

नीलजीमूतसंकाशस्तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः ।
भयं लोकस्य जनयन् किरीटी परिघायुधः ।
व्यचरं दण्डकारण्यमृषिमांसानि भक्षयन् ॥२॥

2. nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśastaptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ ,
bhayaṃ lokasya janayan kirīṭī parighāyudhaḥ ,
vyacaraṃ daṇḍakāraṇyamṛṣimāṃsāni bhakṣayan.

2. nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśaḥ taptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ
bhayam lokasya janayan
kirīṭī parighāyudhaḥ vyacaram
daṇḍakāraṇyam ṛṣimāṃsāni bhakṣayan

2. nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśaḥ taptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ
kirīṭī parighāyudhaḥ
lokasya bhayam janayan ṛṣimāṃsāni
bhakṣayan daṇḍakāraṇyam vyacaram

2. ...resembling a blue cloud, adorned with molten golden earrings, instilling fear in people, crowned, and armed with an iron club—I roamed the Daṇḍaka forest, devouring the flesh of sages.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलजीमूतसंकाशः (nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśaḥ) - resembling a blue cloud

• तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः (taptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ) - adorned with molten golden earrings (having earrings of molten gold)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, terror)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - in people/the world (of the world, of people)

• जनयन् (janayan) - instilling (fear) (generating, creating, causing)

• किरीटी (kirīṭī) - crowned (crowned, wearing a diadem)

• परिघायुधः (parighāyudhaḥ) - armed with an iron club (whose weapon is an iron club)

• व्यचरम् (vyacaram) - I roamed (I roamed, I wandered)

• दण्डकारण्यम् (daṇḍakāraṇyam) - the Daṇḍaka forest

• ऋषिमांसानि (ṛṣimāṁsāni) - the flesh of sages

• भक्षयन् (bhakṣayan) - devouring (devouring, eating)

Words meanings and morphology

नीलजीमूतसंकाशः (nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśaḥ) - resembling a blue cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśa

nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśa - resembling a blue cloud

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+jīmūta+saṃkāśa)

• nīla – blue, dark blue
  adjective (masculine)
• jīmūta – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam-kāś 'to appear'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'aham'.

तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः (taptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ) - adorned with molten golden earrings (having earrings of molten gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taptakāñcanakuṇḍala

taptakāñcanakuṇḍala - having earrings of molten gold

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapta+kāñcana+kuṇḍala)

• tapta – molten, heated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP from root tap 'to heat'
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – golden, made of gold
  adjective (neuter)
  from kāñcana 'gold'
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'aham'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, terror)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror

from root bhī 'to fear'

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of janayan.

लोकस्य (lokasya) - in people/the world (of the world, of people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, community

from root lok 'to see'

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Genitive case with the meaning 'for the world' or 'in the world'.

जनयन् (janayan) - instilling (fear) (generating, creating, causing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janayat

janayat - generating, causing, producing

present active participle

present active participle from causal root jan 'to be born', masculine singular nominative

Root: jan (class 10)

Note: Functions as a verbal adjective describing the agent 'aham'.

किरीटी (kirīṭī) - crowned (crowned, wearing a diadem)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem

from kirīṭa 'crown' with suffix -in

Note: Agrees with the implied 'aham'.

परिघायुधः (parighāyudhaḥ) - armed with an iron club (whose weapon is an iron club)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parighāyudha

parighāyudha - whose weapon is an iron club, armed with an iron club

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parigha+āyudha)

• parigha – iron club, bolt
  noun (masculine)
  from pari-han 'to strike around'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: han (class 2)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  from ā-yudh 'to fight'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'aham'.

व्यचरम् (vyacaram) - I roamed (I roamed, I wandered)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vi-car

imperfect active

first person singular, active voice, from root car with prefix vi-, augmented for imperfect tense

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

दण्डकारण्यम् (daṇḍakāraṇyam) - the Daṇḍaka forest

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāraṇya

daṇḍakāraṇya - Daṇḍaka forest (a specific forest)

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍaka+araṇya)

• daṇḍaka – Daṇḍaka (name of a region/forest)
  proper noun (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛ

Note: Object of vyacaram.

ऋषिमांसानि (ṛṣimāṁsāni) - the flesh of sages

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ṛṣimāṃsa

ṛṣimāṁsa - flesh of sages

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+māṃsa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of bhakṣayan.

भक्षयन् (bhakṣayan) - devouring (devouring, eating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - eating, devouring

present active participle

present active participle from causal root bhakṣ 'to eat', masculine singular nominative

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Functions as a verbal adjective describing the agent 'aham'.

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