वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-68, verse-3

तच्छरीरं कबन्धस्य घृतपिण्डोपमं महत् ।
मेदसा पच्यमानस्य मन्दं दहति पावक ॥३॥

3. taccharīraṃ kabandhasya ghṛtapiṇḍopamaṃ mahat ,
medasā pacyamānasya mandaṃ dahati pāvaka.

3. tat śarīram kabandhasya ghṛtapiṇḍopamam mahat
medasā pacyamānasya mandam dahati pāvakaḥ

3. pāvakaḥ kabandhasya ghṛtapiṇḍopamam mahat
tat śarīram pacyamānasya medasā mandam dahati

3. The fire slowly consumed that great body of Kabandha, which resembled a lump of clarified butter, as its fat was being cooked.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, its

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• कबन्धस्य (kabandhasya) - of Kabandha

• घृतपिण्डोपमम् (ghṛtapiṇḍopamam) - like a lump of clarified butter

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• मेदसा (medasā) - by fat, with fat

• पच्यमानस्य (pacyamānasya) - of Kabandha's body, as it was being cooked (of the one being cooked)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly, gently

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, its

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Kabandha's body.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal substance

Note: Grammatically nominative, but functions as the object of 'dahati'.

कबन्धस्य (kabandhasya) - of Kabandha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - Kabandha (a name of a rakshasa); a trunk without a head

Note: Possessive case, referring to 'śarīram'.

घृतपिण्डोपमम् (ghṛtapiṇḍopamam) - like a lump of clarified butter

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghṛtapiṇḍopama

ghṛtapiṇḍopama - like a lump of ghee

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghṛta+piṇḍa+upama)

• ghṛta – clarified butter, ghee
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ghṛ (to sprinkle, shine), also refers to ghee.
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• piṇḍa – lump, ball, mass
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Describes 'śarīram'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Describes 'śarīram'.

मेदसा (medasā) - by fat, with fat

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of medas

medas - fat, marrow, suet

Note: The means by which 'pacyamānasya' occurs.

पच्यमानस्य (pacyamānasya) - of Kabandha's body, as it was being cooked (of the one being cooked)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pacyamāna

pacyamāna - being cooked, being ripened

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √pac (to cook, ripen) with passive suffix -ya and present participle suffix -māna.

Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kabandhasya', describing the state of Kabandha while his body is being burned.

मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly, gently

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying 'dahati'.

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifier

From root √pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: The subject of the verb 'dahati'.