वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-36

तत्र शैलनिभा भीमा मन्देहा नाम राक्षसाः ।
शैलशृङ्गेषु लम्बन्ते नानारूपा भयावहाः ॥३६॥

36. tatra śailanibhā bhīmā mandehā nāma rākṣasāḥ ,
śailaśṛṅgeṣu lambante nānārūpā bhayāvahāḥ.

36. tatra śailanibhāḥ bhīmāḥ mandehāḥ nāma rākṣasāḥ
śailaśṛṅgeṣu lambante nānārūpāḥ bhayāvahāḥ

36. tatra śailanibhāḥ bhīmāḥ nānārūpāḥ bhayāvahāḥ
mandehāḥ nāma rākṣasāḥ śailaśṛṅgeṣu lambante

36. There, dreadful Rākṣasas named Mandehās, who are terrible and resemble mountains, hang from the mountain peaks, appearing in various terrifying forms.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शैलनिभाः (śailanibhāḥ) - resembling mountains

• भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, formidable

• मन्देहाः (mandehāḥ) - the demons named Mandehās (Mandehās (a class of Rākṣasas))

• नाम (nāma) - named (Mandehās) (by name, indeed, called)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

• शैलशृङ्गेषु (śailaśṛṅgeṣu) - on the mountain peaks

• लम्बन्ते (lambante) - they hang, they suspend themselves

• नानारूपाः (nānārūpāḥ) - of various forms, diverse in appearance

• भयावहाः (bhayāvahāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

शैलनिभाः (śailanibhāḥ) - resembling mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śailanibha

śailanibha - mountain-like, resembling mountains

Compound adjective

Compound type : upama-vyatipāda-tatpuruṣa (implied 'like') (śaila+nibha)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable

Root: √bhī (class 3)

मन्देहाः (mandehāḥ) - the demons named Mandehās (Mandehās (a class of Rākṣasas))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mandeha

mandeha - Mandehās (a class of Rākṣasas or demons)

नाम (nāma) - named (Mandehās) (by name, indeed, called)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

शैलशृङ्गेषु (śailaśṛṅgeṣu) - on the mountain peaks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śailaśṛṅga

śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak, mountain horn

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)

लम्बन्ते (lambante) - they hang, they suspend themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of lamb

Root: √lamb (class 1)

नानारूपाः (nānārūpāḥ) - of various forms, diverse in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - of various forms, multiform, diverse in appearance

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

भयावहाः (bhayāvahāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - bringing fear, terrifying, dreadful

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from √vah with ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √vah (class 1)

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