वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-26

दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य मध्ये तस्य तु राक्षसी ।
अङ्गारकेति विख्याता छायामाक्षिप्य भोजिनी ॥२६॥

26. dakṣiṇasya samudrasya madhye tasya tu rākṣasī ,
aṅgāraketi vikhyātā chāyāmākṣipya bhojinī.

26. dakṣiṇasya samudrasya madhye tasya tu rākṣasī
aṅgārakā iti vikhyātā chāyām ākṣipya bhojinī

26. dakṣiṇasya samudrasya madhye tasya tu aṅgārakā
iti vikhyātā chāyām ākṣipya bhojinī rākṣasī

26. In the middle of that southern ocean, there is a rākṣasī, well-known as Aṅgārakā, who seizes shadows and devours them.

Words meanings summery:

• दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female rākṣasa, a demoness

• अङ्गारका (aṅgārakā) - Name of the rākṣasī (Aṅgārakā)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, named

• विख्याता (vikhyātā) - well-known, famous, celebrated

• छायाम् (chāyām) - shadow, shade

• आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having seized, having snatched

• भोजिनी (bhojinī) - devouring, feeding on

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणस्य (dakṣiṇasya) - of the southern

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female rākṣasa, a demoness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female rākṣasa, demoness

अङ्गारका (aṅgārakā) - Name of the rākṣasī (Aṅgārakā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅgārakā

aṅgārakā - Aṅgārakā (proper name)

इति (iti) - thus, so, named

(indeclinable)

विख्याता (vikhyātā) - well-known, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - well-known, celebrated, famous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root khyā (to be known, told) with the prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

छायाम् (chāyām) - shadow, shade

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, image

आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having seized, having snatched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root kṣip (to throw) with the prefix ā-, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṣip (class 6)

भोजिनी (bhojinī) - devouring, feeding on

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhojinī

bhojinī - eating, consuming, devouring (feminine form)

Agent Noun/Adjective

Derived from the root bhuj (to eat, enjoy) with the suffix -in, forming a feminine agent noun/adjective.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

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