वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-5, chapter-15, verse-14
अतिमात्रास्य नेत्राश्च दीर्घजिह्वानखास्तथा ।
अजामुखीर्हस्तिमुखीर्गोमुखीः सूकरीमुखीः ॥१४॥
अजामुखीर्हस्तिमुखीर्गोमुखीः सूकरीमुखीः ॥१४॥
14. atimātrāsya netrāśca dīrghajihvānakhāstathā ,
ajāmukhīrhastimukhīrgomukhīḥ sūkarīmukhīḥ.
ajāmukhīrhastimukhīrgomukhīḥ sūkarīmukhīḥ.
14.
ati-mātra-āsya netrāḥ ca dīrgha-jihvā-nakhaḥ tathā
ajā-mukhīḥ hasti-mukhīḥ go-mukhīḥ sūkarī-mukhīḥ
ajā-mukhīḥ hasti-mukhīḥ go-mukhīḥ sūkarī-mukhīḥ
14.
ati-mātra-āsya netrāḥ ca dīrgha-jihvā-nakhaḥ tathā
ajā-mukhīḥ hasti-mukhīḥ go-mukhīḥ sūkarī-mukhīḥ
ajā-mukhīḥ hasti-mukhīḥ go-mukhīḥ sūkarī-mukhīḥ
14.
They had excessively large mouths and eyes, as well as long tongues and nails. They were goat-faced, elephant-faced, cow-faced, and boar-faced.
Words meanings summery:
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- अतिमात्रास्य (atimātrāsya) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having unnaturally large mouths and faces (having excessively large mouths/faces)
- नेत्राः (netrāḥ) - eyes
- च (ca) - and
- दीर्घ-जिह्वा-नखः (dīrgha-jihvā-nakhaḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having long tongues and nails (having long tongues and nails)
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, also, similarly)
- अजा-मुखीः (ajā-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like goats (goat-faced)
- हस्ति-मुखीः (hasti-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like elephants (elephant-faced)
- गो-मुखीः (go-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like cows (cow-faced)
- सूकरी-मुखीः (sūkarī-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like boars (boar-faced)
Words meanings and morphology
अतिमात्रास्य (atimātrāsya) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having unnaturally large mouths and faces (having excessively large mouths/faces)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of atimātrāsya
atimātrāsya - having excessively large mouths/faces
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+mātra+āsya)
- ati – exceedingly, excessively, very
indeclinable - mātra – measure, extent, amount
noun (neuter)
Root: mā (class 3) - āsya – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Implied feminine plural, describing rākṣasīs.
नेत्राः (netrāḥ) - eyes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of netra
netra - eye
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Implied nominative plural, describing a feature of the rākṣasīs.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दीर्घ-जिह्वा-नखः (dīrgha-jihvā-nakhaḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having long tongues and nails (having long tongues and nails)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dīrghajihvānakha
dīrghajihvānakha - having long tongues and nails
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+jihvā+nakha)
- dīrgha – long
adjective - jihvā – tongue
noun (feminine) - nakha – nail, claw
noun (masculine)
Note: Implied feminine plural, describing rākṣasīs.
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, also, similarly)
(indeclinable)
अजा-मुखीः (ajā-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like goats (goat-faced)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ajāmukhī
ajā-mukhī - goat-faced (feminine)
Feminine form of ajāmukha
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajā+mukha)
- ajā – she-goat
noun (feminine)
Root: aj (class 1) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Feminine accusative plural, agreeing with the implied rākṣasīs.
हस्ति-मुखीः (hasti-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like elephants (elephant-faced)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of hastimukhī
hasti-mukhī - elephant-faced (feminine)
Feminine form of hastimukha
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hasti+mukha)
- hasti – elephant
noun (masculine)
Root: has (class 1) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Feminine accusative plural, agreeing with the implied rākṣasīs.
गो-मुखीः (go-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like cows (cow-faced)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of gomukhī
go-mukhī - cow-faced (feminine)
Feminine form of gomukha
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (go+mukha)
- go – cow, ox
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Feminine accusative plural, agreeing with the implied rākṣasīs.
सूकरी-मुखीः (sūkarī-mukhīḥ) - describing the female demons (rākṣasīs) as having faces like boars (boar-faced)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sūkarīmukhī
sūkarī-mukhī - boar-faced (feminine)
Feminine form of sūkaramukha
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūkarī+mukha)
- sūkarī – sow, female boar
noun (feminine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Feminine accusative plural, agreeing with the implied rākṣasīs.