वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-21

वराहेण दशग्रीवः शिंशुमारेण चेन्द्रजित् ।
उष्ट्रेण कुम्भकर्णश्च प्रयातो दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥२१॥

21. varāheṇa daśagrīvaḥ śiṃśumāreṇa cendrajit ,
uṣṭreṇa kumbhakarṇaśca prayāto dakṣiṇāṃ diśam.

21. varāheṇa daśagrīvaḥ śiṃśumāreṇa ca indrajit
uṣṭreṇa kumbhakarṇaḥ ca prayātaḥ dakṣiṇām diśam

21. daśagrīvaḥ varāheṇa,
indrajit ca śiṃśumāreṇa,
kumbhakarṇaḥ ca uṣṭreṇa dakṣiṇām diśam prayātaḥ

21. Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) departed towards the southern direction, borne by a boar; Indrajit by a crocodile; and Kumbhakarṇa by a camel.

Words meanings summery:

• वराहेण (varāheṇa) - by a boar

• दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva, ten-necked one)

• शिंशुमारेण (śiṁśumāreṇa) - by a crocodile (by a crocodile, by a porpoise)

• च (ca) - and

• इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - conqueror of Indra, Indrajit

• उष्ट्रेण (uṣṭreṇa) - by a camel

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

• च (ca) - and

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (as in direction) (southern, right, skillful)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

Words meanings and morphology

वराहेण (varāheṇa) - by a boar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of varāha

varāha - boar, wild hog

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva, ten-necked one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - having ten necks (an epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

शिंशुमारेण (śiṁśumāreṇa) - by a crocodile (by a crocodile, by a porpoise)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śiṃśumāra

śiṁśumāra - crocodile, porpoise, dolphin

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रजित् (indrajit) - conqueror of Indra, Indrajit

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra (an epithet of Meghanāda, Rāvaṇa's son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious
  adjective
  agent noun derived from root 'ji'
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: This is an agent noun (kṛt) functioning as a proper noun.

उष्ट्रेण (uṣṭreṇa) - by a camel

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uṣṭra

uṣṭra - camel

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - pot-eared (name of a giant Rākṣasa, Rāvaṇa's brother)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

past passive participle

Derived from root √yā (to go) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used here in an active sense (intransitive verb).

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (as in direction) (southern, right, skillful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, able

Note: Qualifies 'diśam'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

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