वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-12

रावणस्य समीपे तु राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः ।
विरूपं वानरं भीममाख्यातुमुपचक्रमुः ॥१२॥

12. rāvaṇasya samīpe tu rākṣasyo vikṛtānanāḥ ,
virūpaṃ vānaraṃ bhīmamākhyātumupacakramuḥ.

12. rāvaṇasya samīpe tu rākṣasyaḥ vikṛtānanāḥ
virūpam vānaram bhīmam ākhyātum upacakramuḥ

12. tu rāvaṇasya samīpe vikṛtānanāḥ rākṣasyaḥ
virūpam bhīmam vānaram ākhyātum upacakramuḥ

12. But near Rāvaṇa, the demonesses (rākṣasīs) with distorted faces began to describe the deformed, terrifying monkey.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity of

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - female demons, demonesses

• विकृताननाः (vikṛtānanāḥ) - having distorted faces

• विरूपम् (virūpam) - deformed, ugly

• वानरम् (vānaram) - a monkey

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying, dreadful

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to describe

• उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - they began, they undertook

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā)

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity of

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - proximity, vicinity

from sa (with) + īpa (approach)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - female demons, demonesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female demon, demoness

feminine form of rākṣasa

विकृताननाः (vikṛtānanāḥ) - having distorted faces

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vikṛtānana

vikṛtānana - having a distorted or ugly face

Bahuvrihi compound: vikṛta (distorted) + ānana (face)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vikṛta+ānana)

• vikṛta – deformed, distorted, changed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

विरूपम् (virūpam) - deformed, ugly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of virūpa

virūpa - deformed, ugly, unseemly

from vi (opposite) + rūpa (form)

वानरम् (vānaram) - a monkey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

derived from vana (forest)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - fearful, dreadful, terrible

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to describe

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

formed from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā and -tum suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - they began, they undertook

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of upakram

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person plural, from root kram (to step) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

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