वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-5, verse-24

करालस्य पिशाचस्य शोणिताक्षस्य चैव हि ।
क्रममाणः क्रमेणैव हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ॥२४॥

24. karālasya piśācasya śoṇitākṣasya caiva hi ,
kramamāṇaḥ krameṇaiva hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ.

24. karālasya piśācasya śoṇitākṣasya ca eva hi
kramamāṇaḥ krameṇa eva hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ

24. hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ krameṇa eva kramamāṇaḥ
karālasya piśācasya śoṇitākṣasya ca eva hi

24. And indeed, [he surveyed the dwellings] of Karāla, Piśāca, and Śoṇitākṣa. Hanūman, the son of Vāyu, was thus proceeding gradually.

Words meanings summery:

• करालस्य (karālasya) - of the rākṣasa Karāla (of Karāla)

• पिशाचस्य (piśācasya) - of the rākṣasa Piśāca (of Piśāca)

• शोणिताक्षस्य (śoṇitākṣasya) - of the rākṣasa Śoṇitākṣa (of Śoṇitākṣa)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

• क्रममाणः (kramamāṇaḥ) - Hanūman proceeding (proceeding, stepping)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (by steps, in order, gradually)

• एव (eva) - gradually indeed (indeed, only, just)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanūman

• मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanūman, the son of the wind god (son of Vāyu (wind god))

Words meanings and morphology

करालस्य (karālasya) - of the rākṣasa Karāla (of Karāla)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karāla

karāla - Karala (a proper name, lit. 'gaping, formidable')

पिशाचस्य (piśācasya) - of the rākṣasa Piśāca (of Piśāca)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of piśāca

piśāca - Pishacha (a proper name, lit. 'goblin, demon')

शोणिताक्षस्य (śoṇitākṣasya) - of the rākṣasa Śoṇitākṣa (of Śoṇitākṣa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śoṇitākṣa

śoṇitākṣa - Shonitaksha (a proper name, lit. 'blood-eyed')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇita+akṣa)

• śoṇita – blood, bloody, red
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

क्रममाणः (kramamāṇaḥ) - Hanūman proceeding (proceeding, stepping)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kramamāṇa

kramamāṇa - proceeding, stepping, moving

Present Middle Participle

From root 'kram' (to step, go) with middle voice suffix

Root: kram (class 1)

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (by steps, in order, gradually)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, sequence, order, method

From root 'kram' (to step, go)

Root: kram (class 1)

एव (eva) - gradually indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanūman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanūman (a proper name, lit. 'one having a prominent jaw')

मारुतात्मजः (mārutātmajaḥ) - Hanūman, the son of the wind god (son of Vāyu (wind god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātmaja

mārutātmaja - son of Vāyu (the wind god), Hanūman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māruta+ātmaja)

• māruta – belonging to Marut, wind, Vāyu
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, offspring, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman + jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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