वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-12

शुशुभे राक्षसेन्द्रस्य स्वपतः शयनोत्तमम् ।
गन्धहस्तिनि संविष्टे यथाप्रस्रवणं महत् ॥१२॥

12. śuśubhe rākṣasendrasya svapataḥ śayanottamam ,
gandhahastini saṃviṣṭe yathāprasravaṇaṃ mahat.

12. śuśubhe rākṣasendrasya svapataḥ śayanottamam
gandhahastini saṃviṣṭe yathā prasravaṇam mahat

12. rākṣasendrasya svapataḥ śayanottamam śuśubhe
gandhahastini saṃviṣṭe yathā mahat prasravaṇam

12. The excellent bed of the sleeping lord of the demons (Rāvaṇa) shone splendidly, just like a great stream of ichor from a rutting elephant does when it has settled down.

Words meanings summery:

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone splendidly (shone, was beautiful, became splendid)

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Rāvaṇa, the lord of demons (of the lord of demons)

• स्वपतः (svapataḥ) - of (Rāvaṇa) sleeping (of him sleeping)

• शयनोत्तमम् (śayanottamam) - excellent bed

• गन्धहस्तिनि (gandhahastini) - on a rutting elephant

• संविष्टे (saṁviṣṭe) - settled, rested, having entered

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• प्रस्रवणम् (prasravaṇam) - stream of ichor (stream, waterfall, exudation (of a rutting elephant))

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone splendidly (shone, was beautiful, became splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of śuśubhe

Perfect Middle

Perfect tense 3rd person singular middle (ātmanepada) of root śubh 'to shine, be beautiful'

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'śayanottamam'.

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - of Rāvaṇa, the lord of demons (of the lord of demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas (demons), lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, a demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive of 'śayanottamam' and 'svapataḥ'.

स्वपतः (svapataḥ) - of (Rāvaṇa) sleeping (of him sleeping)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svapat

svapat - sleeping

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle from √svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of 'rākṣasendrasya' (Rāvaṇa).

शयनोत्तमम् (śayanottamam) - excellent bed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śayanottama

śayanottama - excellent bed, best couch

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śayana+uttama)

• śayana – bed, couch, sleeping
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śī (class 2)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhe'.

गन्धहस्तिनि (gandhahastini) - on a rutting elephant

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gandhahastin

gandhahastin - a rutting elephant (whose temples exude ichor)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gandha+hastin)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, ichor
  noun (masculine)
• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

संविष्टे (saṁviṣṭe) - settled, rested, having entered

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃviṣṭa

saṁviṣṭa - entered, sat down, settled, rested

Past Passive Participle

PPP from sam-√viś (to sit down, settle)

Prefix: sam

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'gandhahastini', part of a locative absolute construction.

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

प्रस्रवणम् (prasravaṇam) - stream of ichor (stream, waterfall, exudation (of a rutting elephant))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prasravaṇa

prasravaṇa - flowing forth, stream, waterfall, spring, exudation (especially ichor from a rutting elephant)

verbal noun

Derived from pra-√sru (to flow forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Compared to the 'śayanottamam'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

Note: Modifies 'prasravaṇam'.

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