वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-20

ताभ्यां स परिपूर्णाभ्यां भुजाभ्यां राक्षसाधिपः ।
शुशुभे ऽचलसंकाशः शृङ्गाभ्यामिव मन्दरः ॥२०॥

20. tābhyāṃ sa paripūrṇābhyāṃ bhujābhyāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ ,
śuśubhe'calasaṃkāśaḥ śṛṅgābhyāmiva mandaraḥ.

20. tābhyām saḥ paripūrṇābhyām bhujābhyām rākṣasādhipaḥ
śuśubhe acalasankāśaḥ śṛṅgābhyām iva mandaraḥ

20. saḥ rākṣasādhipaḥ tābhyām paripūrṇābhyām bhujābhyām
śuśubhe acalasankāśaḥ mandaraḥ iva śṛṅgābhyām

20. With those two mighty arms, that lord of rākṣasas (Ravana) appeared splendid, resembling a mountain, just like Mount Mandara with its two peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two (arms) (with those two)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Ravana) (that, he)

• परिपूर्णाभ्याम् (paripūrṇābhyām) - with two mighty (arms) (with two full, complete, mighty)

• भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with (his) two arms (with two arms)

• राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Ravana, the lord of rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas, king of demons)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - (Ravana) appeared splendid (he shone, he appeared beautiful/splendid)

• अचलसन्काशः (acalasankāśaḥ) - (Ravana) resembling a mountain (resembling a mountain)

• शृङ्गाभ्याम् (śṛṅgābhyām) - with (Mandara's) two peaks (with two peaks/horns)

• इव (iva) - like (Mandara) (as if, like, resembling)

• मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara (Mandara (mountain))

Words meanings and morphology

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two (arms) (with those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'bhujābhyām'.

सः (saḥ) - he (Ravana) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to rākṣasādhipaḥ.

परिपूर्णाभ्याम् (paripūrṇābhyām) - with two mighty (arms) (with two full, complete, mighty)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of paripūrṇa

paripūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, abundant, strong, mighty

past passive participle

'pari' (around, fully) + root 'pṛ' (to fill) + 'kta' (PPP suffix).

Prefix: pari

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'bhujābhyām'.

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with (his) two arms (with two arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agent of action (shining with arms).

राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - Ravana, the lord of rākṣasas (lord of rākṣasas, king of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas

Compound 'rākṣasa' (demon) + 'adhipa' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhe'.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - (Ravana) appeared splendid (he shone, he appeared beautiful/splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śubh

Perfect (Liṭ), Ātmanepada

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'śubh'.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Intransitive verb.

अचलसन्काशः (acalasankāśaḥ) - (Ravana) resembling a mountain (resembling a mountain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acalasankāśa

acalasankāśa - resembling a mountain

Compound 'acala' (mountain) + 'saṃkāśa' (resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acala+saṃkāśa)

• acala – immovable; mountain
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving).
  Prefix: a
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sam' (together, completely) + root 'kāś' (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rākṣasādhipaḥ.

शृङ्गाभ्याम् (śṛṅgābhyām) - with (Mandara's) two peaks (with two peaks/horns)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak (of a mountain), summit

Note: Companion to 'mandaraḥ' in the simile.

इव (iva) - like (Mandara) (as if, like, resembling)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Connects to 'mandaraḥ'.

मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara (Mandara (mountain))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (name of a mountain)

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