वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-22

तस्य राक्षससिंहस्य निश्चक्राम मुखान्महान् ।
शयानस्य विनिःश्वासः पूरयन्निव तद्गृहम् ॥२२॥

22. tasya rākṣasasiṃhasya niścakrāma mukhānmahān ,
śayānasya viniḥśvāsaḥ pūrayanniva tadgṛham.

22. tasya rākṣasasiṃhasya niścakrāma mukhāt mahān
śayānasya viniḥśvāsaḥ pūrayan iva tat gṛham

22. mahān viniḥśvāsaḥ tasya rākṣasasiṃhasya
śayānasya mukhāt niścakrāma tat gṛham pūrayan iva

22. From the mouth of that lion among rākṣasas, as he lay sleeping, a mighty exhalation emerged, as if filling that entire dwelling.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• राक्षससिंहस्य (rākṣasasiṁhasya) - of the lion-like rākṣasa, of the chief rākṣasa

• निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - emerged, came out

• मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• शयानस्य (śayānasya) - of the sleeping one, while he was sleeping

• विनिःश्वासः (viniḥśvāsaḥ) - exhalation, breath

• पूरयन् (pūrayan) - filling, causing to be full

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• तत् (tat) - that

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, dwelling

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षससिंहस्य (rākṣasasiṁhasya) - of the lion-like rākṣasa, of the chief rākṣasa

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasasiṃha

rākṣasasiṁha - a lion among rākṣasas; a chief rākṣasa

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+siṃha)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion; a chief, an eminent person
  noun (masculine)

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - emerged, came out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of niścakrāma

Perfect Active

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

शयानस्य (śayānasya) - of the sleeping one, while he was sleeping

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - sleeping, resting

Present Active Participle

Root: śī (class 2)

विनिःश्वासः (viniḥśvāsaḥ) - exhalation, breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viniḥśvāsa

viniḥśvāsa - exhalation, breath, sigh

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

पूरयन् (pūrayan) - filling, causing to be full

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrayat

pūrayat - filling

Present Active Participle (causative)

Causal stem pūrayati from root pṛ (to fill).

Root: pṛ (class 9)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home

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