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6,114

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-114, verse-18

रावणानुचरो घोरो मारीचो नाम राक्षसः ।
लोभयामास वैदेहीं भूत्वा रत्नमयो मृगः ॥१८॥
18. rāvaṇānucaro ghoro mārīco nāma rākṣasaḥ ,
lobhayāmāsa vaidehīṃ bhūtvā ratnamayo mṛgaḥ.
18. rāvaṇānucaraḥ ghoraḥ mārīcaḥ nāma rākṣasaḥ
lobhayāmāsa vaidehīṃ bhūtvā ratnamayaḥ mṛgaḥ
18. A terrible demon (rākṣasa) named Marīca, a follower of Rāvaṇa, enticed Vaidehī (Sītā) by transforming into a deer made of jewels.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रावणानुचरः (rāvaṇānucaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa's follower, attendant of Rāvaṇa
  • घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful
  • मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Marīca (name of a rākṣasa)
  • नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed
  • राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon, an evil being (rākṣasa)
  • लोभयामास (lobhayāmāsa) - he tempted, he enticed, he deluded
  • वैदेहीं (vaidehīṁ) - Vaidehī (Sītā)
  • भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
  • रत्नमयः (ratnamayaḥ) - made of jewels, consisting of jewels
  • मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal, wild beast

Words meanings and morphology

रावणानुचरः (rāvaṇānucaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa's follower, attendant of Rāvaṇa
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇānucara
rāvaṇānucara - follower/attendant of Rāvaṇa
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+anucara)
  • rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • anucara – follower, attendant
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root √car (to move) with prefix anu-.
    Prefix: anu
    Root: car (class 1)
घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora
ghora - terrible, fierce, dreadful, frightful
मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Marīca (name of a rākṣasa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mārīca
mārīca - Marīca (a demon, son of Tāḍakā)
नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed
(indeclinable)
राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon, an evil being (rākṣasa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a demon, a goblin, an evil being
लोभयामास (lobhayāmāsa) - he tempted, he enticed, he deluded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √lubh
Causative Perfect (liṭ)
From the causative stem lobhaya- (P.P. lobhitvā) of root lubh (class 4 P. 'to be confused, disturbed, err')
Root: lubh (class 4)
वैदेहीं (vaidehīṁ) - Vaidehī (Sītā)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī
vaidehī - Vaidehī (a patronymic for Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha)
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle formed from root bhū.
Root: bhū (class 1)
रत्नमयः (ratnamayaḥ) - made of jewels, consisting of jewels
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ratnamaya
ratnamaya - made of jewels, consisting of gems
Formed with suffix -maya (made of) after ratna (jewel).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+maya)
  • ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
    noun (neuter)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
    suffix
मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal, wild beast
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga
mṛga - deer, gazelle, wild animal