वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-18, verse-38
सुदीर्घाञ्चितलाङ्गूला मत्तमातंगसंनिभाः ।
महापर्वतसंकाशा महाजीमूतनिस्वनाः ॥३८॥
महापर्वतसंकाशा महाजीमूतनिस्वनाः ॥३८॥
38. sudīrghāñcitalāṅgūlā mattamātaṃgasaṃnibhāḥ ,
mahāparvatasaṃkāśā mahājīmūtanisvanāḥ.
mahāparvatasaṃkāśā mahājīmūtanisvanāḥ.
38.
su-dīrgha-añcita-lāṅgūlāḥ matta-mātaṅga-saṃnibhāḥ
mahā-parvata-saṃkāśāḥ mahā-jīmūta-nisvanāḥ
mahā-parvata-saṃkāśāḥ mahā-jīmūta-nisvanāḥ
38.
su-dīrgha-añcita-lāṅgūlāḥ matta-mātaṅga-saṃnibhāḥ
mahā-parvata-saṃkāśāḥ mahā-jīmūta-nisvanāḥ
mahā-parvata-saṃkāśāḥ mahā-jīmūta-nisvanāḥ
38.
They have very long, arched tails; they resemble enraged elephants. They appear like great mountains and possess the roar of mighty thunderclouds.
Words meanings summery:
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- सु-दीर्घ-अञ्चित-लाङ्गूलाः (su-dīrgha-añcita-lāṅgūlāḥ) - having very long, arched tails
- मत्त-मातङ्ग-संनिभाः (matta-mātaṅga-saṁnibhāḥ) - resembling enraged elephants
- महा-पर्वत-संकाशाः (mahā-parvata-saṁkāśāḥ) - appearing like great mountains
- महा-जीमूत-निस्वनाः (mahā-jīmūta-nisvanāḥ) - having the roar of great clouds
Words meanings and morphology
सु-दीर्घ-अञ्चित-लाङ्गूलाः (su-dīrgha-añcita-lāṅgūlāḥ) - having very long, arched tails
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of su-dīrgha-añcita-lāṅgūla
su-dīrgha-añcita-lāṅgūla - having very long and curved/arched tails
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+dīrgha+añcita+lāṅgūla)
- su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable - dīrgha – long
adjective (masculine) - añcita – curved, bent, adorned
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
root 'añc' + kta
Root: añc (class 1) - lāṅgūla – tail
noun (neuter)
Note: 'su-dīrgha' and 'añcita' qualify 'lāṅgūla'
मत्त-मातङ्ग-संनिभाः (matta-mātaṅga-saṁnibhāḥ) - resembling enraged elephants
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of matta-mātaṅga-saṃnibha
matta-mātaṅga-saṁnibha - resembling infuriated elephants
Compound type : tatpurusha (matta+mātaṅga+saṃnibha)
- matta – intoxicated, enraged, furious
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root 'mad' + kta
Root: mad (class 4) - mātaṅga – elephant
noun (masculine) - saṃnibha – similar, resembling, like
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sam
महा-पर्वत-संकाशाः (mahā-parvata-saṁkāśāḥ) - appearing like great mountains
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-parvata-saṃkāśa
mahā-parvata-saṁkāśa - resembling great mountains
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+parvata+saṃkāśa)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - saṃkāśa – like, resembling, appearing as
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sam
महा-जीमूत-निस्वनाः (mahā-jīmūta-nisvanāḥ) - having the roar of great clouds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-jīmūta-nisvana
mahā-jīmūta-nisvana - having the sound or roar of great clouds/thunderclouds
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+jīmūta+nisvana)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine) - jīmūta – cloud, thundercloud
noun (masculine) - nisvana – sound, noise, roar
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni