वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-18, verse-7
नखदंष्ट्रायुधान् वीरांस्तीक्ष्णकोपान्भयावहान् ।
असंख्येयाननिर्देश्यान्परं पारमिवोदधेः ॥७॥
असंख्येयाननिर्देश्यान्परं पारमिवोदधेः ॥७॥
7. nakhadaṃṣṭrāyudhān vīrāṃstīkṣṇakopānbhayāvahān ,
asaṃkhyeyānanirdeśyānparaṃ pāramivodadheḥ.
asaṃkhyeyānanirdeśyānparaṃ pāramivodadheḥ.
7.
nakha-daṃṣṭra-āyudhān vīrān tīkṣṇa-kopān bhayāvahān
asaṅkhyeyān anirdeśyān param pāram iva udadheḥ
asaṅkhyeyān anirdeśyān param pāram iva udadheḥ
7.
vīrān nakha-daṃṣṭra-āyudhān tīkṣṇa-kopān bhayāvahān
asaṅkhyeyān anirdeśyān udadheḥ param pāram iva
asaṅkhyeyān anirdeśyān udadheḥ param pāram iva
7.
They are heroes with claws and fangs as weapons, fiercely wrathful, terrifying, innumerable, indescribable, like the far shore of the ocean.
Words meanings summery:
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- नख-दंष्ट्र-आयुधान् (nakha-daṁṣṭra-āyudhān) - having claws and fangs as weapons
- वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave ones
- तीक्ष्ण-कोपान् (tīkṣṇa-kopān) - of fierce anger, fiercely wrathful
- भयावहान् (bhayāvahān) - terrifying, frightening, causing fear
- असङ्ख्येयान् (asaṅkhyeyān) - innumerable, countless
- अनिर्देश्यान् (anirdeśyān) - indescribable, inexpressible
- परम् (param) - the far (shore) (far, other, supreme, excellent)
- पारम् (pāram) - the shore (of the ocean) (shore, bank, opposite bank, limit, end)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean, of the sea
Words meanings and morphology
नख-दंष्ट्र-आयुधान् (nakha-daṁṣṭra-āyudhān) - having claws and fangs as weapons
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nakha-daṃṣṭra-āyudha
nakha-daṁṣṭra-āyudha - whose weapons are claws and fangs
Bahuvrihi compound: nakha (claw) + daṃṣṭrā (fang) + āyudha (weapon)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nakha+daṃṣṭrā+āyudha)
- nakha – nail, claw
noun (neuter) - daṃṣṭrā – fang, tusk, canine tooth
noun (feminine)
from root daṃś (to bite)
Root: daṃś (class 1) - āyudha – weapon, implement
noun (neuter)
from ā-yudh (to fight)
Prefix: ā
Root: yudh (class 4)
वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave ones
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, warrior
तीक्ष्ण-कोपान् (tīkṣṇa-kopān) - of fierce anger, fiercely wrathful
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa-kopa
tīkṣṇa-kopa - of fierce anger
Bahuvrihi compound: tīkṣṇa (sharp/fierce) + kopa (anger)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+kopa)
- tīkṣṇa – sharp, fierce, keen, intense
adjective
from root tij (to be sharp)
Root: tij (class 1) - kopa – anger, wrath, fury
noun (masculine)
verbal noun
from root kup (to be angry)
Root: kup (class 4)
भयावहान् (bhayāvahān) - terrifying, frightening, causing fear
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhayāvaha
bhayāvaha - causing fear, terrifying
Compound: bhaya (fear) + āvaha (bringing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)
- bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter)
from root bhī (to fear)
Root: bhī (class 3) - āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
adjective
agent noun
from ā-vah (to carry, bring)
Prefix: ā
Root: vah (class 1)
असङ्ख्येयान् (asaṅkhyeyān) - innumerable, countless
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of asaṅkhyeya
asaṅkhyeya - innumerable, not to be counted
negated gerundive
a- (not) + saṅkhyeya (to be counted)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṅkhyeya)
- a – not, un-
prefix
negative prefix - saṅkhyeya – countable, to be counted
adjective
gerundive
from saṃ-khyā (to count)
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
अनिर्देश्यान् (anirdeśyān) - indescribable, inexpressible
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anirdeśya
anirdeśya - indescribable, not to be pointed out
negated gerundive
a- (not) + nirdeśya (to be described)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nirdeśya)
- a – not, un-
prefix
negative prefix - nirdeśya – to be described, describable, to be pointed out
adjective
gerundive
from nir-diś (to point out, describe)
Prefix: nis
Root: diś (class 6)
परम् (param) - the far (shore) (far, other, supreme, excellent)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate
पारम् (pāram) - the shore (of the ocean) (shore, bank, opposite bank, limit, end)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pāra
pāra - shore, bank, the other side, limit
from root pṛ (to cross)
Root: pṛ (class 3)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean, of the sea
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of udadhi
udadhi - ocean, sea, receptacle of water
Compound: uda (water) + dhī (holding)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uda+dhī)
- uda – water
noun (neuter) - dhī – holding, receptacle
noun (masculine)
from root dhā (to place, hold)
Root: dhā (class 3)