वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-34, verse-14
शस्त्रपुष्पोपहारा च तत्रासीद् युद्धमेदिनी ।
दुर्ज्ञेया दुर्निवेशा च शोणितास्रवकर्दमा ॥१४॥
दुर्ज्ञेया दुर्निवेशा च शोणितास्रवकर्दमा ॥१४॥
14. śastrapuṣpopahārā ca tatrāsīd yuddhamedinī ,
durjñeyā durniveśā ca śoṇitāsravakardamā.
durjñeyā durniveśā ca śoṇitāsravakardamā.
14.
śastrapuṣpopahārā ca tatra āsīt yuddhamedinī
durjñeyā durniveśā ca śoṇitāsravakardamā
durjñeyā durniveśā ca śoṇitāsravakardamā
14.
tatra śastrapuṣpopahārā śoṇitāsravakardamā
durjñeyā durniveśā ca yuddhamedinī āsīt
durjñeyā durniveśā ca yuddhamedinī āsīt
14.
And there, the ground of the battlefield was like an offering adorned with weapons as flowers. It was difficult to navigate and hard to comprehend, with mud formed by streams of blood.
Words meanings summery:
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- शस्त्रपुष्पोपहारा (śastrapuṣpopahārā) - the battlefield having weapons resembling flower offerings (having weapons as flower-offerings)
- च (ca) - and, also
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
- युद्धमेदिनी (yuddhamedinī) - the battlefield earth, the ground of battle
- दुर्ज्ञेया (durjñeyā) - difficult to know, difficult to discern, hard to comprehend
- दुर्निवेशा (durniveśā) - difficult to enter, difficult to traverse
- च (ca) - and, also
- शोणितास्रवकर्दमा (śoṇitāsravakardamā) - the battlefield having mud formed by streams of blood (having mud of flowing blood)
Words meanings and morphology
शस्त्रपुष्पोपहारा (śastrapuṣpopahārā) - the battlefield having weapons resembling flower offerings (having weapons as flower-offerings)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śastrapuṣpopahārā
śastrapuṣpopahārā - having flower-offerings of weapons; having offerings of weapon-like flowers
Bahuvrīhi compound: (śastrāṇi eva puṣpāṇi) + (upahāraḥ) yasyāḥ sā
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śastra+puṣpa+upahāra)
- śastra – weapon, sword
noun (neuter) - puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter) - upahāra – offering, present, gift
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of as
Imperfect Active
3rd person singular imperfect active of root as
Root: as (class 2)
युद्धमेदिनी (yuddhamedinī) - the battlefield earth, the ground of battle
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yuddhamedinī
yuddhamedinī - earth of battle, battlefield
Tatpuruṣa compound: yuddhasya medinī (earth of battle)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+medinī)
- yuddha – battle, fight, war
noun (neuter) - medinī – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
दुर्ज्ञेया (durjñeyā) - difficult to know, difficult to discern, hard to comprehend
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of durjñeya
durjñeya - difficult to know, understand or discern
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix dur- (difficult) and -ya suffix
Compound type : prādisamāsa (dur+jñeya)
- dur – bad, hard, difficult
indeclinable - jñeya – to be known, knowable, intelligible
adjective (feminine)
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
Derived from root jñā (to know) with -ya suffix
Root: jñā (class 9)
दुर्निवेशा (durniveśā) - difficult to enter, difficult to traverse
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of durniveśā
durniveśa - difficult to enter, hard to settle in, difficult of access
Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefixes dur- (difficult) and ni- (down, into)
Compound type : prādisamāsa (dur+niveśa)
- dur – bad, hard, difficult
indeclinable - niveśa – entering, settlement, abode
noun (masculine)
Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: viś (class 6)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शोणितास्रवकर्दमा (śoṇitāsravakardamā) - the battlefield having mud formed by streams of blood (having mud of flowing blood)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śoṇitāsravakardamā
śoṇitāsravakardamā - having mud made of flowing blood
Bahuvrīhi compound: (śoṇitasya āsravaḥ) + (kardamaḥ) yasyāḥ sā
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇita+āsrava+kardama)
- śoṇita – blood
noun (neuter) - āsrava – flow, discharge
noun (masculine) - kardama – mud, mire
noun (masculine)