वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-34, verse-26
गोलाङ्गूला महाकायास्तमसा तुल्यवर्चसः ।
संपरिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां भक्षयन् रजनीचरान् ॥२६॥
संपरिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां भक्षयन् रजनीचरान् ॥२६॥
26. golāṅgūlā mahākāyāstamasā tulyavarcasaḥ ,
saṃpariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ bhakṣayan rajanīcarān.
saṃpariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ bhakṣayan rajanīcarān.
26.
golāṅgūlāḥ mahākāyāḥ tamasā tulyavarcasaḥ
sampariṣvajya bāhubhyām bhakṣayan rajani-carān
sampariṣvajya bāhubhyām bhakṣayan rajani-carān
26.
mahākāyāḥ tamasā tulyavarcasaḥ golāṅgūlāḥ
bāhubhyām sampariṣvajya rajani-carān bhakṣayan
bāhubhyām sampariṣvajya rajani-carān bhakṣayan
26.
The huge-bodied gorillas (golāṅgūla), whose might was equal to darkness, embraced with their arms and devoured the night-wanderers.
Words meanings summery:
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- गोलाङ्गूलाः (golāṅgūlāḥ) - gorillas, large monkeys
- महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - large-bodied, huge-bodied
- तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, with gloom
- तुल्यवर्चसः (tulyavarcasaḥ) - equal in splendor/might/color
- सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced completely
- बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms
- भक्षयन् (bhakṣayan) - devouring, eating
- रजनि-चरान् (rajani-carān) - night-wanderers (demons, rākṣasas)
Words meanings and morphology
गोलाङ्गूलाः (golāṅgūlāḥ) - gorillas, large monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of golāṅgūla
golāṅgūla - a kind of large monkey, gorilla
महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - large-bodied, huge-bodied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya
mahākāya - large-bodied, huge-bodied
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+kāya)
- mahat – great, large
adjective - kāya – body
noun (masculine)
तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, with gloom
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance
तुल्यवर्चसः (tulyavarcasaḥ) - equal in splendor/might/color
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tulyavarcas
tulyavarcas - of equal splendor, might, or color
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tulya+varcas)
- tulya – equal, similar
adjective - varcas – splendor, light, energy, might
noun (neuter)
सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced completely
(indeclinable (gerund))
बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu
bāhu - arm
भक्षयन् (bhakṣayan) - devouring, eating
(adjective (participle))
रजनि-चरान् (rajani-carān) - night-wanderers (demons, rākṣasas)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rajani-cara
rajani-cara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa
Compound type : tatpurusha (rajani+cara)
- rajani – night
noun (feminine) - cara – moving, wandering
adjective
Derived from √car (to move, wander)
Root: car (class 1)