वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-30

प्रयान्तं तु महाघोरं राक्षसं भीमदर्शनम् ।
अन्तरिक्षगताः क्रूराः शकुनाः प्रत्यवारयन् ॥३०॥

30. prayāntaṃ tu mahāghoraṃ rākṣasaṃ bhīmadarśanam ,
antarikṣagatāḥ krūrāḥ śakunāḥ pratyavārayan.

30. prayāntam tu mahāghoram rākṣasam bhīmadarśanam
antarikṣagatāḥ krūrāḥ śakunāḥ pratyavārayan

30. tu prayāntam mahāghoram bhīmadarśanam rākṣasam
antarikṣagatāḥ krūrāḥ śakunāḥ pratyavārayan

30. However, as that extremely dreadful rākṣasa, terrifying in appearance, advanced, cruel birds, flying in the sky, tried to obstruct him.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - advancing (describing the demon) (going forward, advancing)

• तु (tu) - however (indicating a slight contrast or emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - extremely dreadful (describing the rākṣasa) (very dreadful, extremely terrible)

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (Dhūmrākṣa) (demon, rākṣasa)

• भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - terrifying in appearance (describing the rākṣasa) (of terrible sight, frightful to behold)

• अन्तरिक्षगताः (antarikṣagatāḥ) - flying in the sky (describing the birds) (gone into the sky, flying in the air)

• क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel (describing the birds as ill omens) (cruel, fierce, dreadful)

• शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - ominous birds (birds, omens)

• प्रत्यवारयन् (pratyavārayan) - they tried to obstruct him (they obstructed, they held back)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - advancing (describing the demon) (going forward, advancing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayānt

prayānt - going forth, advancing

Present Active Participle

derived from root yā (to go) with prefix pra and suffix śatṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: agrees with rākṣasam

तु (tu) - however (indicating a slight contrast or emphasis) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - extremely dreadful (describing the rākṣasa) (very dreadful, extremely terrible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ghora)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective

Note: agrees with rākṣasam

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (Dhūmrākṣa) (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

Note: object of pratyavārayan

भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - terrifying in appearance (describing the rākṣasa) (of terrible sight, frightful to behold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmadarśana

bhīmadarśana - of terrible aspect/sight, frightful to look at

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+darśana)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective
  derived from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: agrees with rākṣasam

अन्तरिक्षगताः (antarikṣagatāḥ) - flying in the sky (describing the birds) (gone into the sky, flying in the air)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antarikṣagata

antarikṣagata - moving in the air/sky, celestial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarikṣa+gata)

• antarikṣa – atmosphere, sky, mid-region
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, moved
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam (to go) with suffix kta
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: agrees with śakunāḥ

क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel (describing the birds as ill omens) (cruel, fierce, dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, raw

Root: kṛ

Note: agrees with śakunāḥ

शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - ominous birds (birds, omens)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuna

śakuna - bird (especially an ominous one), omen

Root: śak

Note: subject of pratyavārayan

प्रत्यवारयन् (pratyavārayan) - they tried to obstruct him (they obstructed, they held back)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratyavar

imperfect tense, causative

derived from root vṛ (to cover, to choose, to restrain) with prefixes prati and ava, causative stem vāray

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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