वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-32

रुधिरार्द्रो महाञ् श्वेतः कबन्धः पतितो भुवि ।
विस्वरं चोत्सृजन्नादं धूम्राक्षस्य समीपतः ॥३२॥

32. rudhirārdro mahāñ śvetaḥ kabandhaḥ patito bhuvi ,
visvaraṃ cotsṛjannādaṃ dhūmrākṣasya samīpataḥ.

32. rudhirārdraḥ mahān śvetaḥ kabandhaḥ patitaḥ bhuvi
visvaram ca utsṛjan nādam dhūmrākṣasya samīpataḥ

32. mahān śvetaḥ rudhirārdraḥ kabandhaḥ dhūmrākṣasya
samīpataḥ bhuvi patitaḥ ca visvaram nādam utsṛjan

32. A great, white, blood-soaked headless trunk (kabandha) fell to the ground, emitting a terrible cry near Dhūmrākṣa.

Words meanings summery:

• रुधिरार्द्रः (rudhirārdraḥ) - blood-soaked, covered in blood

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white, pale

• कबन्धः (kabandhaḥ) - headless trunk, torso

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, dropped

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• विस्वरम् (visvaram) - a discordant sound, a terrible cry, out of tune

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्सृजन् (utsṛjan) - emitting (a sound) (emitting, releasing, abandoning)

• नादम् (nādam) - a sound, roar, cry

• धूम्राक्षस्य (dhūmrākṣasya) - of Dhūmrākṣa

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from near, near, in the vicinity of

Words meanings and morphology

रुधिरार्द्रः (rudhirārdraḥ) - blood-soaked, covered in blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudhirārdra

rudhirārdra - blood-soaked

Compound formed from `rudhira` (blood) and `ārdra` (wet, soaked).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ārdra)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ārdra – wet, moist, soaked
  adjective (masculine)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Present Active Participle

Formed from the root *mah* with the suffix -at.

Root: mah (class 1)

श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white, pale

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śveta

śveta - white, bright, pale

Root: śvit

कबन्धः (kabandhaḥ) - headless trunk, torso

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - headless trunk, torso, a specific class of demons (Rākṣasas)

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, dropped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `pat` (to fall) with suffix -ta.

Root: pat (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

Root: bhū

विस्वरम् (visvaram) - a discordant sound, a terrible cry, out of tune

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visvara

visvara - discordant, out of tune, unharmonious (as an adjective); a discordant sound, a cry (as a noun)

`vi` (prefix for separation, negation) + `svara` (sound, tone).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+svara)

• vi – apart, away, without, negation
  indeclinable
  prefix
• svara – sound, tone, voice, accent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially as 'discordantly' or 'with a terrible cry'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्सृजन् (utsṛjan) - emitting (a sound) (emitting, releasing, abandoning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsṛjat

utsṛjat - emitting, releasing, abandoning, letting go

Present Active Participle

Formed from root `sṛj` (to create, emit) with prefix `ut` (up, forth).

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

नादम् (nādam) - a sound, roar, cry

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise

From root `nad` (to sound).

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Object of `utsṛjan`.

धूम्राक्षस्य (dhūmrākṣasya) - of Dhūmrākṣa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhūmrākṣa

dhūmrākṣa - 'smoke-eyed', name of a Rākṣasa

Compound of `dhūmra` (smoke-colored) and `akṣa` (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūmra+akṣa)

• dhūmra – smoke-colored, gray
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from near, near, in the vicinity of

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas indicating 'from near' or 'in the vicinity of' from `samīpa` (near).

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