वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-47, verse-9

स शैलजीमूतनिकाश रूपैर्मांसाशनैः पावकदीप्तनेत्रैः ।
बभौ वृतो राक्षसराजमुख्यैर्भूतैर्वृतो रुद्र इवामरेशः ॥९॥

9. sa śailajīmūtanikāśa rūpairmāṃsāśanaiḥ pāvakadīptanetraiḥ ,
babhau vṛto rākṣasarājamukhyairbhūtairvṛto rudra ivāmareśaḥ.

9. saḥ śailajīmūtanikāśarūpaiḥ
māṃsāśanaiḥ pāvakadīptanetraiḥ babhau
vṛtaḥ rākṣasarājamukhyaiḥ
bhūtaiḥ vṛtaḥ rudraḥ iva amareśaḥ

9. saḥ rākṣasarājamukhyaḥ śailajīmūtanikāśarūpaiḥ
māṃsāśanaiḥ pāvakadīptanetraiḥ
rākṣasarājamukhyaiḥ vṛtaḥ babhau
amareśaḥ rudraḥ bhūtaiḥ vṛtaḥ iva

9. That chief of the demon kings (Rākṣasarāja), surrounded by other principal demons whose forms were like mountains and clouds, who consumed flesh, and whose eyes blazed like fire, appeared splendid. He was like Rudra, the lord of immortals, when surrounded by his hosts of spirits (bhūtas).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Ravana) (he, that)

• शैलजीमूतनिकाशरूपैः (śailajīmūtanikāśarūpaiḥ) - with forms resembling mountains and clouds

• मांसाशनैः (māṁsāśanaiḥ) - who consumed flesh (by flesh-eaters, those who eat flesh)

• पावकदीप्तनेत्रैः (pāvakadīptanetraiḥ) - whose eyes blazed like fire (with eyes blazing like fire)

• बभौ (babhau) - appeared splendid (shone, appeared splendid, became beautiful)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

• राक्षसराजमुख्यईः (rākṣasarājamukhyaīḥ) - by principal demons (by chief demon kings)

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by hosts of spirits (bhūtas) (by beings, by elements, by spirits)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अमरेशः (amareśaḥ) - the lord of immortals (lord of immortals, chief of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Ravana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शैलजीमूतनिकाशरूपैः (śailajīmūtanikāśarūpaiḥ) - with forms resembling mountains and clouds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śailajīmūtanikāśarūpa

śailajīmūtanikāśarūpa - having forms like mountains and clouds

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'śaila' (mountain) + 'jīmūta' (cloud) + 'nikāśa' (resembling) + 'rūpa' (form). Literally, 'having forms whose resemblance is to mountains and clouds'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaila+jīmūta+nikāśa+rūpa)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• jīmūta – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• nikāśa – resembling, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix 'ni-' and root 'kāś' (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasarājamukhyaiḥ'.

मांसाशनैः (māṁsāśanaiḥ) - who consumed flesh (by flesh-eaters, those who eat flesh)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of māṃsāśana

māṁsāśana - flesh-eating, meat-eater

Upapada Tatpuruṣa compound: 'māṃsa' (flesh) + 'āśana' (eating).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+āśana)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• āśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'aś' (to eat) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: aś (class 5)

पावकदीप्तनेत्रैः (pāvakadīptanetraiḥ) - whose eyes blazed like fire (with eyes blazing like fire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāvakadīptanetra

pāvakadīptanetra - having eyes blazing like fire

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'pāvaka' (fire) + 'dīpta' (blazing) + 'netra' (eye). Literally, 'having eyes blazing like fire'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāvaka+dīpta+netra)

• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• dīpta – blazing, ignited, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'dīp' (to shine, to blaze).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

बभौ (babhau) - appeared splendid (shone, appeared splendid, became beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā

perfect tense

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular of root 'bhā' (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, encompassed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'vṛ' (to cover, encompass, choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

राक्षसराजमुख्यईः (rākṣasarājamukhyaīḥ) - by principal demons (by chief demon kings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasarājamukhya

rākṣasarājamukhya - chief of the demon kings, principal demon king

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'rākṣasa-rāja' (king of demons) + 'mukhya' (chief, principal).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+rāja+mukhya)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by hosts of spirits (bhūtas) (by beings, by elements, by spirits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, spirit, host (of Rudra)

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'bhū' (to be). Also used as a noun for 'being' or 'spirit'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, encompassed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'vṛ' (to cover, encompass, choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a storm-god, later identified with Shiva), terrible, roaring

From root 'rud' (to cry, roar).

Root: rud (class 2)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अमरेशः (amareśaḥ) - the lord of immortals (lord of immortals, chief of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amareśa

amareśa - lord of immortals, chief of gods, a name of Indra or Shiva

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'amara' (immortal, god) + 'īśa' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+īśa)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a-' (not) + 'mara' (mortal).
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'īś' (to rule, possess).
  Root: īś (class 2)