वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-12

नव षट् सप्त चाष्टौ च मासान् स्वपिति राक्षसः ।
तं तु बोधयत क्षिप्रं कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम् ॥१२॥

12. nava ṣaṭ sapta cāṣṭau ca māsān svapiti rākṣasaḥ ,
taṃ tu bodhayata kṣipraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam.

12. nava ṣaṭ sapta ca aṣṭau ca māsān svapiti rākṣasaḥ
tam tu bodhayata kṣipram kumbhakarṇam mahābalam

12. That demon (rākṣasa) sleeps for nine, six, seven, or eight months. But you (plural) must quickly awaken that mighty (mahābala) Kumbhakarna.

Words meanings summery:

• नव (nava) - nine

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• च (ca) - and, also

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• च (ca) - and, also

• मासान् (māsān) - months

• स्वपिति (svapiti) - he sleeps

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बोधयत (bodhayata) - awaken (you all)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna (a proper name)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, greatly strong

Words meanings and morphology

नव (nava) - nine

(indeclinable)

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(indeclinable)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मासान् (māsān) - months

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month, moon

स्वपिति (svapiti) - he sleeps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of svap

3rd person singular present active

Root: svap (class 2)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil being, a rākṣasa

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बोधयत (bodhayata) - awaken (you all)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

causative

2nd person plural imperative active (causative stem)

Root: budh (class 10)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarna (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of a rākṣasa, Rāvaṇa's brother, lit. 'pot-eared')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, greatly strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - possessing great strength, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

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