वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-17

जग्मुः परमसंभ्रान्ताः कुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् ।
ते रावणसमादिष्टा मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥१७॥

17. jagmuḥ paramasaṃbhrāntāḥ kumbhakarṇaniveśanam ,
te rāvaṇasamādiṣṭā māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ.

17. jagmuḥ paramasaṃbhrāntāḥ kumbhakarṇaniveśanam
te rāvaṇasamādiṣṭāḥ māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ

17. They went, greatly agitated, to Kumbhakarṇa's abode. Those rākṣasas, commanded by Rāvaṇa, whose sustenance was flesh and blood...

Words meanings summery:

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• परमसंभ्रान्ताः (paramasaṁbhrāntāḥ) - greatly agitated (due to the urgent command) (greatly agitated, extremely bewildered, in great haste)

• कुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् (kumbhakarṇaniveśanam) - to Kumbhakarṇa's abode/residence

• ते (te) - those, they

• रावणसमादिष्टाः (rāvaṇasamādiṣṭāḥ) - commanded by Rāvaṇa, ordered by Rāvaṇa

• मांसशोणितभोजनाः (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ) - whose food is flesh and blood, who feed on flesh and blood

Words meanings and morphology

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada.

Root: gam (class 1)

परमसंभ्रान्ताः (paramasaṁbhrāntāḥ) - greatly agitated (due to the urgent command) (greatly agitated, extremely bewildered, in great haste)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramasaṃbhrānta

paramasaṁbhrānta - very confused, utterly bewildered, greatly agitated

Compound of 'parama' (supreme, utmost) and 'saṃbhrānta' (agitated, confused - PPP of saṃ-bhram).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+saṃbhrānta)

• parama – highest, utmost, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃbhrānta – agitated, confused, bewildered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhram with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the rākṣasas.

कुम्भकर्णनिवेशनम् (kumbhakarṇaniveśanam) - to Kumbhakarṇa's abode/residence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kumbhakarṇaniveśana

kumbhakarṇaniveśana - Kumbhakarṇa's dwelling, the house of Kumbhakarṇa

Compound of 'Kumbhakarṇa' (proper noun) and 'niveśana' (abode).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumbhakarṇa+niveśana)

• kumbhakarṇa – Kumbhakarṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• niveśana – abode, dwelling, entrance
  noun (neuter)
  From ni-viś (to enter).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Object of motion for 'jagmuḥ'.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Reinforces the subject 'rākṣasāḥ'.

रावणसमादिष्टाः (rāvaṇasamādiṣṭāḥ) - commanded by Rāvaṇa, ordered by Rāvaṇa

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāvaṇasamādiṣṭa

rāvaṇasamādiṣṭa - commanded by Rāvaṇa

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'Rāvaṇa' and 'samādiṣṭa' (commanded, ordered - PPP of sam-ā-diś).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+samādiṣṭa)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• samādiṣṭa – commanded, ordered, directed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root diś (to point, order) with prefixes sam- and ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: An epithet or additional descriptor for the rākṣasas.

मांसशोणितभोजनाः (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ) - whose food is flesh and blood, who feed on flesh and blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsaśoṇitabhojana

māṁsaśoṇitabhojana - feeding on flesh and blood

Compound of 'māṃsa' (flesh), 'śoṇita' (blood), and 'bhojana' (food, eating).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māṃsa+śoṇita+bhojana)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śoṇ (class 10)
• bhojana – food, eating, meal
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Epithet for rākṣasas.

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