वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-23

भीमनासापुटं तं तु पातालविपुलाननम् ।
ददृशुर्नैरृतव्याघ्रं कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम् ॥२३॥

23. bhīmanāsāpuṭaṃ taṃ tu pātālavipulānanam ,
dadṛśurnairṛtavyāghraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam.

23. bhīmanāsāpuṭam tam tu pātālavipulānanam
dadṛśuḥ nairṛtavyāghram kumbhakarṇam mahābalam

23. They saw Kumbhakarṇa, that mighty (rākṣasa) (nairṛtavyāghra), who had terrifying nostrils and a mouth as wide as the underworld (pātāla).

Words meanings summery:

• भीमनासापुटम् (bhīmanāsāpuṭam) - having terrible nostrils; having formidable nostril cavities

• तम् (tam) - him; that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• पातालविपुलाननम् (pātālavipulānanam) - having a mouth wide like the netherworld

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• नैरृतव्याघ्रम् (nairṛtavyāghram) - the best of rākṣasas; tiger-like rākṣasa

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - exceedingly mighty; very strong

Words meanings and morphology

भीमनासापुटम् (bhīmanāsāpuṭam) - having terrible nostrils; having formidable nostril cavities

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmanāsāpuṭa

bhīmanāsāpuṭa - having terrible nostrils

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+nāsāpuṭa)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• nāsāpuṭa – nostril, nostril cavity
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - him; that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पातालविपुलाननम् (pātālavipulānanam) - having a mouth wide like the netherworld

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pātālavipulānana

pātālavipulānana - having a mouth wide like the netherworld

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pātāla+vipula+ānana)

• pātāla – netherworld, underworld
  noun (neuter)
• vipula – wide, vast, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नैरृतव्याघ्रम् (nairṛtavyāghram) - the best of rākṣasas; tiger-like rākṣasa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nairṛtavyāghra

nairṛtavyāghra - the best of rākṣasas (demon-tiger)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nairṛta+vyāghra)

• nairṛta – a demon, rākṣasa (descendant of Nirṛti)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger; best, excellent (metaphorical)
  noun (masculine)

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (proper name, 'pot-ear')

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - exceedingly mighty; very strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - great strength; very powerful (as adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

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

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