वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-29

शङ्खानापूरयामासुः शशाङ्कसदृशप्रभान् ।
तुमुलं युगपच्चापि विनेदुश्चाप्यमर्षिताः ॥२९॥

29. śaṅkhānāpūrayāmāsuḥ śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabhān ,
tumulaṃ yugapaccāpi vineduścāpyamarṣitāḥ.

29. śaṅkhān āpūrayāmāsuḥ śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabhān
tumulam yugapat ca api vineduḥ ca api amarṣitāḥ

29. They blew the conch shells, which shone like the moon. And, enraged, they also roared tumultuously and simultaneously.

Words meanings summery:

• शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conch shells

• आपूरयामासुः (āpūrayāmāsuḥ) - they blew, they filled (with sound)

• शशाङ्कसदृशप्रभान् (śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabhān) - shining like the moon, having a luster like the moon

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - loudly, tumultuously, boisterously

• युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared, they shouted

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• अमर्षिताः (amarṣitāḥ) - The night-wanderers (rākṣasas) were enraged. (enraged, intolerant, impatient)

Words meanings and morphology

शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conch shells

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch shell, a shell trumpet

Note: Object of `āpūrayāmāsuḥ`.

आपूरयामासुः (āpūrayāmāsuḥ) - they blew, they filled (with sound)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ā-pūr

perfect active third person plural (causative)

Causative stem `āpūraya-`, combined with `ām-pratyaya` for perfect.

Prefix: ā

Root: pūr (class 10)

शशाङ्कसदृशप्रभान् (śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabhān) - shining like the moon, having a luster like the moon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabha

śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabha - moon-like in splendor, having luster like the moon

Compound: `śaśāṅka` (moon) + `sadṛśa` (like, similar) + `prabha` (luster, light).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśāṅka+sadṛśa+prabha)

• śaśāṅka – moon (lit. 'marked by a hare')
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
• prabha – light, luster, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√bhā (to shine forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `śaṅkhān`.

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - loudly, tumultuously, boisterously

(indeclinable)

युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once

(indeclinable)

From `yuga` (yoke, pair, period of time).

Note: Adverb.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared, they shouted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vi-nad

perfect active third person plural

From `vi-` (prefix) + `√nad` (to roar). Perfect form.

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अमर्षिताः (amarṣitāḥ) - The night-wanderers (rākṣasas) were enraged. (enraged, intolerant, impatient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amarṣita

amarṣita - enraged, indignant, intolerant, impatient, unable to endure

Past Passive Participle (derived from causative of √mṛṣ with a- negative prefix)

From `a-` (not) + `√mṛṣ` (to endure) + `kta` suffix (past passive participle). Meaning unable to endure, hence enraged/impatient.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+marṣita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• marṣita – endured, tolerated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √mṛṣ (to endure)
  Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the `yātudhānāḥ` (implied from previous verse and context).

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