वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-44

अन्ये भेरीः समाजघ्नुरन्ये चक्रुर्महास्वनम् ।
केशानन्ये प्रलुलुपुः कर्णावन्ये दशन्ति च ।
न कुम्भकर्णः पस्पन्दे महानिद्रावशं गतः ॥४४॥

44. anye bherīḥ samājaghnuranye cakrurmahāsvanam ,
keśānanye pralulupuḥ karṇāvanye daśanti ca ,
na kumbhakarṇaḥ paspande mahānidrāvaśaṃ gataḥ.

44. anye bherīḥ samājaghnuḥ anye cakruḥ
mahāsvanam keśān anye pralulupuḥ
karṇau anye daśanti ca na kumbhakarṇaḥ
paspande mahānidrāvaśam gataḥ

44. anye bherīḥ samājaghnuḥ anye mahāsvanam
cakruḥ anye keśān pralulupuḥ
anye karṇau daśanti ca kumbhakarṇaḥ
mahānidrāvaśam gataḥ na paspande

44. Others beat drums, and yet others created a great din. Some pulled out his hair, while others bit his ears. But Kumbhakarna, having succumbed to a state of profound sleep, did not stir.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्ये (anye) - some attendants or warriors (others, some)

• भेरीः (bherīḥ) - war drums (drums)

• समाजघ्नुः (samājaghnuḥ) - they struck loudly, they beat

• अन्ये (anye) - a different group of attendants or warriors (others, still others)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they created

• महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - great noise, a loud din

• केशान् (keśān) - Kumbhakarna's hair (hair)

• अन्ये (anye) - yet another group of attendants or warriors (others, some)

• प्रलुलुपुः (pralulupuḥ) - they pulled out, they tore out

• कर्णौ (karṇau) - Kumbhakarna's two ears (two ears)

• अन्ये (anye) - still others among the attendants or warriors (others)

• दशन्ति (daśanti) - they bite

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna, Ravana's giant brother (Kumbhakarna)

• पस्पन्दे (paspande) - he stirred, he moved

• महानिद्रावशम् (mahānidrāvaśam) - under the sway of great sleep, overcome by deep sleep

• गतः (gataḥ) - having entered or fallen into a state of sleep (gone, reached, attained, being in a state of)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्ये (anye) - some attendants or warriors (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

भेरीः (bherīḥ) - war drums (drums)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - drum, war-drum

Note: Object of 'samājaghnuḥ'.

समाजघ्नुः (samājaghnuḥ) - they struck loudly, they beat

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

From root han (to strike, kill) with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: han (class 2)

अन्ये (anye) - a different group of attendants or warriors (others, still others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they created

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - great noise, a loud din

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - great noise, loud sound, great roar

Compound of mahā and svana.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  shortened form of mahat in compounds
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From root svan (to sound, to roar).
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.

केशान् (keśān) - Kumbhakarna's hair (hair)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair, locks of hair

Note: Object of 'pralulupuḥ'.

अन्ये (anye) - yet another group of attendants or warriors (others, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Subject for 'pralulupuḥ'.

प्रलुलुपुः (pralulupuḥ) - they pulled out, they tore out

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of lup

From root lup (to break, cut) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: lup (class 6)

कर्णौ (karṇau) - Kumbhakarna's two ears (two ears)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear

Note: Object of 'daśanti'.

अन्ये (anye) - still others among the attendants or warriors (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Subject for 'daśanti'.

दशन्ति (daśanti) - they bite

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of daṃś

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: The tense shifts to present for 'daśanti', implying these actions are happening concurrently or continuously.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'paspande'.

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna, Ravana's giant brother (Kumbhakarna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's giant brother, meaning 'pot-eared')

Compound of kumbha (pot) and karṇa (ear).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

Note: Subject of 'paspande'.

पस्पन्दे (paspande) - he stirred, he moved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of spad

Root: spad (class 1)

महानिद्रावशम् (mahānidrāvaśam) - under the sway of great sleep, overcome by deep sleep

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānidrāvaśa

mahānidrāvaśa - under the control/sway of great sleep

Compound of mahānidrā (great sleep) and vaśa (sway/control).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+nidrā+vaśa)

• mahā – great, deep
  adjective
  shortened form of mahat in compounds
• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  From root drā (to sleep) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)
  From root vaś (to wish, to control).
  Root: vaś (class 10)

Note: Indicates the state or destination reached.

गतः (gataḥ) - having entered or fallen into a state of sleep (gone, reached, attained, being in a state of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, gone to, reached, obtained, being in (a state)

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go, move).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective with 'kumbhakarṇaḥ'.

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