वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-54

आदद्बुभुक्षितो मांसं शोणितं तृषितो ऽपिबत् ।
मेदः कुम्भं च मद्यं च पपौ शक्ररिपुस्तदा ॥५४॥

54. ādadbubhukṣito māṃsaṃ śoṇitaṃ tṛṣito'pibat ,
medaḥ kumbhaṃ ca madyaṃ ca papau śakraripustadā.

54. ādat bubhukṣitaḥ māṃsam śoṇitam tṛṣitaḥ apibat
medaḥ kumbham ca madyam ca papau śakraripuḥ tadā

54. tadā bubhukṣitaḥ māṃsam ādat tṛṣitaḥ śoṇitam
apibat śakraripuḥ medaḥ kumbham ca madyam ca papau

54. Then, being hungry, he ate flesh, and being thirsty, he drank blood. The enemy of Indra (śakraripu) also drank a pot of fat and wine.

Words meanings summery:

• आदत् (ādat) - he ate, consumed

• बुभुक्षितः (bubhukṣitaḥ) - hungry, desiring to eat

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

• शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

• तृषितः (tṛṣitaḥ) - thirsty

• अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

• मेदः (medaḥ) - fat, marrow

• कुम्भम् (kumbham) - a pot-full (of fat) (pot, jar)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मद्यम् (madyam) - wine, liquor, intoxicating drink

• च (ca) - and, also

• पपौ (papau) - he drank

• शक्ररिपुः (śakraripuḥ) - The demon Kumbhakarna, enemy of Indra (Śakra) (enemy of Indra)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

आदत् (ādat) - he ate, consumed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ad

Imperfect 3rd person singular active, derived from √ad (to eat). The initial 'ā' is the augment 'a' + the root vowel 'a'.

Root: ad (class 2)

बुभुक्षितः (bubhukṣitaḥ) - hungry, desiring to eat

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bubhukṣita

bubhukṣita - hungry, desirous of eating

Past Passive Participle (from desiderative stem)

Derived from the desiderative stem of √bhuj (to eat/enjoy) + kta suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to Kumbhakarna.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

Note: Object of 'ādat'.

शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita

śoṇita - blood, red color

From śoṇa (red), likely related to √śoṇ (to be red).

Note: Object of 'apibat'.

तृषितः (tṛṣitaḥ) - thirsty

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṣita

tṛṣita - thirsty, desirous of drinking

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √tṛṣ (to be thirsty) with kta suffix.

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to Kumbhakarna.

अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pā

Imperfect 3rd person singular active, derived from √pā (to drink). Augment 'a' + root 'pā'.

Root: pā (class 1)

मेदः (medaḥ) - fat, marrow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of medas

medas - fat, marrow, corpulence

Root √mid (to be fat).

Root: mid

Note: Used as an accusative due to context, though nominative form is identical.

कुम्भम् (kumbham) - a pot-full (of fat) (pot, jar)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - pot, pitcher, jar, elephant's frontal globe

Note: Object of 'papau'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मद्यम् (madyam) - wine, liquor, intoxicating drink

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madya

madya - intoxicating drink, wine, liquor

From √mad (to be exhilarated, intoxicated).

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'papau'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पपौ (papau) - he drank

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pā

Reduplicated perfect form of √pā.

Root: pā (class 1)

शक्ररिपुः (śakraripuḥ) - The demon Kumbhakarna, enemy of Indra (Śakra) (enemy of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakraripu

śakraripu - enemy of Indra (Śakra)

Compound of Śakra (Indra) and ripu (enemy).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śakra+ripu)

• śakra – Indra (name of the king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ripu – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'papau'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb from tad (that).

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