वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-67

स यूपाक्षवचः श्रुत्वा भ्रातुर्युधि पराजयम् ।
कुम्भकर्णो विवृत्ताक्षो यूपाक्षमिदमब्रवीत् ॥६७॥

67. sa yūpākṣavacaḥ śrutvā bhrāturyudhi parājayam ,
kumbhakarṇo vivṛttākṣo yūpākṣamidamabravīt.

67. sa yūpākṣavacaḥ śrutvā bhrātuḥ yudhi parājayam
kumbhakarṇaḥ vivṛttākṣaḥ yūpākṣam idam abravīt

67. kumbhakarṇaḥ bhrātuḥ yudhi parājayam yūpākṣavacaḥ
śrutvā vivṛttākṣaḥ idam yūpākṣam abravīt

67. Upon hearing Yūpākṣa's words about his brother's defeat in battle, Kumbhakarṇa, with wide, rolling eyes, said the following to Yūpākṣa.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

• यूपाक्षवचः (yūpākṣavacaḥ) - Yūpākṣa's words, Yūpākṣa's speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his (Kumbhakarṇa's) brother (Rāvaṇa) (of the brother, brother's)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

• पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat, conquest

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

• विवृत्ताक्षः (vivṛttākṣaḥ) - with wide eyes, with rolling eyes

• यूपाक्षम् (yūpākṣam) - to Yūpākṣa

• इदम् (idam) - these words (that follow) (this, this here)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यूपाक्षवचः (yūpākṣavacaḥ) - Yūpākṣa's words, Yūpākṣa's speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yūpākṣavacas

yūpākṣavacas - Yūpākṣa's speech

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yūpākṣa+vacas)

• yūpākṣa – Yūpākṣa (name of a rākṣasa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech
  noun (neuter)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 1)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his (Kumbhakarṇa's) brother (Rāvaṇa) (of the brother, brother's)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight

पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat, conquest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parājaya

parājaya - defeat, rout, conquest

Derived from prefix parā- and root ji (to conquer)

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of the absolutive 'śrutvā'.

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's giant brother)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

Note: Subject of the verb 'abravīt'.

विवृत्ताक्षः (vivṛttākṣaḥ) - with wide eyes, with rolling eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivṛttākṣa

vivṛttākṣa - having wide or rolling eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vivṛtta+akṣa)

• vivṛtta – turned around, opened wide, rolling (past passive participle)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix vi- and root vṛt (to turn)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Kumbhakarṇa.

यूपाक्षम् (yūpākṣam) - to Yūpākṣa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yūpākṣa

yūpākṣa - Yūpākṣa (name of a rākṣasa)

Note: Direct object of the verb 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - these words (that follow) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the speech that Kumbhakarṇa is about to utter.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is Kumbhakarṇa.

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