वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-69

राक्षसांस्तर्पयिष्यामि हरीणां मांसशोणितैः ।
रामलक्ष्मणयोश्चापि स्वयं पास्यामि शोणितम् ॥६९॥

69. rākṣasāṃstarpayiṣyāmi harīṇāṃ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ ,
rāmalakṣmaṇayoścāpi svayaṃ pāsyāmi śoṇitam.

69. rākṣasān tarpayiṣyāmi harīṇām māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ
rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ ca api svayam pāsyāmi śoṇitam

69. harīṇām māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ rākṣasān tarpayiṣyāmi
ca api svayam rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ śoṇitam pāsyāmi

69. I will satiate the rākṣasas with the flesh and blood of the monkeys, and I myself will even drink the blood of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the rākṣasas, demons

• तर्पयिष्यामि (tarpayiṣyāmi) - I will satiate, I will satisfy

• हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of the monkeys

• मांसशोणितैः (māṁsaśoṇitaiḥ) - with flesh and blood

• रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, by oneself

• पास्यामि (pāsyāmi) - I will drink

• शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - the rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon, giant

Note: Direct object of 'tarpayiṣyāmi'.

तर्पयिष्यामि (tarpayiṣyāmi) - I will satiate, I will satisfy

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of tarp

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice of the causative of root tṛp (to be satisfied)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: The speaker is Kumbhakarṇa.

हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of the monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey

Note: Possessive, modifies 'māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ'.

मांसशोणितैः (māṁsaśoṇitaiḥ) - with flesh and blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsaśoṇita

māṁsaśoṇita - flesh and blood

Compound type : dvandva (māṃsa+śoṇita)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means by which the rākṣasas will be satiated.

रामलक्ष्मणयोः (rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ) - of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (dual compound)

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (prince of Ayodhyā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'śoṇitam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this clause with the previous statement.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to the action of drinking the blood.

स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that Kumbhakarṇa himself will perform the action.

पास्यामि (pāsyāmi) - I will drink

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pā

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root pā

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: The speaker is Kumbhakarṇa.

शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita

śoṇita - blood

Note: Direct object of 'pāsyāmi'.

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