वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-72

महोदरवचः श्रुत्वा राक्षसैः परिवारितः ।
कुम्भकर्णो महातेजाः संप्रतस्थे महाबलः ॥७२॥

72. mahodaravacaḥ śrutvā rākṣasaiḥ parivāritaḥ ,
kumbhakarṇo mahātejāḥ saṃpratasthe mahābalaḥ.

72. mahodaravacaḥ śrutvā rākṣasaiḥ parivāritaḥ
kumbhakarṇaḥ mahātejāḥ sampratasthe mahābalaḥ

72. mahodaravacaḥ śrutvā rākṣasaiḥ parivāritaḥ
mahātejāḥ mahābalaḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ sampratasthe

72. After hearing Mahodara's words, Kumbhakarṇa, mighty and greatly effulgent, surrounded by demons, set out.

Words meanings summery:

• महोदरवचः (mahodaravacaḥ) - Mahodara's words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons

• परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, greatly powerful

• सम्प्रतस्थे (sampratasthe) - he set out, he departed

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

महोदरवचः (mahodaravacaḥ) - Mahodara's words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahodaravacas

mahodaravacas - the words of Mahodara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahodara+vacas)

• mahodara – Mahodara (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – speech, word, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular; contextually, accusative as the object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (class 5) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa (mythological being)

परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivārita

vṛ - to choose, to cover, to surround

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (class 9) with upasarga pari- and suffix -ita. It acts as an adjective here, agreeing with Kumbhakarṇa.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Kumbhakarṇa.

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of a giant Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

Note: The subject of the sentence.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, greatly powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great brilliance, power, or energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, energy, power, effulgence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Kumbhakarṇa.

सम्प्रतस्थे (sampratasthe) - he set out, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of sam-pra-sthā

perfect tense, third person singular

Root sthā (class 1) with upasargas sam- and pra-; Perfect tense (liṭ), ātmanepada, third person singular.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The verb for Kumbhakarṇa.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Kumbhakarṇa.

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