वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-49, verse-21
वासवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
रक्षांस्यावाहयामास कुम्भकर्णं ददर्श ह ॥२१॥
रक्षांस्यावाहयामास कुम्भकर्णं ददर्श ह ॥२१॥
21. vāsavasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ,
rakṣāṃsyāvāhayāmāsa kumbhakarṇaṃ dadarśa ha.
rakṣāṃsyāvāhayāmāsa kumbhakarṇaṃ dadarśa ha.
21.
vāsavasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
rakṣāṃsi āvāhayāmāsa kumbhakarṇaṃ dadarśa ha
rakṣāṃsi āvāhayāmāsa kumbhakarṇaṃ dadarśa ha
21.
sarvalokapitāmahaḥ vāsavasya vacaḥ śrutvā
rakṣāṃsi āvāhayāmāsa kumbhakarṇaṃ ha dadarśa
rakṣāṃsi āvāhayāmāsa kumbhakarṇaṃ ha dadarśa
21.
Having heard the words of Vasava (Indra), Brahma, the progenitor of all beings, summoned the rākṣasas and then saw Kumbhakarna.
Words meanings summery:
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- वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vasava, of Indra
- वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech
- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
- सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds, Brahma
- रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - demons, rākṣasas
- आवाहयामास (āvāhayāmāsa) - he summoned, he invoked
- कुम्भकर्णं (kumbhakarṇaṁ) - Kumbhakarna
- ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw
- ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, an emphatic particle
Words meanings and morphology
वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vasava, of Indra
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - Indra, lord of the Vasus
वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas
vacas - word, speech, saying
Root: vac (class 2)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.
Root: śru (class 5)
सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds, Brahma
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha
sarvalokapitāmaha - Brahma, the progenitor of all worlds/beings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine) - pitāmaha – grandfather, Brahma (as the great progenitor)
noun (masculine)
रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - demons, rākṣasas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas
rakṣas - a class of malevolent beings, demon, fiend (rākṣasa)
आवाहयामास (āvāhayāmāsa) - he summoned, he invoked
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ā-vah
Periphrastic Perfect
Formed from the causative stem ā-vāhaya- combined with the perfect of as (āmāsa).
Prefix: ā
Root: vah (class 1)
कुम्भकर्णं (kumbhakarṇaṁ) - Kumbhakarna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa
kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of a rākṣasa, Rāvaṇa's brother, literally 'pot-eared')
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)
- kumbha – pot, jar, elephant's frontal globe
noun (masculine) - karṇa – ear
noun (masculine)
ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, an emphatic particle
(indeclinable)