वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-49, verse-5

को ऽसौ पर्वतसंकशः किरीटी हरिलोचनः ।
लङ्कायां दृश्यते वीरः सविद्युदिव तोयदः ॥५॥

5. ko'sau parvatasaṃkaśaḥ kirīṭī harilocanaḥ ,
laṅkāyāṃ dṛśyate vīraḥ savidyudiva toyadaḥ.

5. kaḥ asau parvatasaṃkaśaḥ kirīṭī harilocanaḥ
laṅkāyām dṛśyate vīraḥ savidyut iva toyadaḥ

5. kaḥ asau parvatasaṃkaśaḥ kirīṭī harilocanaḥ
vīraḥ laṅkāyām savidyut toyadaḥ iva dṛśyate

5. Who is that mountain-like hero, crowned and with tawny eyes, who is seen in Laṅkā like a cloud accompanied by lightning?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the demon) (that one, he)

• पर्वतसंकशः (parvatasaṁkaśaḥ) - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

• किरीटी (kirīṭī) - crowned, wearing a diadem

• हरिलोचनः (harilocanaḥ) - having tawny/golden/lion-like eyes

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in the city of Laṅkā (in Laṅkā)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

• सविद्युत् (savidyut) - with lightning, accompanied by lightning

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - cloud (water-giver)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.

असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the demon) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one yonder, he/she/it

Demonstrative pronoun.

पर्वतसंकशः (parvatasaṁkaśaḥ) - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatasaṃkaśa

parvatasaṁkaśa - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound of parvata (mountain) and saṃkaśa (resembling).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parvata+saṃkaśa)

• parvata – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkaśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  From sam- + √kaś (to appear, shine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kaś (class 1)

Note: Describes the demon.

किरीटी (kirīṭī) - crowned, wearing a diadem

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem or tiara

From kirīṭa (crown) + -in (possessive suffix).

Note: Describes the demon.

हरिलोचनः (harilocanaḥ) - having tawny/golden/lion-like eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harilocana

harilocana - having tawny, yellowish, or lion-like eyes

Compound of hari (tawny, lion) and locana (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hari+locana)

• hari – tawny, yellowish, golden; lion; sun; Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  From √loc (to see, perceive).
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Describes the demon.

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in the city of Laṅkā (in Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the capital city of Rāvaṇa, traditionally identified with Sri Lanka)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Passive voice formation (yaka) of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, champion

Root: vī

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

सविद्युत् (savidyut) - with lightning, accompanied by lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savidyut

savidyut - with lightning, accompanied by lightning

Compound of sa- (with) and vidyut (lightning).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning, flash
  noun (feminine)
  From vi- + √dyut (to shine).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'toyadaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - cloud (water-giver)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of toyada

toyada - cloud (literally 'water-giver')

Compound of toya (water) and da (giver, from √dā).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (toya+da)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix/agent noun
  From root √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Compared to the demon.

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