वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-1

तदुक्तमतिकायस्य बलिनो बाहुशालिनः ।
कुम्भकर्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वोवाच महोदरः ॥१॥

1. taduktamatikāyasya balino bāhuśālinaḥ ,
kumbhakarṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvovāca mahodaraḥ.

1. tat uktam atikāyasya balinaḥ bāhuśālinaḥ
kumbhakarṇasya vacanam śrutvā uvāca mahodaraḥ

1. mahodaraḥ atikāyasya balinaḥ bāhuśālinaḥ
kumbhakarṇasya vacanam śrutvā tat uktam uvāca

1. Mahodara, having heard the speech of the gigantic, powerful, and mighty-armed Kumbhakarna, then spoke those words.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - those (words Mahodara spoke) (that, this)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, uttered (spoken, said)

• अतिकायस्य (atikāyasya) - of the gigantic-bodied (Kumbhakarna) (of the gigantic, of the huge-bodied)

• बलिनः (balinaḥ) - of the powerful (Kumbhakarna) (of the strong one, of the powerful)

• बाहुशालिनः (bāhuśālinaḥ) - of the mighty-armed (Kumbhakarna) (of the mighty-armed, of one possessing strong arms)

• कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

• वचनम् (vacanam) - the words/speech (of Kumbhakarna) (speech, word, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - Mahodara (name)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - those (words Mahodara spoke) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this; therefore, thus

Note: Object of uvāca.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, uttered (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'tat'.

अतिकायस्य (atikāyasya) - of the gigantic-bodied (Kumbhakarna) (of the gigantic, of the huge-bodied)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - gigantic, huge-bodied, colossal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+kāya)

• ati – very, exceedingly, over
  indeclinable
• kāya – body, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Kumbhakarṇasya.

बलिनः (balinaḥ) - of the powerful (Kumbhakarna) (of the strong one, of the powerful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Note: Modifies Kumbhakarṇasya.

बाहुशालिनः (bāhuśālinaḥ) - of the mighty-armed (Kumbhakarna) (of the mighty-armed, of one possessing strong arms)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāhuśālin

bāhuśālin - mighty-armed, strong-armed, powerful-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāhu+śālin)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, having
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies Kumbhakarṇasya.

कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa, known for his gigantic size)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

वचनम् (vacanam) - the words/speech (of Kumbhakarna) (speech, word, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, statement, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of the gerund śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear), using the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root of class 2, undergoes reduplication in perfect tense (u-vac-a -> uvāca).

Root: vac (class 2)

महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - Mahodara (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (name of a Rākṣasa, a minister of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

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