वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-13

इन्द्राशनिसमं भीमं वज्रप्रतिमगौरवम् ।
देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षकिंनरसूदनम् ॥१३॥

13. indrāśanisamaṃ bhīmaṃ vajrapratimagauravam ,
devadānavagandharvayakṣakiṃnarasūdanam.

13. indrāśanisamam bhīmam vajrapratimagauravam
devadānavagandharvayakṣakinnarasūdanam

13. It was fearsome, equal to Indra's thunderbolt, and had the formidable weight of a (divine) diamond (vajra). It was the annihilator of devas, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, and kinnaras.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्राशनिसमम् (indrāśanisamam) - equal to Indra's thunderbolt

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - fearsome (dreadful, terrible, fearsome, formidable)

• वज्रप्रतिमगौरवम् (vajrapratimagauravam) - having the formidable weight of a diamond (Vajra) (having weight/dignity/awe comparable to a diamond/Vajra)

• देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षकिन्नरसूदनम् (devadānavagandharvayakṣakinnarasūdanam) - annihilator of devas, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, and kinnaras (destroying devas, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, and kinnaras; annihilator of these beings)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्राशनिसमम् (indrāśanisamam) - equal to Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indrāśanisama

indrāśanisama - equal to Indra's thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+aśani+sama)

• indra – Indra (king of the devas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective

भीमम् (bhīmam) - fearsome (dreadful, terrible, fearsome, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, fearsome, formidable

From root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

वज्रप्रतिमगौरवम् (vajrapratimagauravam) - having the formidable weight of a diamond (Vajra) (having weight/dignity/awe comparable to a diamond/Vajra)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajrapratimagaurava

vajrapratimagaurava - having weight/dignity/awe comparable to a diamond/Vajra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+pratima+gaurava)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond, weapon of Indra
  noun (masculine)
• pratima – resembling, similar, image, reflection
  adjective
• gaurava – heaviness, weight, dignity, importance, reverence, awe
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from guru (heavy, important)

देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षकिन्नरसूदनम् (devadānavagandharvayakṣakinnarasūdanam) - annihilator of devas, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, and kinnaras (destroying devas, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, and kinnaras; annihilator of these beings)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devadānavagandharvayakṣakinnarasūdana

devadānavagandharvayakṣakinnarasūdana - destroying devas, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, and kinnaras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dānava+gandharva+yakṣa+kinnara+sūdana)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dānava – demon, son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – a celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings, Yaksha
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• kinnara – a class of mythical beings (human-headed horses or bird-men), Kinnara
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroying, killing, an annihilator, destroyer
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sūd (to destroy, kill)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

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