वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-14

रक्तमाल्य महादाम स्वतश्चोद्गतपावकम् ।
आदाय निशितं शूलं शत्रुशोणितरञ्जितम् ।
कुम्भकर्णो महातेजा रावणं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१४॥

14. raktamālya mahādāma svataścodgatapāvakam ,
ādāya niśitaṃ śūlaṃ śatruśoṇitarañjitam ,
kumbhakarṇo mahātejā rāvaṇaṃ vākyamabravīt.

14. raktamālya mahādāma svataḥ ca
udgatapāvakam ādāya niśitam śūlam
śatruśoṇitaranjitam kumbhakarṇaḥ
mahātejāḥ rāvaṇam vākyam abravīt

14. mahātejāḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ raktamālya
mahādāma svataḥ ca udgatapāvakam
niśitam śatruśoṇitaranjitam
śūlam ādāya rāvaṇam vākyam abravīt

14. Kumbhakarna, of immense power, having taken a great garland of red flowers that spontaneously emitted fire, and a sharpened spear, stained with the blood of enemies, spoke to Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्तमाल्य (raktamālya) - a garland of red flowers

• महादाम (mahādāma) - a great garland (a great garland/wreath)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (spontaneously, by itself, naturally)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उद्गतपावकम् (udgatapāvakam) - spontaneously emitting fire (from which fire has arisen/issued)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

• निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened (sharpened, keen, whetted)

• शूलम् (śūlam) - spear (spear, lance, pike)

• शत्रुशोणितरन्जितम् (śatruśoṇitaranjitam) - stained with the blood of enemies (stained/dyed with enemy's blood)

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna (Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's brother))

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of immense power (of great splendor, mighty, very energetic)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - to Ravana

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, statement, words)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

रक्तमाल्य (raktamālya) - a garland of red flowers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raktamālya

raktamālya - garland of red flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+mālya)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ranj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of ādāya, in apposition with mahādāma.

महादाम (mahādāma) - a great garland (a great garland/wreath)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahādāman

mahādāman - a great garland, a large wreath

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+dāman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• dāman – garland, string, rope
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of ādāya.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (spontaneously, by itself, naturally)

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to sva (self)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उद्गतपावकम् (udgatapāvakam) - spontaneously emitting fire (from which fire has arisen/issued)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udgatapāvaka

udgatapāvaka - fire-emitting, from which fire has issued

bahuvrīhi compound containing a past passive participle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udgata+pāvaka)

• udgata – risen, ascended, issued forth
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from gam (to go) with ud prefix
  Prefix: ud
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pāvaka – fire, pure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahādāma'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from dā (to give, take) with ā prefix, ending ya

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened (sharpened, keen, whetted)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

from śā (to sharpen) with ni prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Modifies śūlam.

शूलम् (śūlam) - spear (spear, lance, pike)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, dart, pike, lance

Note: Direct object of ādāya.

शत्रुशोणितरन्जितम् (śatruśoṇitaranjitam) - stained with the blood of enemies (stained/dyed with enemy's blood)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatruśoṇitaranjita

śatruśoṇitaranjita - stained with enemy's blood

compound ending in a past passive participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+śoṇita+rañjita)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śat (class 1)
• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from śoṇ (to be red)
  Root: śoṇ (class 10)
• rañjita – colored, stained, delighted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from rañj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Modifies śūlam.

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna (Kumbhakarna (name of Ravana's brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - having pot-like ears (proper name of a Rākṣasa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of immense power (of great splendor, mighty, very energetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - having great splendor, very mighty, very energetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Modifies kumbhakarṇaḥ.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - to Ravana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of the Rākṣasa king)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Recipient of speech.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, statement, words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, words

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

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