वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-25

सर्वाभरणनद्धाङ्गः शूलपाणिः स राक्षसः ।
त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहो नारायण इवाबभौ ॥२५॥

25. sarvābharaṇanaddhāṅgaḥ śūlapāṇiḥ sa rākṣasaḥ ,
trivikramakṛtotsāho nārāyaṇa ivābabhau.

25. sarvābharaṇanaddhāṅgaḥ śūlapāṇiḥ saḥ rākṣasaḥ
trivikramakṛtotsāhaḥ nārāyaṇaḥ iva ababhau

25. That demon (rākṣasa), Kumbhakarna, whose body was adorned with all kinds of ornaments and who held a spear in his hand, shone like (Viṣṇu as) Nārāyaṇa, who displayed great valor in his three strides (trivikrama).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाभरणनद्धाङ्गः (sarvābharaṇanaddhāṅgaḥ) - (describing Kumbhakarna) (whose limbs were bound/adorned with all ornaments)

• शूलपाणिः (śūlapāṇiḥ) - (describing Kumbhakarna) (spear in hand, holding a spear)

• सः (saḥ) - (referring to Kumbhakarna) (he, that)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - (referring to Kumbhakarna, who is a prominent rākṣasa) (demon, giant)

• त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहः (trivikramakṛtotsāhaḥ) - (describing Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu, referring to the Vāmana avatar's three strides, 'trivikrama') (whose valor was displayed by Trivikrama, having valor shown by Trivikrama)

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - (the deity) (Narayana, Vishnu)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अबभौ (ababhau) - shone, glittered, appeared splendid

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाभरणनद्धाङ्गः (sarvābharaṇanaddhāṅgaḥ) - (describing Kumbhakarna) (whose limbs were bound/adorned with all ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvābharaṇanaddhāṅga

sarvābharaṇanaddhāṅga - having all his limbs adorned with ornaments

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sarva' (all) + 'ābharaṇa' (ornament) + 'naddha' (bound/adorned) + 'aṅga' (limb).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+ābharaṇa+naddha+aṅga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhṛ 'to bear' with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• naddha – bound, tied, fastened, adorned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √nah (4th class) 'to bind, tie'. Irregular formation.
  Root: nah (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

शूलपाणिः (śūlapāṇiḥ) - (describing Kumbhakarna) (spear in hand, holding a spear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūlapāṇi

śūlapāṇi - holding a spear in hand (lit. 'spear-handed')

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'śūla' (spear) + 'pāṇi' (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+pāṇi)

• śūla – spear, pike, dart, stake
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paṇ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - (referring to Kumbhakarna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - (referring to Kumbhakarna, who is a prominent rākṣasa) (demon, giant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, giant (a class of mythological beings, often malevolent)

Derived from 'rakṣas' (evil being) or 'rakṣa' (protection, referring to their role in guarding wealth, or their fierce nature).

त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहः (trivikramakṛtotsāhaḥ) - (describing Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu, referring to the Vāmana avatar's three strides, 'trivikrama') (whose valor was displayed by Trivikrama, having valor shown by Trivikrama)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trivikramakṛtotsāha

trivikramakṛtotsāha - whose valor/energy was made manifest by the three strides (of Vishnu/Vamana)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'trivikrama' (three strides of Vishnu) + 'kṛta' (made, done) + 'utsāha' (energy, valor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trivikrama+kṛta+utsāha)

• trivikrama – three strides (of Vishnu as Vāmana), Vishnu as Vāmana
  noun/proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'tri' (three) + 'vikrama' (stride, valor). Refers to the mythological feat of Vishnu assuming the form of Vamana and covering the three worlds in three steps.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (8th class) 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• utsāha – energy, enthusiasm, determination, valor
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-√sah 'to be powerful, to make effort'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nārāyaṇaḥ'.

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - (the deity) (Narayana, Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu, meaning 'resting on the waters' or 'refuge of man')

Derived from 'nara' (man, water) and 'ayana' (going, resting place).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अबभौ (ababhau) - shone, glittered, appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Perfect Active

Root √bhā (2nd class), Perfect active, 3rd person singular. Reduplication. The 'a-' prefix is an augment-like usage in epic, similar to Imperfect.

Root: bhā (class 2)

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