वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-28

सर्पैरुष्ट्रैः खरैरश्वैः सिंहद्विपमृगद्विजैः ।
अनुजग्मुश्च तं घोरं कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम् ॥२८॥

28. sarpairuṣṭraiḥ kharairaśvaiḥ siṃhadvipamṛgadvijaiḥ ,
anujagmuśca taṃ ghoraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam.

28. sarpaiḥ uṣṭraiḥ kharaiḥ aśvaiḥ siṃhadvipamṛgadvijaiḥ
anujagmuḥ ca tam ghoram kumbhakarṇam mahābalam

28. The formidable and mighty Kumbhakarṇa was followed by (a retinue comprising) snakes, camels, donkeys, horses, lions, elephants, deer, and birds.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - with snakes

• उष्ट्रैः (uṣṭraiḥ) - with camels

• खरैः (kharaiḥ) - with donkeys

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses

• सिंहद्विपमृगद्विजैः (siṁhadvipamṛgadvijaiḥ) - with lions, elephants, deer, and birds

• अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - Kumbhakarṇa (him, that)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - formidable, terrible, dreadful

• कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa (proper noun)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, very strong

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - with snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: √sṛp (class 1)

उष्ट्रैः (uṣṭraiḥ) - with camels

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uṣṭra

uṣṭra - camel

खरैः (kharaiḥ) - with donkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khara

khara - donkey, ass, harsh

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

सिंहद्विपमृगद्विजैः (siṁhadvipamṛgadvijaiḥ) - with lions, elephants, deer, and birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃhadvipamṛgadvija

siṁhadvipamṛgadvija - lions, elephants, deer, birds

Compound type : dvandva (siṃha+dvipa+mṛga+dvija)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (two) + pa (drinker); referring to the two trunks/mouths or trunk + mouth.
• mṛga – deer, wild animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – bird, twice-born
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (two) + ja (born); referring to birds (egg-born, then hatched) or Brahmins (physical birth, then spiritual initiation). In context of animals, it means bird.

अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √gam

perfect (parasmaipada)

Root √gam with prefix anu-. Perfect 3rd person plural parasmaipada form.

Prefix: anu

Root: √gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Kumbhakarṇa (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

घोरम् (ghoram) - formidable, terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful

Note: Qualifies kumbhakarṇam.

कुम्भकर्णम् (kumbhakarṇam) - Kumbhakarṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of a giant Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher, elephant's frontal globe
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of anujagmuḥ.

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty, very strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty, great strength

Compound type : karmadhāraya / bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies kumbhakarṇam.

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