वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-30

पदातयश् अ बहवो महानादा महाबलाः ।
अन्वयू राक्षसा भीमा भीमाक्षाः शस्त्रपाणयः ॥३०॥

30. padātayaś a bahavo mahānādā mahābalāḥ ,
anvayū rākṣasā bhīmā bhīmākṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ.

30. padātayaḥ ca bahavaḥ mahānādāḥ mahābalāḥ |
anvayū rākṣasāḥ bhīmāḥ bhīmākṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ

30. bahavaḥ mahānādāḥ mahābalāḥ padātayaḥ ca
bhīmāḥ bhīmākṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ rākṣasāḥ anvayū

30. Many mighty-roaring and very strong foot soldiers, and terrible demons with terrifying eyes and weapons in hand, followed.

Words meanings summery:

• पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot soldiers

• च (ca) - and

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• महानादाः (mahānādāḥ) - with great roars, mighty-roaring

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength, mighty

• अन्वयू (anvayū) - followed

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

• भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, fierce

• भीमाक्षाः (bhīmākṣāḥ) - terrible-eyed, with terrifying eyes

• शस्त्रपाणयः (śastrapāṇayaḥ) - weapon-in-hand, armed

Words meanings and morphology

पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - foot soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padāti

padāti - foot soldier, infantryman

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

महानादाः (mahānādāḥ) - with great roars, mighty-roaring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānāda

mahānāda - great sound, mighty roar

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+nāda)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

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

अन्वयू (anvayū) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anv-i

Imperfect

Root 'i' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

भीमाक्षाः (bhīmākṣāḥ) - terrible-eyed, with terrifying eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīmākṣa

bhīmākṣa - having terrible eyes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+akṣa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

शस्त्रपाणयः (śastrapāṇayaḥ) - weapon-in-hand, armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrapāṇi

śastrapāṇi - holding a weapon in hand, armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śastra+pāṇi)

• śastra – weapon, arm, tool
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 1)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

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