वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-31

रक्ताक्षाः सुमहाकाया नीलाञ्जनचयोपमाः ।
शूरानुद्यम्य खड्गांश्च निशितांश्च परश्वधान् ॥३१॥

31. raktākṣāḥ sumahākāyā nīlāñjanacayopamāḥ ,
śūrānudyamya khaḍgāṃśca niśitāṃśca paraśvadhān.

31. raktākṣāḥ sumahākāyāḥ nīlāñjanacayopamāḥ |
śūrān udyamya khaḍgān ca niśitān ca paraśvadhān

31. raktākṣāḥ sumahākāyāḥ nīlāñjanacayopamāḥ (rākṣasāḥ)
śūrān khaḍgān ca niśitān ca paraśvadhān udyamya

31. (They were) red-eyed, with very huge bodies, resembling heaps of black collyrium, wielding heroic swords and sharpened axes.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्ताक्षाः (raktākṣāḥ) - red-eyed

• सुमहाकायाः (sumahākāyāḥ) - with very huge bodies

• नीलाञ्जनचयोपमाः (nīlāñjanacayopamāḥ) - resembling heaps of black collyrium

• शूरान् (śūrān) - modifying the weapons (swords and axes) (brave, heroic)

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted up, wielding

• खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords

• च (ca) - and

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, keen

• च (ca) - and

• परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - axes

Words meanings and morphology

रक्ताक्षाः (raktākṣāḥ) - red-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raktākṣa

raktākṣa - having red eyes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+akṣa)

• rakta – red, dyed, impassioned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'rañj' (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

सुमहाकायाः (sumahākāyāḥ) - with very huge bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumahākāya

sumahākāya - having a very large body

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+kāya)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

नीलाञ्जनचयोपमाः (nīlāñjanacayopamāḥ) - resembling heaps of black collyrium

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīlāñjanacayopama

nīlāñjanacayopama - resembling a heap of dark collyrium

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+añjana+caya+upama)

• nīla – dark blue, black
  adjective
• añjana – collyrium, antimony
  noun (neuter)
  Root: añj (class 7)
• caya – heap, pile, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ci (class 5)
• upama – resembling, like
  adjective

शूरान् (śūrān) - modifying the weapons (swords and axes) (brave, heroic)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, powerful

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted up, wielding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root 'yam' with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, large knife

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, keen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śā' or 'śo' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - axes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paraśvadha

paraśvadha - axe, hatchet

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