वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-32

बहुव्यामांश्च विपुलान् क्षेपणीयान्दुरासदान् ।
तालस्कन्धांश्च विपुलान् क्षेपणीयान्दुरासदान् ॥३२॥

32. bahuvyāmāṃśca vipulān kṣepaṇīyāndurāsadān ,
tālaskandhāṃśca vipulān kṣepaṇīyāndurāsadān.

32. bahuvyāmān ca vipulān kṣepaṇīyān durāsadān |
tālaskandhān ca vipulān kṣepaṇīyān durāsadān

32. (te) bahuvyāmān ca vipulān kṣepaṇīyān durāsadān tālaskandhān
ca vipulān kṣepaṇīyān durāsadān (śastrāṇi udyamya)

32. (They were wielding) numerous, expansive, formidable, throwable weapons; and also formidable, expansive, throwable weapons as massive as palm trunks.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुव्यामान् (bahuvyāmān) - many fathoms long

• च (ca) - and

• विपुलान् (vipulān) - broad, vast

• क्षेपणीयान् (kṣepaṇīyān) - throwable, fit for throwing, missiles

• दुरासदान् (durāsadān) - difficult to approach, formidable

• तालस्कन्धान् (tālaskandhān) - referring to the massiveness of the weapons (like palm trunks)

• च (ca) - and

• विपुलान् (vipulān) - broad, vast

• क्षेपणीयान् (kṣepaṇīyān) - throwable, fit for throwing, missiles

• दुरासदान् (durāsadān) - difficult to approach, formidable

Words meanings and morphology

बहुव्यामान् (bahuvyāmān) - many fathoms long

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahuvyāma

bahuvyāma - many fathoms or cubits long/wide

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vyāma)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vyāma – fathom, measure of 4 cubits, span
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विपुलान् (vipulān) - broad, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vipula

vipula - broad, vast, extensive, large

क्षेपणीयान् (kṣepaṇīyān) - throwable, fit for throwing, missiles

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣepaṇīya

kṣepaṇīya - to be thrown, throwable, fit for throwing

Gerundive

Potential passive participle from root 'kṣip'

Root: kṣip (class 6)

दुरासदान् (durāsadān) - difficult to approach, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach or overcome, formidable, impregnable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+āsada)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• āsada – approaching, reaching
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sad' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

तालस्कन्धान् (tālaskandhān) - referring to the massiveness of the weapons (like palm trunks)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tālaskandha

tālaskandha - having shoulders or trunks like a palm tree (i.e., thick, massive)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tāla+skandha)

• tāla – palm tree, fan palm
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – trunk (of a tree), shoulder (of an animal/human)
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विपुलान् (vipulān) - broad, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vipula

vipula - broad, vast, extensive, large

क्षेपणीयान् (kṣepaṇīyān) - throwable, fit for throwing, missiles

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣepaṇīya

kṣepaṇīya - to be thrown, throwable, fit for throwing

Gerundive

Potential passive participle from root 'kṣip'

Root: kṣip (class 6)

दुरासदान् (durāsadān) - difficult to approach, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach or overcome, formidable, impregnable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+āsada)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• āsada – approaching, reaching
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sad' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

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