वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-33

अथान्यद्वपुरादाय दारुणं लोमहर्षणम् ।
निष्पपात महातेजाः कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः ॥३३॥

33. athānyadvapurādāya dāruṇaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ,
niṣpapāta mahātejāḥ kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ.

33. atha anyat vapuḥ ādāya dāruṇam lomaharṣaṇam
| niṣpapāta mahātejāḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ mahābalaḥ

33. atha mahātejāḥ mahābalaḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ dāruṇam
lomaharṣaṇam anyat vapuḥ ādāya niṣpapāta

33. Then, the greatly energetic and mighty Kumbhakarna emerged, assuming another terrible, hair-raising form.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, assuming

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, horrifying

• निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - emerged, fell out, burst forth

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, greatly energetic

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, nature

Root: vap (class 1)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, assuming

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root 'dā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, harsh, formidable

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, horrifying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying

derived from loman (hair) and harṣaṇa (causing joy/bristling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair, wool
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing joy, thrilling, causing erection (of hair)
  noun (neuter)
  Causative derivative
  from root 'hṛṣ'
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - emerged, fell out, burst forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of niṣ-pat

Perfect

From root 'pat' with prefix 'nis'

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, greatly energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great brilliance, highly energetic, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, vigor
  noun (neuter)

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (name of a giant Rākṣasa in the Rāmāyaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

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

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