वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-34

धनुःशतपरीणाहः स षट्शतसमुच्छितः ।
रौद्रः शकटचक्राक्षो महापर्वतसंनिभः ॥३४॥

34. dhanuḥśataparīṇāhaḥ sa ṣaṭśatasamucchitaḥ ,
raudraḥ śakaṭacakrākṣo mahāparvatasaṃnibhaḥ.

34. dhanuḥśataparīṇāhaḥ saḥ ṣaṭśatasamucchitaḥ
raudraḥ śakaṭacakrākṣaḥ mahāparvatasaṃnibhaḥ

34. saḥ dhanuḥśataparīṇāhaḥ ṣaṭśatasamucchitaḥ
raudraḥ śakaṭacakrākṣaḥ mahāparvatasaṃnibhaḥ

34. He was a hundred bows in width and six hundred bows in height. Terrifying, with eyes like chariot wheels, he resembled a great mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुःशतपरीणाहः (dhanuḥśataparīṇāhaḥ) - having a width of a hundred bows

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• षट्शतसमुच्छितः (ṣaṭśatasamucchitaḥ) - six hundred high/elevated

• रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• शकटचक्राक्षः (śakaṭacakrākṣaḥ) - having eyes like chariot wheels

• महापर्वतसंनिभः (mahāparvatasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling a great mountain

Words meanings and morphology

धनुःशतपरीणाहः (dhanuḥśataparīṇāhaḥ) - having a width of a hundred bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanuḥśataparīṇāha

dhanuḥśataparīṇāha - one who has a width or circumference of a hundred bows

Compound formed from 'dhanus', 'śata', and 'parīṇāha'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhanus+śata+parīṇāha)

• dhanus – bow; a measure of length (a bow's length)
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• parīṇāha – width, circumference, extent
  noun (masculine)
  From √nah (to bind, tie) with pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: nah (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

षट्शतसमुच्छितः (ṣaṭśatasamucchitaḥ) - six hundred high/elevated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭśatasamucchita

ṣaṭśatasamucchita - one who is six hundred (bows) in height, elevated by six hundred

Compound from 'ṣaṭ', 'śata', and 'samucchita'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṭ+śata+samucchita)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• samucchita – elevated, raised, high
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of sam-ut-√ci (to heap up, raise).
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: ci (class 5)

रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raudra

raudra - terrible, dreadful, fierce, belonging to Rudra

शकटचक्राक्षः (śakaṭacakrākṣaḥ) - having eyes like chariot wheels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakaṭacakrākṣa

śakaṭacakrākṣa - having eyes like chariot wheels

Compound of 'śakaṭa', 'cakra', and 'akṣa'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śakaṭa+cakra+akṣa)

• śakaṭa – cart, chariot, wagon
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, disc
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

महापर्वतसंनिभः (mahāparvatasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling a great mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāparvatasaṃnibha

mahāparvatasaṁnibha - resembling a great mountain

Compound of 'mahā', 'parvata', and 'saṃnibha'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+parvata+saṃnibha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• parvata – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – similar, resembling, like
  adjective
  From √bhā (to shine, appear) with sam-ni-.
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

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