वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-35

संनिपत्य च रक्षांसि दग्धशैलोपमो महान् ।
कुम्भकर्णो महावक्त्रः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥३५॥

35. saṃnipatya ca rakṣāṃsi dagdhaśailopamo mahān ,
kumbhakarṇo mahāvaktraḥ prahasannidamabravīt.

35. saṃnipatya ca rakṣāṃsi dagdhaśailopamaḥ mahān
kumbhakarṇaḥ mahāvaktraḥ prahasan idam abravīt

35. ca rakṣāṃsi saṃnipatya,
mahān dagdhaśailopamaḥ mahāvaktraḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ prahasan idam abravīt

35. After gathering the Rākṣasas, the mighty Kumbhakarṇa, resembling a burnt mountain, with his enormous mouth, laughed and spoke as follows.

Words meanings summery:

• संनिपत्य (saṁnipatya) - having gathered, having assembled

• च (ca) - and, also

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - Rākṣasas, demons

• दग्धशैलोपमः (dagdhaśailopamaḥ) - resembling a burnt mountain

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa (proper noun)

• महावक्त्रः (mahāvaktraḥ) - having a huge mouth

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

संनिपत्य (saṁnipatya) - having gathered, having assembled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √pat (to fall) with sam-ni-.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa, evil spirit

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

दग्धशैलोपमः (dagdhaśailopamaḥ) - resembling a burnt mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdhaśailopama

dagdhaśailopama - resembling a burnt mountain

Compound of 'dagdha', 'śaila', and 'upama'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dagdha+śaila+upama)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of √dah (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, similar, comparison
  adjective
  From upa-√mā (to compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of a Rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa)

Compound of 'kumbha' (pot) and 'karṇa' (ear), literally 'pot-eared'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

महावक्त्रः (mahāvaktraḥ) - having a huge mouth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvaktra

mahāvaktra - having a huge mouth or face

Compound of 'mahā' and 'vaktra'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vaktra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vaktra – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
  From √vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

From √has (to laugh) with pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Functions as a participle.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Often used to refer to 'this (word/speech)' when followed by a verb of speaking.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

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