वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-39

एवं तस्य ब्रुवाणस्य कुम्भकर्णस्य राक्षसाः ।
नादं चक्रुर्महाघोरं कम्पयन्त इवार्णवम् ॥३९॥

39. evaṃ tasya bruvāṇasya kumbhakarṇasya rākṣasāḥ ,
nādaṃ cakrurmahāghoraṃ kampayanta ivārṇavam.

39. evam tasya bruvāṇasya kumbhakarṇasya rākṣasāḥ
nādam cakruḥ mahāghoram kampayantaḥ iva arṇavam

39. evam tasya kumbhakarṇasya bruvāṇasya rākṣasāḥ
arṇavam kampayantaḥ iva mahāghoram nādam cakruḥ

39. While Kumbhakarna was speaking thus, the demons let out a mighty and terrifying roar, as if they were shaking the very ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus; in this manner; so

• तस्य (tasya) - his; of him

• ब्रुवाणस्य (bruvāṇasya) - of one who was speaking; while speaking

• कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; evil spirits

• नादम् (nādam) - a roar; a sound

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made; they did

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - extremely terrifying; very frightful

• कम्पयन्तः (kampayantaḥ) - shaking; causing to tremble

• इव (iva) - as if; like; resembling

• अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean; the sea

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus; in this manner; so

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his; of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to Kumbhakarṇa.

ब्रुवाणस्य (bruvāṇasya) - of one who was speaking; while speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Middle Participle

From root brū (to speak, say), class 2

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kumbhakarṇasya'.

कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a giant rakshasa, brother of Ravana)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; evil spirits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit; belonging to rākṣasas

नादम् (nādam) - a roar; a sound

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, cry, roar, noise

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made; they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - extremely terrifying; very frightful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, extremely terrifying

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'nādam'.

कम्पयन्तः (kampayantaḥ) - shaking; causing to tremble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kampayat

kampayat - shaking, causing to tremble

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative stem kampaya of root kamp (to tremble), class 1

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if; like; resembling

(indeclinable)

अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean; the sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, flood

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