वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-55, verse-102

प्रहस्य विकृतं भीमं स मेघस्वनितोपमम् ।
कुम्भकर्णो महातेजा राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१०२॥

102. prahasya vikṛtaṃ bhīmaṃ sa meghasvanitopamam ,
kumbhakarṇo mahātejā rāghavaṃ vākyamabravīt.

102. prahasya vikṛtam bhīmam saḥ megha-svanita-upamam
| kumbhakarṇaḥ mahā-tejāḥ rāghavam vākyam abravīt

102. saḥ mahā-tejāḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ vikṛtam bhīmam megha-svanita-upamam prahasya rāghavam vākyam abravīt.

102. That greatly energetic Kumbhakarṇa, having laughed terribly and monstrously, like the rumbling of a cloud, spoke these words to Rāghava (Rāma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed

• विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - terribly (adverbial use) (distorted, unnatural, horrible)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - monstrously (adverbial use) (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

• सः (saḥ) - That (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• मेघ-स्वनित-उपमम् (megha-svanita-upamam) - like the rumbling of a cloud (resembling the sound of a cloud, like thunder)

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa (Kumbhakarṇa (proper name))

• महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly energetic (greatly energetic, very brilliant, mighty)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāghava (Rāma)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'pra', and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - terribly (adverbial use) (distorted, unnatural, horrible)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, distorted, deformed, unnatural, horrible

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adverbial accusative modifying 'prahasya'.

भीमम् (bhīmam) - monstrously (adverbial use) (terrible, dreadful, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable, frightful

From root 'bhī' (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Adverbial accusative modifying 'prahasya'.

सः (saḥ) - That (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abravīt', referring to Kumbhakarṇa.

मेघ-स्वनित-उपमम् (megha-svanita-upamam) - like the rumbling of a cloud (resembling the sound of a cloud, like thunder)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of megha-svanita-upama

megha-svanita-upama - resembling the sound of a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha-svanita+upama)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• svanita – sound, noise, roar
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root 'svan' (to sound).
  Root: svan (class 1)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resembling, equal
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Adverbial accusative, modifying 'prahasya' (or 'vikṛtam bhīmam').

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa (Kumbhakarṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (proper name, literally 'pot-eared')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly energetic (greatly energetic, very brilliant, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tejas

mahā-tejas - great energy, great brilliance, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kumbhakarṇaḥ'.

राघवम् (rāghavam) - to Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma (proper name)

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Indirect object of 'abravīt'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, word, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect form of 'brū' or 'vac'.

Root: brū (class 2)