वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-55, verse-31
वज्रहस्तो यथा शक्रः पाशहस्त इवान्तकः ।
शूलहस्तो बभौ तस्मिन् कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः ॥३१॥
शूलहस्तो बभौ तस्मिन् कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः ॥३१॥
31. vajrahasto yathā śakraḥ pāśahasta ivāntakaḥ ,
śūlahasto babhau tasmin kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ.
śūlahasto babhau tasmin kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ.
31.
vajrahastaḥ yathā śakraḥ pāśahastaḥ iva antakaḥ
śūlahastaḥ babhau tasmin kumbhakarṇaḥ mahābalaḥ
śūlahastaḥ babhau tasmin kumbhakarṇaḥ mahābalaḥ
31.
yathā śakraḥ vajrahastaḥ iva antakaḥ pāśahastaḥ
tasmin mahābalaḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ śūlahastaḥ babhau
tasmin mahābalaḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ śūlahastaḥ babhau
31.
Just as Śakra appears with his thunderbolt and Antaka with his noose, so too did the immensely powerful Kumbhakarna shine forth then, holding a spear.
Words meanings summery:
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- वज्रहस्तः (vajrahastaḥ) - thunderbolt-handed, holding a thunderbolt
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
- शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, the powerful one
- पाशहस्तः (pāśahastaḥ) - noose-handed, holding a noose
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama (god of death), the finisher
- शूलहस्तः (śūlahastaḥ) - spear-handed, holding a spear
- बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, glowed
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - then, in that (context)
- कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna
- महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - immensely strong, very powerful
Words meanings and morphology
वज्रहस्तः (vajrahastaḥ) - thunderbolt-handed, holding a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrahasta
vajrahasta - one who holds a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-handed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+hasta)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (neuter) - hasta – hand
noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, the powerful one
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra; powerful, mighty
पाशहस्तः (pāśahastaḥ) - noose-handed, holding a noose
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāśahasta
pāśahasta - one who holds a noose, noose-handed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāśa+hasta)
- pāśa – noose, snare
noun (masculine) - hasta – hand
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama (god of death), the finisher
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka
antaka - ender, finisher; Yama (the god of death)
Formed from √ant + ṇvul (aka aka) suffix.
Root: √ant
शूलहस्तः (śūlahastaḥ) - spear-handed, holding a spear
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūlahasta
śūlahasta - one who holds a spear/trident, spear-handed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+hasta)
- śūla – spear, trident
noun (masculine) - hasta – hand
noun (masculine)
बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, glowed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √bhā
Reduplicated perfect (Lit).
Root: √bhā (class 2)
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - then, in that (context)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa
kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a giant Rākṣasa brother of Ravana)
महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - immensely strong, very powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala
mahābala - very powerful, immensely strong, great strength
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - bala – strength, power
noun (neuter)