वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-58, verse-6
देवान्तकाय तं वीरश्चिक्षेप सहसाङ्गदः ।
महावृक्षं महाशाखं शक्रो दीप्तमिवाशनिम् ॥६॥
महावृक्षं महाशाखं शक्रो दीप्तमिवाशनिम् ॥६॥
6. devāntakāya taṃ vīraścikṣepa sahasāṅgadaḥ ,
mahāvṛkṣaṃ mahāśākhaṃ śakro dīptamivāśanim.
mahāvṛkṣaṃ mahāśākhaṃ śakro dīptamivāśanim.
6.
deva-anta-kāya tam vīraḥ cikṣepa sahasā aṅgadaḥ
mahā-vṛkṣam mahā-śākham śakraḥ dīptam iva aśanim
mahā-vṛkṣam mahā-śākham śakraḥ dīptam iva aśanim
6.
The heroic Angada suddenly hurled that huge, large-branched tree at Devantaka, just as Indra hurls a blazing thunderbolt.
Words meanings summery:
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- देव-अन्त-काय (deva-anta-kāya) - at the demon Devantaka (to Devantaka (name of a demon))
- तम् (tam) - that (tree) (that, him, it)
- वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Angada) (hero, brave man)
- चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - Angada threw (he threw, he cast)
- सहसा (sahasā) - with force (suddenly, forcefully, violently)
- अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada, the monkey warrior (Angada)
- महा-वृक्षम् (mahā-vṛkṣam) - the huge tree (uprooted earlier) (a great tree, large tree)
- महा-शाखम् (mahā-śākham) - (the tree) with large branches (having great branches)
- शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (Indra (king of gods), powerful one)
- दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing (thunderbolt) (blazing, shining, inflamed)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
- अशनिम् (aśanim) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, lightning)
Words meanings and morphology
देव-अन्त-काय (deva-anta-kāya) - at the demon Devantaka (to Devantaka (name of a demon))
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of deva-anta-ka
deva-anta-ka - Devantaka (name of a demon, lit. 'ender of gods')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+anta+ka)
- deva – god
noun (masculine) - anta – end, termination
noun (masculine) - ka – maker, doing, one who does
suffixial noun (masculine)
Suffix -ka often forms agent nouns or indicates 'one who has/does'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: dative singular
तम् (tam) - that (tree) (that, him, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: masculine singular accusative of tad
वीरः (vīraḥ) - the heroic (Angada) (hero, brave man)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave, strong
Note: nominative singular
चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - Angada threw (he threw, he cast)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣip
Perfect
Perfect 3rd person singular of root 'kṣip'
Root: kṣip (class 6)
Note: 3rd person singular perfect
सहसा (sahasā) - with force (suddenly, forcefully, violently)
(indeclinable)
Note: adverb
अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada, the monkey warrior (Angada)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada
aṅgada - Angada (son of Vāli), an armlet
Note: nominative singular
महा-वृक्षम् (mahā-vṛkṣam) - the huge tree (uprooted earlier) (a great tree, large tree)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-vṛkṣa
mahā-vṛkṣa - a large tree
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vṛkṣa)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - vṛkṣa – tree
noun (masculine)
Note: accusative singular, object of throwing
महा-शाखम् (mahā-śākham) - (the tree) with large branches (having great branches)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-śākha
mahā-śākha - having great branches
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+śākha)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - śākha – branch
noun (masculine)
Note: accusative singular, qualifying mahā-vṛkṣam
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (Indra (king of gods), powerful one)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra, powerful, capable
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: nominative singular
दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing (thunderbolt) (blazing, shining, inflamed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta
dīpta - blazing, shining, illumined
Past Passive Participle
from root 'dīp' (to shine, blaze)
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: accusative singular, qualifying aśanim
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: indeclinable particle
अशनिम् (aśanim) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, lightning)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśani
aśani - thunderbolt, lightning
Note: accusative singular