वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-21

रक्तकण्ठगुणो धीरो महापर्वतसंनिभः ।
कालः कालमहावक्त्रो मेघस्थ इव भास्करः ॥२१॥

21. raktakaṇṭhaguṇo dhīro mahāparvatasaṃnibhaḥ ,
kālaḥ kālamahāvaktro meghastha iva bhāskaraḥ.

21. raktakaṇṭhaguṇaḥ dhīraḥ mahāparvatasaṃnibhaḥ
kālaḥ kālamahāvaktraḥ meghasthaḥ iva bhāskaraḥ

21. raktakaṇṭhaguṇaḥ dhīraḥ mahāparvatasaṃnibhaḥ
kālaḥ kālamahāvaktraḥ iva meghasthaḥ bhāskaraḥ

21. He had a red throat-cord, was resolute, and resembled a great mountain. He was like Death (kāla) with a vast, death-like mouth, and like the sun (bhāskara) situated within a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्तकण्ठगुणः (raktakaṇṭhaguṇaḥ) - having a red throat-cord/necklace

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - resolute, steady, brave, wise

• महापर्वतसंनिभः (mahāparvatasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling a great mountain

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Death personified (Death, Time)

• कालमहावक्त्रः (kālamahāvaktraḥ) - having a great mouth like Death (kāla)

• मेघस्थः (meghasthaḥ) - situated in a cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, sun-maker

Words meanings and morphology

रक्तकण्ठगुणः (raktakaṇṭhaguṇaḥ) - having a red throat-cord/necklace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raktakaṇṭhaguṇa

raktakaṇṭhaguṇa - having a red throat-cord, with a red neck-ornament

Bahuvrihi compound: rakta (red) + kaṇṭhaguṇa (throat-cord/necklace)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+kaṇṭhaguṇa)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  ppp/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• kaṇṭhaguṇa – throat-cord, necklace, neck-chain
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: kaṇṭha (throat) + guṇa (cord, string, quality)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (hero).

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - resolute, steady, brave, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - resolute, firm, steady, brave, wise, intelligent

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (hero).

महापर्वतसंनिभः (mahāparvatasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling a great mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāparvatasaṃnibha

mahāparvatasaṁnibha - resembling a great mountain, mountain-like

Tatpuruṣa compound: mahāparvata (great mountain) + saṃnibha (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāparvata+saṃnibha)

• mahāparvata – great mountain
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: mahā (great) + parvata (mountain)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  from saṃ-nibhā (to resemble)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nibhā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (hero).

कालः (kālaḥ) - Death personified (Death, Time)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season; Death (as personified deity)

Note: Refers to the personified deity of Death.

कालमहावक्त्रः (kālamahāvaktraḥ) - having a great mouth like Death (kāla)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālamahāvaktra

kālamahāvaktra - having a great mouth like (personified) Death

Bahuvrihi compound: kāla (Death) + mahāvaktra (great mouth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāla+mahāvaktra)

• kāla – time, Death
  noun (masculine)
• mahāvaktra – great mouth, huge face
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: mahā (great) + vaktra (mouth/face)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (hero).

मेघस्थः (meghasthaḥ) - situated in a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghastha

meghastha - standing in/on a cloud, cloud-borne

Tatpuruṣa compound: megha (cloud) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+stha)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  suffix/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  kṛt suffix
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhāskaraḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, sun-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-maker, producing light

Compound: bhās (light) + kara (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, ray (of light)
  noun/adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Agent Noun
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

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