वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-3

चुकोप च महातेजा ब्रह्मदत्तवरो युधि ।
अतिकायो ऽद्रिसंकाशो देवदानवदर्पहा ॥३॥

3. cukopa ca mahātejā brahmadattavaro yudhi ,
atikāyo'drisaṃkāśo devadānavadarpahā.

3. cukopa ca mahātejāḥ brahmadattavaraḥ yudhi
atikāyaḥ adrisaṃkāśaḥ devadānavadarpahā

3. And the exceedingly powerful Atikāya, who had received boons from Brahmā, resembling a mountain, and who had crushed the pride of both gods and demons, became enraged in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• चुकोप (cukopa) - became angry, was enraged

• च (ca) - and, also

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (greatly resplendent, very powerful)

• ब्रह्मदत्तवरः (brahmadattavaraḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (one who has received boons from Brahmā)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikāya (proper noun)

• अद्रिसंकाशः (adrisaṁkāśaḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (mountain-like, resembling a mountain)

• देवदानवदर्पहा (devadānavadarpahā) - Refers to Atikāya. (destroyer of the pride of gods and demons)

Words meanings and morphology

चुकोप (cukopa) - became angry, was enraged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kup

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Intensive/Reduplicative

Root: kup (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (greatly resplendent, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, exceedingly powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

ब्रह्मदत्तवरः (brahmadattavaraḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (one who has received boons from Brahmā)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmadattavara

brahmadattavara - having boons granted by Brahmā

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+datta+vara)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• datta – given, granted (past passive participle of dā)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• vara – boon, blessing, gift
  noun (masculine)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikāya (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - Atikāya (a son of Rāvaṇa, meaning 'of excessive body')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+kāya)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
• kāya – body, form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अद्रिसंकाशः (adrisaṁkāśaḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (mountain-like, resembling a mountain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adrisaṃkāśa

adrisaṁkāśa - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+saṃkāśa)

• adri – mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective

देवदानवदर्पहा (devadānavadarpahā) - Refers to Atikāya. (destroyer of the pride of gods and demons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devadānavadarpahan

devadānavadarpahan - destroyer of the pride of gods and demons

Compound adjective from hán (to strike, kill)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dānava+darpa+han)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• darpa – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, destroyer (from root han)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Suffix -a after root han
  Root: han (class 2)

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