वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-59, verse-5
स विस्फार्य महच्चापं किरीटी मृष्टकुण्डलः ।
नाम विश्रावयामास ननाद च महास्वनम् ॥५॥
नाम विश्रावयामास ननाद च महास्वनम् ॥५॥
5. sa visphārya mahaccāpaṃ kirīṭī mṛṣṭakuṇḍalaḥ ,
nāma viśrāvayāmāsa nanāda ca mahāsvanam.
nāma viśrāvayāmāsa nanāda ca mahāsvanam.
5.
saḥ visphārya mahat cāpam kirīṭī mr̥ṣṭakuṇḍalaḥ
nāma viśrāvayāmāsa nanāda ca mahāsvanam
nāma viśrāvayāmāsa nanāda ca mahāsvanam
5.
He, adorned with a crown and polished earrings, drew his mighty bow, proclaimed his name, and roared loudly.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (he, that one)
- विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having drawn, having stretched (a bow)
- महत् (mahat) - Qualifies the bow as mighty. (great, large, mighty)
- चापम् (cāpam) - bow
- किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Refers to Atikāya. (crowned, wearing a diadem)
- म्र्̥ष्टकुण्डलः (mr̥ṣṭakuṇḍalaḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (wearing polished earrings)
- नाम (nāma) - name
- विश्रावयामास (viśrāvayāmāsa) - caused to be heard, proclaimed
- ननाद (nanāda) - roared, made a loud sound
- च (ca) - and, also
- महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - Adverbial usage describing the manner of roaring. (with a great sound, a great roar)
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (he, that one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having drawn, having stretched (a bow)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
from root sphr̥ (to tremble, to vibrate) with prefix vi, causative stem
Prefix: vi
Root: sphr̥ (class 5)
Note: Indicates a preceding action.
महत् (mahat) - Qualifies the bow as mighty. (great, large, mighty)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive
चापम् (cāpam) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa
cāpa - bow (weapon)
Note: Object of 'visphārya'.
किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Refers to Atikāya. (crowned, wearing a diadem)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin
kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem/tiara
Possessive suffix -in
म्र्̥ष्टकुण्डलः (mr̥ṣṭakuṇḍalaḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (wearing polished earrings)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mr̥ṣṭakuṇḍala
mr̥ṣṭakuṇḍala - having polished earrings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mr̥ṣṭa+kuṇḍala)
- mr̥ṣṭa – polished, clean, purified (past passive participle of mr̥j)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root mr̥j (to wipe, clean)
Root: mr̥j (class 2) - kuṇḍala – earring, coil, ring
noun (masculine)
नाम (nāma) - name
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name, appellation
Note: Object of 'viśrāvayāmāsa'.
विश्रावयामास (viśrāvayāmāsa) - caused to be heard, proclaimed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of viśrāvaya
Causative Perfect Active
3rd person singular, from root śru (to hear) with prefix vi, causative stem -ay
Prefix: vi
Root: śru (class 5)
ननाद (nanāda) - roared, made a loud sound
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of nad
Perfect Active
3rd person singular, Intensive/Reduplicative
Root: nad (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two actions of proclaiming and roaring.
महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - Adverbial usage describing the manner of roaring. (with a great sound, a great roar)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana
mahāsvana - great sound, loud roar
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+svana)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - svana – sound, noise, roar
noun (masculine)