वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-12

अद्य नैरृतकन्यायां श्रोष्याम्यन्तःपुरे रवम् ।
करेणुसंघस्य यथा निनादं गिरिगह्वरे ॥१२॥

12. adya nairṛtakanyāyāṃ śroṣyāmyantaḥpure ravam ,
kareṇusaṃghasya yathā ninādaṃ girigahvare.

12. adya nairṛtakanyāyām śroṣyāmi antaḥpure ravam
kareṇusaṅghasya yathā ninādam girigahvare

12. Today, in the inner chambers of the daughter of Nirṛti, I will hear a cry, just like the trumpeting of a herd of female elephants in a mountain cave.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today

• नैरृतकन्यायाम् (nairṛtakanyāyām) - in the daughter of Nirṛti

• श्रोष्यामि (śroṣyāmi) - I will hear

• अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner chambers; in the harem

• रवम् (ravam) - sound, cry, roar

• करेणुसङ्घस्य (kareṇusaṅghasya) - of a herd of female elephants

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• निनादम् (ninādam) - roar, sound, trumpeting, cry

• गिरिगह्वरे (girigahvare) - in a mountain cave

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

नैरृतकन्यायाम् (nairṛtakanyāyām) - in the daughter of Nirṛti

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nairṛtakanyā

nairṛtakanyā - daughter of Nirṛti; female demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nairṛta+kanyā)

• nairṛta – relating to Nirṛti; a demon
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from Nirṛti
• kanyā – daughter; girl; maiden
  noun (feminine)

श्रोष्यामि (śroṣyāmi) - I will hear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śru

future tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner chambers; in the harem

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartment, harem, palace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+pura)

• antar – inner, within
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, house, residence
  noun (neuter)

रवम् (ravam) - sound, cry, roar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rava

rava - sound, cry, roar, noise

Root: ru (class 2)

करेणुसङ्घस्य (kareṇusaṅghasya) - of a herd of female elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kareṇusaṅgha

kareṇusaṅgha - herd of female elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kareṇu+saṅgha)

• kareṇu – female elephant
  noun (feminine)
• saṅgha – herd, multitude, assembly, group
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

निनादम् (ninādam) - roar, sound, trumpeting, cry

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nināda

nināda - sound, roar, cry, trumpeting

from ni-nad

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

गिरिगह्वरे (girigahvare) - in a mountain cave

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of girigahvara

girigahvara - mountain cave, cavern

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+gahvara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• gahvara – cave, cavern, abyss, deep
  noun (neuter)

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