वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-19

दन्तान् विदशतस्तस्य श्रूयते दशनस्वनः ।
यन्त्रस्यावेष्ट्यमानस्य महतो दानवैरिव ॥१९॥

19. dantān vidaśatastasya śrūyate daśanasvanaḥ ,
yantrasyāveṣṭyamānasya mahato dānavairiva.

19. dantān vidaśataḥ tasya śrūyate daśanasvanaḥ
yantrasya āveṣṭyamānasya mahataḥ dānavaiḥ iva

19. dantān vidaśataḥ tasya śrūyate daśanasvanaḥ
yantrasya āveṣṭyamānasya mahataḥ dānavaiḥ iva

19. The gnashing sound of his teeth was heard, resembling that of a colossal machine being turned by demons (dānavas).

Words meanings summery:

• दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth

• विदशतः (vidaśataḥ) - of him gnashing/biting, while gnashing

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• दशनस्वनः (daśanasvanaḥ) - sound of gnashing/grinding teeth

• यन्त्रस्य (yantrasya) - of a machine, of an instrument

• आवेष्ट्यमानस्य (āveṣṭyamānasya) - of being wound up, being turned, being enveloped

• महतः (mahataḥ) - of a great one, of a mighty one

• दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the demons, by the dānavas

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk, ivory

विदशतः (vidaśataḥ) - of him gnashing/biting, while gnashing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidaśat

vidaśat - gnashing, biting, tearing apart

Present Active Participle

Derived from root daś (to bite) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: daś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

दशनस्वनः (daśanasvanaḥ) - sound of gnashing/grinding teeth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśanasvana

daśanasvana - sound of gnashing teeth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (daśana+svana)

• daśana – tooth, biting
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

यन्त्रस्य (yantrasya) - of a machine, of an instrument

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yantra

yantra - machine, instrument, device, mystical diagram

आवेष्ट्यमानस्य (āveṣṭyamānasya) - of being wound up, being turned, being enveloped

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āveṣṭyamāna

āveṣṭyamāna - being wound up, being enveloped, being turned

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root veṣṭ (to wrap, surround, turn) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

महतः (mahataḥ) - of a great one, of a mighty one

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the demons, by the dānavas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a demon, a son of Danu, an Asura

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

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