वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-81, verse-13
तथा गदाभिर्गुर्वीभिः प्रासैः खड्गैः परश्वधैः ।
निर्जघ्नुर्वानरान् घोरान् राक्षसाः पर्वतोपमाः ॥१३॥
निर्जघ्नुर्वानरान् घोरान् राक्षसाः पर्वतोपमाः ॥१३॥
13. tathā gadābhirgurvībhiḥ prāsaiḥ khaḍgaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ ,
nirjaghnurvānarān ghorān rākṣasāḥ parvatopamāḥ.
nirjaghnurvānarān ghorān rākṣasāḥ parvatopamāḥ.
13.
tathā gadābhiḥ gurvībhiḥ prāsaiḥ khaḍgaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ
nirjaghnuḥ vānarān ghorān rākṣasāḥ parvatopamāḥ
nirjaghnuḥ vānarān ghorān rākṣasāḥ parvatopamāḥ
13.
तथा पर्वतोपमाः राक्षसाः गुर्वीभिः गदाभिः प्रासैः
खड्गैः परश्वधैः (च) घोरान् वानरान् निर्जघ्नुः
खड्गैः परश्वधैः (च) घोरान् वानरान् निर्जघ्नुः
13.
In the same way, the mountain-sized demons (rākṣasas) slew the formidable monkeys with heavy maces, spears, swords, and battle-axes.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
- गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces
- गुर्वीभिः (gurvībhiḥ) - with heavy
- प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears
- खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords
- परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - with battle-axes
- निर्जघ्नुः (nirjaghnuḥ) - they slew, they killed
- वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys
- घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, fierce, formidable
- राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas
- पर्वतोपमाः (parvatopamāḥ) - mountain-like, resembling mountains
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā
gadā - mace, club
गुर्वीभिः (gurvībhiḥ) - with heavy
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of gurvī
gurvī - heavy, weighty, great (feminine form of guru)
प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa
prāsa - spear, dart, javelin
खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍga
khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros
परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - with battle-axes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of paraśvadha
paraśvadha - battle-axe, axe
निर्जघ्नुः (nirjaghnuḥ) - they slew, they killed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nir-han
Prefix: nis
Root: han (class 2)
वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey
घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, fierce, formidable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora
ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful
राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa, belonging to a rākṣasa
पर्वतोपमाः (parvatopamāḥ) - mountain-like, resembling mountains
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of parvatopama
parvatopama - mountain-like, resembling a mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+upama)
- parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - upama – resemblance, simile, like
noun (masculine)