वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-87, verse-39
सिंहव्याघ्रमुखांश्चान्यान् कङ्ककाकमुखानपि ।
गृध्रश्येनमुखांश्चापि सृगालवदनांस्तथा ॥३९॥
गृध्रश्येनमुखांश्चापि सृगालवदनांस्तथा ॥३९॥
39. siṃhavyāghramukhāṃścānyān kaṅkakākamukhānapi ,
gṛdhraśyenamukhāṃścāpi sṛgālavadanāṃstathā.
gṛdhraśyenamukhāṃścāpi sṛgālavadanāṃstathā.
39.
siṃhavyāghramukhān ca anyān kaṅkakākamukhān api
gṛdhraśyenamukhān ca api sṛgālavadanān tathā
gṛdhraśyenamukhān ca api sṛgālavadanān tathā
39.
Among them were others with faces of lions and tigers, and also with faces of herons and crows, and moreover, with faces of vultures and falcons, and similarly, with faces of jackals.
Words meanings summery:
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- सिंहव्याघ्रमुखान् (siṁhavyāghramukhān) - arrows having faces of lions and tigers (having faces of lions and tigers)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other (arrows) (others)
- कङ्ककाकमुखान् (kaṅkakākamukhān) - arrows having faces of herons and crows (having faces of herons and crows)
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- गृध्रश्येनमुखान् (gṛdhraśyenamukhān) - arrows having faces of vultures and falcons (having faces of vultures and falcons)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- सृगालवदनान् (sṛgālavadanān) - arrows having faces of jackals (having faces of jackals)
- तथा (tathā) - and similarly (similarly, so, thus, and)
Words meanings and morphology
सिंहव्याघ्रमुखान् (siṁhavyāghramukhān) - arrows having faces of lions and tigers (having faces of lions and tigers)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of siṃhavyāghramukha
siṁhavyāghramukha - having faces of lions and tigers
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of lions and tigers'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+vyāghra+mukha)
- siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, head
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the arrows ('śarān') implied from the subsequent verse.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्यान् (anyān) - other (arrows) (others)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Agrees with the implied 'śarān'.
कङ्ककाकमुखान् (kaṅkakākamukhān) - arrows having faces of herons and crows (having faces of herons and crows)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kaṅkakākamukha
kaṅkakākamukha - having faces of herons (or Kanka birds) and crows
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of herons and crows'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+kāka+mukha)
- kaṅka – heron, a kind of hawk or predatory bird
noun (masculine) - kāka – crow
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, head
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with the implied 'śarān'.
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
गृध्रश्येनमुखान् (gṛdhraśyenamukhān) - arrows having faces of vultures and falcons (having faces of vultures and falcons)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛdhraśyenamukha
gṛdhraśyenamukha - having faces of vultures and falcons
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of vultures and falcons'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛdhra+śyena+mukha)
- gṛdhra – vulture
noun (masculine) - śyena – falcon, hawk
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, head
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with the implied 'śarān'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
सृगालवदनान् (sṛgālavadanān) - arrows having faces of jackals (having faces of jackals)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sṛgālavadana
sṛgālavadana - having faces of jackals
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose faces are of jackals'. 'vadana' is a synonym for 'mukha'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sṛgāla+vadana)
- sṛgāla – jackal
noun (masculine) - vadana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with the implied 'śarān'.
तथा (tathā) - and similarly (similarly, so, thus, and)
(indeclinable)