वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-87, verse-45
ग्रहनक्षत्रवर्णांश्च महोल्कामुखसंस्थितान् ।
विद्युज्जिह्वोपमांश्चान्यान् ससर्ज निशिताञ् शरान् ॥४५॥
विद्युज्जिह्वोपमांश्चान्यान् ससर्ज निशिताञ् शरान् ॥४५॥
45. grahanakṣatravarṇāṃśca maholkāmukhasaṃsthitān ,
vidyujjihvopamāṃścānyān sasarja niśitāñ śarān.
vidyujjihvopamāṃścānyān sasarja niśitāñ śarān.
45.
grahanakṣatravarṇān ca maholkāmukhasaṃsthitān
vidyujjihvopamān ca anyān sasarja niśitān śarān
vidyujjihvopamān ca anyān sasarja niśitān śarān
45.
(saḥ) grahanakṣatravarṇān ca maholkāmukhasaṃsthitān
vidyujjihvopamān ca anyān niśitān śarān sasarja
vidyujjihvopamān ca anyān niśitān śarān sasarja
45.
And he created other sharpened arrows: some of the color of planets and stars, some with points like great meteors, and others resembling lightning tongues.
Words meanings summery:
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- ग्रहनक्षत्रवर्णान् (grahanakṣatravarṇān) - (arrows) of the color of planets and stars
- च (ca) - and
- महोल्कामुखसंस्थितान् (maholkāmukhasaṁsthitān) - (arrows) having points like great meteors, or situated in the mouths of great meteors
- विद्युज्जिह्वोपमान् (vidyujjihvopamān) - (arrows) resembling lightning tongues
- च (ca) - and
- अन्यान् (anyān) - others
- ससर्ज (sasarja) - he created, produced, discharged
- निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, whetted, keen
- शरान् (śarān) - arrows
Words meanings and morphology
ग्रहनक्षत्रवर्णान् (grahanakṣatravarṇān) - (arrows) of the color of planets and stars
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of grahanakṣatravarṇa
grahanakṣatravarṇa - having the color of planets and stars
Compound type : bahuvrihi (graha+nakṣatra+varṇa)
- graha – planet, seizing, seizer
noun (masculine) - nakṣatra – star, constellation
noun (neuter) - varṇa – color, tint, appearance, caste, letter
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
महोल्कामुखसंस्थितान् (maholkāmukhasaṁsthitān) - (arrows) having points like great meteors, or situated in the mouths of great meteors
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maholkāmukhasaṃsthita
maholkāmukhasaṁsthita - having a mouth/point resembling a great meteor; situated in the mouth of a great meteor
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ulkā+mukha+saṃsthita)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ulkā – meteor, firebrand, flaming torch
noun (feminine) - mukha – face, mouth, front, tip, opening
noun (neuter) - saṃsthita – situated, placed, standing, established
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand, 1st class) with prefix sam-.
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
विद्युज्जिह्वोपमान् (vidyujjihvopamān) - (arrows) resembling lightning tongues
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vidyujjihvopama
vidyujjihvopama - resembling lightning-tongues
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidyut+jihvā+upama)
- vidyut – lightning, flash
noun (feminine) - jihvā – tongue
noun (feminine) - upama – comparison, similarity, resembling
adjective (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अन्यान् (anyān) - others
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, another
ससर्ज (sasarja) - he created, produced, discharged
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sṛj
Root: sṛj (class 6)
निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, whetted, keen
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharpened, keen, made sharp
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śā (to sharpen) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: śā
शरान् (śarān) - arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed