वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-9, verse-3

प्रहस्तो ऽथ विरूपाक्षो वज्रदंष्ट्रो महाबलः ।
धूम्राक्षश्चातिकायश्च दुर्मुखश्चैव राक्षसः ॥३॥

3. prahasto'tha virūpākṣo vajradaṃṣṭro mahābalaḥ ,
dhūmrākṣaścātikāyaśca durmukhaścaiva rākṣasaḥ.

3. prahastaḥ atha virūpākṣaḥ vajradaṃṣṭraḥ mahābalaḥ
dhūmrākṣaḥ ca atikāyaḥ ca durmukhaḥ ca eva rākṣasaḥ

3. atha prahastaḥ virūpākṣaḥ vajradaṃṣṭraḥ mahābalaḥ
ca dhūmrākṣaḥ ca atikāyaḥ ca durmukhaḥ eva rākṣasaḥ

3. Then Prahasta, Virūpākṣa, Vajradaṃṣṭra, who was greatly mighty, and Dhūmrākṣa, Atikāya, and Durmukha, also a demon.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - name of a prominent rākṣasa general (one with mighty hands, prominent-handed)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (deformed-eyed, hideous-eyed)

• वज्रदंष्ट्रः (vajradaṁṣṭraḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (thunderbolt-toothed)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly mighty (greatly mighty, very powerful)

• धूम्राक्षः (dhūmrākṣaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (smoke-eyed, grey-eyed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (huge-bodied, gigantic)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (ugly-faced, ill-faced)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only, also)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहस्तः (prahastaḥ) - name of a prominent rākṣasa general (one with mighty hands, prominent-handed)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - name of a rākṣasa, one with great hands

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+hasta)

• pra – forth, forward, very, prominent
  indeclinable
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction/Adverb

विरूपाक्षः (virūpākṣaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (deformed-eyed, hideous-eyed)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - deformed-eyed, name of a rākṣasa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (virūpa+akṣa)

• virūpa – deformed, ugly
  adjective
  Prefix: vi
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

वज्रदंष्ट्रः (vajradaṁṣṭraḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (thunderbolt-toothed)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajradaṃṣṭra

vajradaṁṣṭra - thunderbolt-toothed, name of a rākṣasa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajra+daṃṣṭra)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• daṃṣṭra – tusk, fang
  noun (feminine)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly mighty (greatly mighty, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - great strength, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying Vajradaṃṣṭra.

धूम्राक्षः (dhūmrākṣaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (smoke-eyed, grey-eyed)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmrākṣa

dhūmrākṣa - smoke-eyed, name of a rākṣasa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhūmra+akṣa)

• dhūmra – smoke-colored, grey
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (huge-bodied, gigantic)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atikāya

atikāya - huge-bodied, gigantic, name of a rākṣasa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+kāya)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - name of a rākṣasa (ugly-faced, ill-faced)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmukha

durmukha - ugly-faced, ill-faced, name of a rākṣasa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mukha)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned names.

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