वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-17

गदाश्च परिघांश्चैव चक्राणि मुसलानि च ।
गिरिशृङ्गाणि वृक्षांश्च तथा शूलपरश्वधान् ॥१७॥

17. gadāśca parighāṃścaiva cakrāṇi musalāni ca ,
giriśṛṅgāṇi vṛkṣāṃśca tathā śūlaparaśvadhān.

17. gadāḥ ca parighān ca eva cakrāṇi musalāni ca
giriśṛṅgāṇi vṛkṣān ca tathā śūlaparaśvadhān

17. gadāḥ ca parighān ca eva cakrāṇi musalāni ca
giriśṛṅgāṇi vṛkṣān ca tathā śūlaparaśvadhān

17. Maces, iron bars, discs, clubs, mountain peaks, trees, and likewise, spears and battle-axes.

Words meanings summery:

• गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces

• च (ca) - and

• परिघान् (parighān) - iron bars, clubs

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, also

• चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs, wheels

• मुसलानि (musalāni) - clubs, pestles

• च (ca) - and

• गिरिशृङ्गाणि (giriśṛṅgāṇi) - mountain peaks

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly

• शूलपरश्वधान् (śūlaparaśvadhān) - spears and battle-axes

Words meanings and morphology

गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Accusative plural, implied object of 'apātayat' from the next verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परिघान् (parighān) - iron bars, clubs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parigha

parigha - iron bar, bolt, club

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Accusative plural.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, here functioning like 'and also'.

चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs, wheels

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, discus (weapon)

Note: Accusative plural.

मुसलानि (musalāni) - clubs, pestles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of musala

musala - club, cudgel, pestle

Note: Accusative plural.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गिरिशृङ्गाणि (giriśṛṅgāṇi) - mountain peaks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of giriśṛṅga

giriśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+śṛṅga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative plural.

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Accusative plural.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

शूलपरश्वधान् (śūlaparaśvadhān) - spears and battle-axes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūlaparaśvadha

śūlaparaśvadha - spear and battle-axe (a dvandva compound often used collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (śūla+paraśvadha)

• śūla – spear, pike, lance
  noun (masculine)
• paraśvadha – axe, battle-axe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative plural, a dvandva compound.

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