वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-19

तुमुलं त्रासजननं भीमं भीमप्रतिस्वनम् ।
दुर्धर्षमभवद् युद्धे नैकशस्त्रमयं महत् ॥१९॥

19. tumulaṃ trāsajananaṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmapratisvanam ,
durdharṣamabhavad yuddhe naikaśastramayaṃ mahat.

19. tumulam trāsajananam bhīmam bhīmapratisvanam
durdharṣam abhavat yuddhe naikaśastramayam mahat

19. yuddhe tumulam trāsajananam bhīmam bhīmapratisvanam
durdharṣam naikaśastramayam mahat abhavat

19. The battle became tumultuous, fear-inducing, terrible, with dreadful reverberations, unconquerable, composed of countless weapons, and mighty.

Words meanings summery:

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, dreadful, turbulent

• त्रासजननम् (trāsajananam) - fear-inducing, causing terror

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

• भीमप्रतिस्वनम् (bhīmapratisvanam) - with dreadful echoes/resoundings

• दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - irresistible, unconquerable, difficult to attack

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in combat

• नैकशस्त्रमयम् (naikaśastramayam) - consisting of countless weapons, composed of many weapons

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, vast

Words meanings and morphology

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, dreadful, turbulent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, dreadful, noisy, turbulent

Note: Qualifies implied 'yuddham'.

त्रासजननम् (trāsajananam) - fear-inducing, causing terror

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trāsajanana

trāsajanana - causing fear, fear-inducing

Compound type : tatpurusha (trāsa+janana)

• trāsa – fear, terror, alarm
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tras'
  Root: tras (class 1)
• janana – producing, causing, birth
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle/noun of action
  From root 'jan'
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies implied 'yuddham'.

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies implied 'yuddham'.

भीमप्रतिस्वनम् (bhīmapratisvanam) - with dreadful echoes/resoundings

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmapratisvana

bhīmapratisvana - having dreadful echoes/resoundings

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīma+pratisvana)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'bhī'
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• pratisvana – echo, resounding
  noun (masculine)
  From 'prati-svan'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'yuddham'.

दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - irresistible, unconquerable, difficult to attack

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - irresistible, unconquerable, difficult to attack

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhṛṣ' with prefix 'dur'

Prefix: dur

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies implied 'yuddham'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect 3rd singular

From root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Null subject is implied 'yuddham'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat

From root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Locative of place.

नैकशस्त्रमयम् (naikaśastramayam) - consisting of countless weapons, composed of many weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naikaśastramaya

naikaśastramaya - consisting of many weapons

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na-eka+śastra-maya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single
  adjective (neuter)
• śastra – weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of
  suffix/adjective (neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'

Note: A descriptive adjective for 'yuddham'. 'naika' = 'na' (not) + 'eka' (one) = many, countless.

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large, vast

Note: Qualifies implied 'yuddham'.

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