वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-25

महोदरं प्रहस्तं च विरूपाक्षं च राक्षसं ।
अतिक्रम्य महावीर्यान् किं प्रशंसथ रावणिम् ॥२५॥

25. mahodaraṃ prahastaṃ ca virūpākṣaṃ ca rākṣasaṃ ,
atikramya mahāvīryān kiṃ praśaṃsatha rāvaṇim.

25. mahodaram prahastam ca virūpākṣam ca rākṣasam
atikramya mahāvīryān kim praśaṃsatha rāvaṇim

25. Why do you praise Ravani (Indrajit), having overlooked the immensely powerful Mahodara, Prahasta, and the demon Virupaksha?

Words meanings summery:

• महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (proper noun)

• प्रहस्तम् (prahastam) - Prahasta (proper noun)

• च (ca) - and

• विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - Virupaksha (proper noun)

• च (ca) - and

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon, Rakshasa

• अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, having gone beyond, having overlooked/disregarded

• महावीर्यान् (mahāvīryān) - immensely powerful, very valorous (plural)

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• प्रशंसथ (praśaṁsatha) - you praise, you laud

• रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - Ravani, son of Ravana (Indrajit)

Words meanings and morphology

महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (a demon, general of Ravana)

प्रहस्तम् (prahastam) - Prahasta (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prahasta

prahasta - Prahasta (a demon, chief general of Ravana)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - Virupaksha (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - Virupaksha (a demon, general of Ravana, 'misshapen-eyed')

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon, Rakshasa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rakshasa

अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, having gone beyond, having overlooked/disregarded

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root kram (to step, go) with prefix ati, suffix -ya

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

महावीर्यान् (mahāvīryān) - immensely powerful, very valorous (plural)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - immensely powerful, great-valor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

प्रशंसथ (praśaṁsatha) - you praise, you laud

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of praśaṃsatha

Present Active

Second person plural present active of root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - Ravani, son of Ravana (Indrajit)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - son of Ravana (Indrajit)

Patronymic from Ravana

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