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7,12

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-2

ददौ तां कालकेयाय दानवेन्द्राय राक्षसीम् ।
स्वसां शूर्पणखां नाम विद्युज्जिह्वाय नामतः ॥२॥
2. dadau tāṃ kālakeyāya dānavendrāya rākṣasīm ,
svasāṃ śūrpaṇakhāṃ nāma vidyujjihvāya nāmataḥ.
2. dadau tām kālakeyāya dānavendrāya rākṣasīm
svasām śūrpaṇakhām nāma vidyujjihvāya nāmataḥ
2. rākṣasīm svasām śūrpaṇakhām nāma tām kālakeyāya
dānavendrāya vidyujjihvāya nāmataḥ dadau
2. He gave his sister, the demoness named Śūrpaṇakhā, to the dānava chief named Vidyujjihva, who was a Kālakeya.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed
  • ताम् (tām) - her, that
  • कालकेयाय (kālakeyāya) - to the dānava Vidyujjihva, who was a Kālakeya (to Kālaka's descendant; to one of the Kālaka group of dānavas)
  • दानवेन्द्राय (dānavendrāya) - to the chief of dānavas
  • राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - demoness
  • स्वसाम् (svasām) - sister
  • शूर्पणखाम् (śūrpaṇakhām) - Śūrpaṇakhā (proper name)
  • नाम (nāma) - named, by name
  • विद्युज्जिह्वाय (vidyujjihvāya) - to Vidyujjihva (proper name)
  • नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name

Words meanings and morphology

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
ताम् (tām) - her, that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
कालकेयाय (kālakeyāya) - to the dānava Vidyujjihva, who was a Kālakeya (to Kālaka's descendant; to one of the Kālaka group of dānavas)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kālakeya
kālakeya - descendant of Kālaka; belonging to the Kālaka class of dānavas
formed from Kālaka + ḍhak suffix (patronymic)
दानवेन्द्राय (dānavendrāya) - to the chief of dānavas
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of dānavendra
dānavendra - chief of dānavas, lord of dānavas
Compound type : tatpurusha (dānava+indra)
  • dānava – demon, son of Danu
    noun (masculine)
  • indra – chief, lord, ruler
    noun (masculine)
राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - demoness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī
rākṣasī - female demon, demoness
स्वसाम् (svasām) - sister
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ
svasṛ - sister
शूर्पणखाम् (śūrpaṇakhām) - Śūrpaṇakhā (proper name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śūrpaṇakhā
śūrpaṇakhā - Śūrpaṇakhā (Rāvaṇa's sister)
नाम (nāma) - named, by name
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
विद्युज्जिह्वाय (vidyujjihvāya) - to Vidyujjihva (proper name)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of vidyujjihva
vidyujjihva - Vidyujjihva ('lightning-tongued')
नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name
(indeclinable)
adverb formed from nāman with the suffix -tas