वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-23

नातिदीर्घेण कालेन स ततो राक्षसो बली ।
तं नर्मदा ह्रदं भीममाजगामाञ्जनप्रभः ॥२३॥

23. nātidīrgheṇa kālena sa tato rākṣaso balī ,
taṃ narmadā hradaṃ bhīmamājagāmāñjanaprabhaḥ.

23. na atidīrgheṇa kālena saḥ tataḥ rākṣasaḥ balī
tam narmadā hradam bhīmam ājagāma añjanaprabhaḥ

23. na atidīrgheṇa kālena saḥ tataḥ balī rākṣasaḥ
añjanaprabhaḥ tam bhīmam narmadā hradam ājagāma

23. Not long thereafter, that mighty rākṣasa, dark as collyrium, arrived at that formidable Narmadā pool.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिदीर्घेण (atidīrgheṇa) - by a very long (time), for a very long (time)

• कालेन (kālena) - in a period of time (by time, in time, with time)

• सः (saḥ) - Rāvaṇa (he, that)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, then, thereafter

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (the rākṣasa, demon)

• बली (balī) - the mighty rākṣasa (mighty, strong, powerful)

• तम् (tam) - that (Narmadā pool) (that, him, it)

• नर्मदा (narmadā) - Narmadā (a sacred river)

• ह्रदम् (hradam) - the Narmadā pool (pool, lake, deep lake)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - the formidable Narmadā pool (formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful)

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - the rākṣasa arrived (he came, he arrived)

• अञ्जनप्रभः (añjanaprabhaḥ) - the rākṣasa, dark as collyrium (lustrous like collyrium, dark-complexioned)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतिदीर्घेण (atidīrgheṇa) - by a very long (time), for a very long (time)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atidīrgha

atidīrgha - very long, excessively long

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+dīrgha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very, excessively
  prefix
• dīrgha – long, tall, extended
  adjective (masculine)

कालेन (kālena) - in a period of time (by time, in time, with time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period, death

सः (saḥ) - Rāvaṇa (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (the rākṣasa, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon, fiend

बली (balī) - the mighty rākṣasa (mighty, strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - mighty, strong, powerful, vigorous

तम् (tam) - that (Narmadā pool) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

नर्मदा (narmadā) - Narmadā (a sacred river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of narmadā

narmadā - Narmadā (name of a sacred river in India)

ह्रदम् (hradam) - the Narmadā pool (pool, lake, deep lake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hrada

hrada - a deep pool, lake, large pond

भीमम् (bhīmam) - the formidable Narmadā pool (formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful, fearful

Root: √bhī (class 3)

आजगाम (ājagāma) - the rākṣasa arrived (he came, he arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āgama

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

3rd person singular, active voice of the root ā-√gam.

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

अञ्जनप्रभः (añjanaprabhaḥ) - the rākṣasa, dark as collyrium (lustrous like collyrium, dark-complexioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of añjanaprabha

añjanaprabha - having the luster of collyrium, dark-complexioned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (añjana+prabha)

• añjana – collyrium, black pigment (used as eyeliner)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √añj (class 7)
• prabha – light, splendor, luster, brilliance; shining, lustrous (as an adjective)
  noun (masculine)

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