वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-34

हैहयाधिपयोधानां वेग आसीत् सुदारुणः ।
सनक्रमीनमकरसमुद्रस्येव निस्वनः ॥३४॥

34. haihayādhipayodhānāṃ vega āsīt sudāruṇaḥ ,
sanakramīnamakarasamudrasyeva nisvanaḥ.

34. haihayādhipayodhānām vegaḥ āsīt sudāruṇaḥ
sanakramīnamakarasamudrasya iva nisvanaḥ

34. haihayādhipayodhānām vegaḥ sudāruṇaḥ āsīt
sanakramīnamakarasamudrasya nisvanaḥ iva

34. The impetuous force of the Haihaya king's warriors was extremely terrible, like the roar of an ocean filled with alligators, fish, and crocodiles.

Words meanings summery:

• हैहयाधिपयोधानाम् (haihayādhipayodhānām) - of the warriors of the Haihaya king

• वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed, impetuosity, force, impetus

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible, extremely fierce, exceedingly dreadful

• सनक्रमीनमकरसमुद्रस्य (sanakramīnamakarasamudrasya) - of the ocean with alligators, fish, and crocodiles

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

Words meanings and morphology

हैहयाधिपयोधानाम् (haihayādhipayodhānām) - of the warriors of the Haihaya king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haihayādhipayodha

haihayādhipayodha - warrior of the Haihaya king

Compound type : tatpurusha (haihayādhipa+yodha)

• haihayādhipa – king of the Haihayas
  noun (masculine)
• haihaya – a tribe or dynasty of ancient India
  proper noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)
• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  From root `yudh` (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)

वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed, impetuosity, force, impetus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, force, current, flow, impetus

From root `vij` (to move rapidly).

Root: vij (class 6)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

imperfect third person singular

Root `as` (to be). Imperfect tense (laṅ) 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible, extremely fierce, exceedingly dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly fierce

Compound of `su-` (very, exceedingly) and `dāruṇa` (terrible, dreadful).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

सनक्रमीनमकरसमुद्रस्य (sanakramīnamakarasamudrasya) - of the ocean with alligators, fish, and crocodiles

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sanakramīnamakarasamudra

sanakramīnamakarasamudra - ocean with alligators, fish, and crocodiles

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+nakra+mīna+makara+samudra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nakra – alligator, crocodile
  noun (masculine)
• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)
• makara – sea-monster, crocodile, dolphin
  noun (masculine)
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise, roar, cry

From root `svan` (to sound) with prefix `nis-` (out, forth).

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)

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