वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-32, verse-51

बलोद्धतौ यथा नागौ वाशितार्थे यथा वृषौ ।
मेघाविव विनर्दन्तौ सिंहाविव बलोत्कटौ ॥५१॥

51. baloddhatau yathā nāgau vāśitārthe yathā vṛṣau ,
meghāviva vinardantau siṃhāviva balotkaṭau.

51. baloddhatau yathā nāgau vāśitārthe yathā vṛṣau
meghau iva vinardantau siṃhau iva balotkaṭau

51. baloddhatau nāgau yathā,
vāśitārthe vṛṣau yathā,
vinardantau meghau iva,
balotkaṭau siṃhau iva

51. They were like two powerful elephants, like two bulls fighting for a female, like two thundering clouds, and like two extremely strong lions.

Words meanings summery:

• बलोद्धतौ (baloddhatau) - powerful (swollen with strength, powerful, arrogant with might)

• यथा (yathā) - like (as, just as, like)

• नागौ (nāgau) - two elephants (two elephants, two snakes (naga))

• वाशितार्थे (vāśitārthe) - for the sake of a female (for the sake of a roaring female, for a female in rut)

• यथा (yathā) - like (as, just as, like)

• वृषौ (vṛṣau) - two bulls (two bulls, two showerers (of blessings/rain))

• मेघौ (meghau) - two clouds

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• विनर्दन्तौ (vinardantau) - two thundering (two thundering, roaring)

• सिंहौ (siṁhau) - two lions

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• बलोत्कटौ (balotkaṭau) - extremely strong (excessive in strength, extremely powerful, furious with might)

Words meanings and morphology

बलोद्धतौ (baloddhatau) - powerful (swollen with strength, powerful, arrogant with might)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of baloddhata

baloddhata - swollen with strength, proud of power, powerful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+uddhata)

• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)
• uddhata – proud, arrogant, elevated, raised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `han` (to strike) or `dhr̥` (to hold) with upasarga `ud` (up). In this context, implies 'puffed up with' or 'arrogant'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: han (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

नागौ (nāgau) - two elephants (two elephants, two snakes (naga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain

वाशितार्थे (vāśitārthe) - for the sake of a female (for the sake of a roaring female, for a female in rut)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāśitārtha

vāśitārtha - for the sake of a female (esp. a cow in heat), on account of a bellowing female

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāśitā+artha)

• vāśitā – bellowing female, cow in heat
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (feminine)
  Derived from root `vāś` (to roar, bellow) with suffix `kta`.
  Root: vāś (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the cause of conflict between the bulls.

यथा (yathā) - like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

वृषौ (vṛṣau) - two bulls (two bulls, two showerers (of blessings/rain))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣa

vṛṣa - bull, male, best of a class, rain

मेघौ (meghau) - two clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of megha

megha - cloud, mass

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

विनर्दन्तौ (vinardantau) - two thundering (two thundering, roaring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vinardant

vinardant - thundering, roaring loudly

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root `nard` (to roar, bellow) with upasarga `vi` (apart, intensely) and present participle suffix `śatṛ`.

Prefix: vi

Root: nard (class 1)

सिंहौ (siṁhau) - two lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

बलोत्कटौ (balotkaṭau) - extremely strong (excessive in strength, extremely powerful, furious with might)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of balotkaṭa

balotkaṭa - excessive in strength, extremely powerful, furious with might

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+utkaṭa)

• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)
• utkaṭa – excessive, mighty, fierce, prominent
  adjective (masculine)

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