वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-35, verse-37
ततः कैलासकूटाभं चतुर्दन्तं मदस्रवम् ।
शृङ्गारकारिणं प्रांशुं स्वर्णघण्टाट्टहासिनम् ॥३७॥
शृङ्गारकारिणं प्रांशुं स्वर्णघण्टाट्टहासिनम् ॥३७॥
37. tataḥ kailāsakūṭābhaṃ caturdantaṃ madasravam ,
śṛṅgārakāriṇaṃ prāṃśuṃ svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam.
śṛṅgārakāriṇaṃ prāṃśuṃ svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam.
37.
tataḥ kailāsakūṭābham caturdantam madasravam
śṛṅgārakāriṇam prāṃśum svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam
śṛṅgārakāriṇam prāṃśum svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam
37.
tataḥ kailāsakūṭābham caturdantam madasravam
prāṃśum śṛṅgārakāriṇam svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam
prāṃśum śṛṅgārakāriṇam svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam
37.
Then, (there was an elephant) resembling a peak of Kailāsa, four-tusked, exuding ichor, magnificent, tall, and loudly sounding with golden bells.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that, therefore)
- कैलासकूटाभम् (kailāsakūṭābham) - resembling a peak of Mount Kailāsa (resembling a peak of Kailāsa)
- चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked (four-tusked, having four tusks)
- मदस्रवम् (madasravam) - exuding ichor (referring to the elephant's temporal glands during rut) (exuding ichor, ichor-flowing)
- शृङ्गारकारिणम् (śṛṅgārakāriṇam) - magnificent, creating an impressive appearance (making beautiful, embellishing, magnificent)
- प्रांशुम् (prāṁśum) - tall, lofty (tall, lofty, high)
- स्वर्णघण्टाट्टहासिनम् (svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam) - making a loud sound with its golden bells (loudly sounding with golden bells, having the loud sound of golden bells)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Ablative adverb from tad
कैलासकूटाभम् (kailāsakūṭābham) - resembling a peak of Mount Kailāsa (resembling a peak of Kailāsa)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsakūṭābha
kailāsakūṭābha - resembling a peak of Kailāsa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kailāsa+kūṭa+ābha)
- kailāsa – Mount Kailāsa
proper noun (masculine) - kūṭa – peak, summit, horn
noun (masculine) - ābha – like, resembling, shining
adjective (masculine)
from √bhā + a
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with an implied object (e.g., an elephant)
चतुर्दन्तम् (caturdantam) - four-tusked (four-tusked, having four tusks)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of caturdanta
caturdanta - four-tusked
Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+danta)
- catur – four
numeral - danta – tusk, tooth
noun (masculine)
मदस्रवम् (madasravam) - exuding ichor (referring to the elephant's temporal glands during rut) (exuding ichor, ichor-flowing)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of madasrava
madasrava - ichor-flowing, exuding ichor
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mada+srava)
- mada – ichor, rut, intoxication
noun (masculine)
Root: mad (class 4) - srava – flowing, stream, exudation
noun (masculine)
from √sru + a
Root: sru (class 1)
शृङ्गारकारिणम् (śṛṅgārakāriṇam) - magnificent, creating an impressive appearance (making beautiful, embellishing, magnificent)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgārakārin
śṛṅgārakārin - making beautiful, ornamental, magnificent
Compound type : tatpurusha (śṛṅgāra+kārin)
- śṛṅgāra – ornament, beauty, decoration, erotic sentiment
noun (masculine) - kārin – making, doing, performing
adjective (masculine)
agent noun suffix -in from √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रांशुम् (prāṁśum) - tall, lofty (tall, lofty, high)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṃśu
prāṁśu - tall, lofty, high
स्वर्णघण्टाट्टहासिनम् (svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsinam) - making a loud sound with its golden bells (loudly sounding with golden bells, having the loud sound of golden bells)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsin
svarṇaghaṇṭāṭṭahāsin - having the loud sound of golden bells
Compound type : bahuvrihi (svarṇa+ghaṇṭā+aṭṭahāsin)
- svarṇa – gold, golden
noun (neuter) - ghaṇṭā – bell
noun (feminine) - aṭṭahāsin – loudly laughing, roaring, making a loud sound
adjective (masculine)
agent noun from √has + ṭṭa (intensifying) with aṭṭa-prefix
Root: has (class 1)