वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-47

गृध्रचक्रं महच्चापि ज्वलनोद्गारिभिर्मुखैः ।
राक्षसानामुपरि वै भ्रमते कालचक्रवत् ॥४७॥

47. gṛdhracakraṃ mahaccāpi jvalanodgāribhirmukhaiḥ ,
rākṣasānāmupari vai bhramate kālacakravat.

47. gṛdhracakram mahat ca api jvalanodgāribhiḥ
mukhaiḥ rākṣasānām upari vai bhramate kālacakravat

47. mahat gṛdhracakram ca api jvalanodgāribhiḥ
mukhaiḥ rākṣasānām upari vai kālacakravat bhramate

47. And a great flock of vultures, with mouths spewing fire, indeed whirls above the rākṣasas like the wheel of time (kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• गृध्रचक्रम् (gṛdhracakram) - a flock of vultures, a circle of vultures

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• ज्वलनोद्गारिभिः (jvalanodgāribhiḥ) - with fire-emitting, fire-spewing

• मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with mouths, by means of mouths

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas

• उपरि (upari) - above, over, on top of

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• भ्रमते (bhramate) - it whirls, it revolves, it wanders

• कालचक्रवत् (kālacakravat) - like the wheel of time

Words meanings and morphology

गृध्रचक्रम् (gṛdhracakram) - a flock of vultures, a circle of vultures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛdhracakra

gṛdhracakra - a flock of vultures, a circle or multitude of vultures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+cakra)

• gṛdhra – vulture, greedy
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – circle, wheel, disc, multitude, flock
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty, noble

Note: Modifies 'gṛdhracakram'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

ज्वलनोद्गारिभिः (jvalanodgāribhiḥ) - with fire-emitting, fire-spewing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jvalanodgārin

jvalanodgārin - emitting flames, fire-spewing, fiery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvalana+udgārin)

• jvalana – flame, blazing, burning; fire
  noun (neuter)
  From root jval (to blaze)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• udgārin – emitting, disgorging, throwing up, bringing forth
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root gṛ (to swallow, emit) with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'mukhaiḥ'.

मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with mouths, by means of mouths

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening, front

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being, a rākṣasa

उपरि (upari) - above, over, on top of

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a postposition with genitive.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

भ्रमते (bhramate) - it whirls, it revolves, it wanders

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhram

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

कालचक्रवत् (kālacakravat) - like the wheel of time

(indeclinable)

Suffix '-vat' (like, as) added to the compound 'kālacakra'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa + suffix (kālacakra+vat)

• kālacakra – wheel of time, cycle of time
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to (suffix)
  indeclinable
  Suffix used to form adverbs or adjectives meaning 'like' or 'similar to'

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