वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-11

स्कन्दोत्सृष्टेव सा शक्तिर्गोविन्दकरनिःसृता ।
काङ्क्षन्ती राक्षसं प्रायान्महोल्केवाञ्जनाचलम् ॥११॥

11. skandotsṛṣṭeva sā śaktirgovindakaraniḥsṛtā ,
kāṅkṣantī rākṣasaṃ prāyānmaholkevāñjanācalam.

11. skanda utsṛṣṭā iva sā śaktiḥ govinda kara niḥsṛtā
kāṅkṣantī rākṣasam prāyāt mahā ulkā iva añjana acalam

11. sā govinda kara niḥsṛtā skanda utsṛṣṭā iva śaktiḥ
kāṅkṣantī rākṣasam prāyāt mahā ulkā iva añjana acalam

11. That spear (śakti), released from Govinda's hand as if hurled by Skanda, flew towards the demon, just like a great meteor approaching Mount Añjana.

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्द (skanda) - Skanda, Kārttikeya (a deity)

• उत्सृष्टा (utsṛṣṭā) - hurled (referring to the spear) (hurled, released, cast forth)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the spear (weapon) (power, strength, energy, spear)

• गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• कर (kara) - hand (hand, ray, tax)

• निःसृता (niḥsṛtā) - released, issued from (emerged, issued, gone forth)

• काङ्क्षन्ती (kāṅkṣantī) - aiming at, desiring (to hit) (desiring, wishing, longing for)

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (Mālyavān) (demon, pertaining to demons)

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went, approached, flew

• महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

• उल्का (ulkā) - meteor, firebrand, flame

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अञ्जन (añjana) - Añjana mountain (añjana (collyrium), Añjana mountain)

• अचलम् (acalam) - mountain (mountain, immovable, fixed)

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्द (skanda) - Skanda, Kārttikeya (a deity)

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kārttikeya

Note: Part of the compound 'skandotsṛṣṭā'

उत्सृष्टा (utsṛṣṭā) - hurled (referring to the spear) (hurled, released, cast forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utsṛṣṭa

utsṛṣṭa - hurled, released, abandoned, cast forth

Past Passive Participle

From ut- + sṛj

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Compound: 'skandotsṛṣṭā' (hurled by Skanda)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the spear (weapon) (power, strength, energy, spear)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, spear, divine energy

गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - Govinda (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Note: Part of the compound 'govindakaranihsṛtā'

कर (kara) - hand (hand, ray, tax)

(noun)

masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

Note: Part of the compound 'govindakaranihsṛtā'

निःसृता (niḥsṛtā) - released, issued from (emerged, issued, gone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niḥsṛta

niḥsṛta - emerged, issued, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

From niḥ- + sṛ

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound: 'govinda-kara-niḥsṛtā' (issued from Govinda's hand)

काङ्क्षन्ती (kāṅkṣantī) - aiming at, desiring (to hit) (desiring, wishing, longing for)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāṅkṣat

kāṅkṣat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

From kāṅkṣ (to desire)

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon (Mālyavān) (demon, pertaining to demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, pertaining to demons

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went, approached, flew

(verb)

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

Imperfect

From pra- + i, 3rd person singular imperfect active

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Part of the compound 'mahā-ulkā'

उल्का (ulkā) - meteor, firebrand, flame

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, flame

Note: Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahā-ulkā' (great meteor)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अञ्जन (añjana) - Añjana mountain (añjana (collyrium), Añjana mountain)

(proper noun)

neuter, singular of añjana

añjana - añjana (a type of collyrium or black pigment), Añjana mountain (a specific mountain)

Note: Part of the compound 'añjana-acalam'

अचलम् (acalam) - mountain (mountain, immovable, fixed)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain, immovable, fixed

Note: Compound: 'añjana-acalam' (Mount Añjana)

Previous Verse Next Verse