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7,9

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-22

दशशीर्षं महादंष्ट्रं नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम् ।
ताम्रौष्ठं विंशतिभुजं महास्यं दीप्तमूर्धजम् ॥२२॥
22. daśaśīrṣaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ nīlāñjanacayopamam ,
tāmrauṣṭhaṃ viṃśatibhujaṃ mahāsyaṃ dīptamūrdhajam.
22. daśaśīrṣam mahādaṃṣṭram nīlāñjanacayopamam
tāmrauṣṭham viṃśatibhujam mahāsyam dīptamūrdhajam
22. daśaśīrṣam mahādaṃṣṭram nīlāñjanacayopamam
tāmrauṣṭham viṃśatibhujam mahāsyam dīptamūrdhajam
22. He was ten-headed, with great fangs, and resembled a heap of black collyrium. He had copper lips, twenty arms, a massive mouth, and blazing hair.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दशशीर्षम् (daśaśīrṣam) - ten-headed
  • महादंष्ट्रम् (mahādaṁṣṭram) - having great fangs, large-toothed
  • नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम् (nīlāñjanacayopamam) - resembling a heap of black collyrium
  • ताम्रौष्ठम् (tāmrauṣṭham) - copper-lipped, having copper-colored lips
  • विंशतिभुजम् (viṁśatibhujam) - twenty-armed, having twenty arms
  • महास्यम् (mahāsyam) - large-mouthed, having a massive face
  • दीप्तमूर्धजम् (dīptamūrdhajam) - with blazing hair, having shining hair

Words meanings and morphology

दशशीर्षम् (daśaśīrṣam) - ten-headed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaśīrṣa
daśaśīrṣa - one having ten heads, ten-headed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+śīrṣa)
  • daśa – ten
    numeral
  • śīrṣa – head, top
    noun (neuter)
महादंष्ट्रम् (mahādaṁṣṭram) - having great fangs, large-toothed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādaṃṣṭra
mahādaṁṣṭra - having great teeth or fangs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+daṃṣṭra)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk, tooth
    noun (masculine)
    Root: daṃś (class 1)
नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम् (nīlāñjanacayopamam) - resembling a heap of black collyrium
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlāñjanacayopama
nīlāñjanacayopama - comparable to a mass of black collyrium (kohl)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīlāñjanacaya+upama)
  • nīla – blue, black, dark
    adjective
  • añjana – collyrium, antimony, dark pigment
    noun (neuter)
    Root: añj (class 7)
  • caya – heap, pile, multitude
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ci (class 5)
  • upama – likeness, comparison, resemblance; similar, equal
    adjective
    Prefix: upa
ताम्रौष्ठम् (tāmrauṣṭham) - copper-lipped, having copper-colored lips
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tāmrauṣṭha
tāmrauṣṭha - having copper-colored lips
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmra+oṣṭha)
  • tāmra – copper-colored, red
    adjective
  • oṣṭha – lip
    noun (masculine)
विंशतिभुजम् (viṁśatibhujam) - twenty-armed, having twenty arms
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viṃśatibhuja
viṁśatibhuja - having twenty arms
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṃśati+bhuja)
  • viṃśati – twenty
    numeral (feminine)
  • bhuja – arm
    noun (masculine)
महास्यम् (mahāsyam) - large-mouthed, having a massive face
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsya
mahāsya - having a large mouth or face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+āsya)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • āsya – mouth, face
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 4)
दीप्तमूर्धजम् (dīptamūrdhajam) - with blazing hair, having shining hair
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīptamūrdhaja
dīptamūrdhaja - having radiant or blazing hair
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+mūrdhaja)
  • dīpta – blazing, shining, inflamed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root dīp (to shine) with suffix -ta
    Root: dīp (class 4)
  • mūrdhaja – hair (growing on the head)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jan (class 4)