वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-9, verse-22
दशशीर्षं महादंष्ट्रं नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम् ।
ताम्रौष्ठं विंशतिभुजं महास्यं दीप्तमूर्धजम् ॥२२॥
ताम्रौष्ठं विंशतिभुजं महास्यं दीप्तमूर्धजम् ॥२२॥
22. daśaśīrṣaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ nīlāñjanacayopamam ,
tāmrauṣṭhaṃ viṃśatibhujaṃ mahāsyaṃ dīptamūrdhajam.
tāmrauṣṭhaṃ viṃśatibhujaṃ mahāsyaṃ dīptamūrdhajam.
22.
daśaśīrṣam mahādaṃṣṭram nīlāñjanacayopamam
tāmrauṣṭham viṃśatibhujam mahāsyam dīptamūrdhajam
tāmrauṣṭham viṃśatibhujam mahāsyam dīptamūrdhajam
22.
daśaśīrṣam mahādaṃṣṭram nīlāñjanacayopamam
tāmrauṣṭham viṃśatibhujam mahāsyam dīptamūrdhajam
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)