वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-16, verse-15

दारयेयुः क्षितिं पद्भ्यामाप्लवेयुर्महार्णवम् ।
नभस्तलं विशेयुश्च गृह्णीयुरपि तोयदान् ॥१५॥

15. dārayeyuḥ kṣitiṃ padbhyāmāplaveyurmahārṇavam ,
nabhastalaṃ viśeyuśca gṛhṇīyurapi toyadān.

15. dārayeyuḥ kṣitiṃ padbhyām āplaveyuḥ mahārṇavam
nabhastalam viśeyuḥ ca gṛhṇīyuḥ api toyadān

15. padbhyām kṣitiṃ dārayeyuḥ mahārṇavam āplaveyuḥ
nabhastalam ca viśeyuḥ toyadān api gṛhṇīyuḥ

15. They might tear the earth with their feet, they might cross the great ocean, they might enter the sky, and they might even seize the clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• दारयेयुः (dārayeyuḥ) - they might tear, they might split

• क्षितिं (kṣitiṁ) - earth, ground

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with feet

• आप्लवेयुः (āplaveyuḥ) - they might cross, they might swim across

• महार्णवम् (mahārṇavam) - great ocean

• नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the sky, the firmament

• विशेयुः (viśeyuḥ) - they might enter

• च (ca) - and

• गृह्णीयुः (gṛhṇīyuḥ) - they might seize, they might take

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तोयदान् (toyadān) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

Words meanings and morphology

दारयेयुः (dārayeyuḥ) - they might tear, they might split

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dāray

Causative formation

Derived from root dṛ (class 9, 'to tear') with causative suffix -āya, then conjugated

Root: dṛ (class 9)

क्षितिं (kṣitiṁ) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, dwelling, abode

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot, step, leg

आप्लवेयुः (āplaveyuḥ) - they might cross, they might swim across

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āplu

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

महार्णवम् (mahārṇavam) - great ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• arṇava – ocean, sea, wave
  noun (masculine)

नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the sky, the firmament

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - surface of the sky, firmament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground, level
  noun (neuter)

विशेयुः (viśeyuḥ) - they might enter

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गृह्णीयुः (gṛhṇīyuḥ) - they might seize, they might take

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

तोयदान् (toyadān) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of toyada

toyada - cloud (giver of water), rain-cloud

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (toya+da)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing, giver
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

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