वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-29, verse-10

आवार्य गगनं मेघो यथा प्रावृषि निर्गतः ।
तथा मायां विकुर्वाणौ राक्षसावभ्यधावताम् ॥१०॥

10. āvārya gaganaṃ megho yathā prāvṛṣi nirgataḥ ,
tathā māyāṃ vikurvāṇau rākṣasāvabhyadhāvatām.

10. āvārya gaganaṃ meghaḥ yathā prāvṛṣi nirgataḥ
tathā māyām vikurvāṇau rākṣasau abhi-a-dhāvatām

10. yathā meghaḥ gaganaṃ āvārya prāvṛṣi nirgataḥ
tathā māyām vikurvāṇau rākṣasau abhi-a-dhāvatām

10. Just as a cloud, having covered the sky, emerges during the rainy season, similarly, two demons, displaying their magical illusion (māyā), rushed forth.

Words meanings summery:

• आवार्य (āvārya) - having covered, having concealed

• गगनं (gaganaṁ) - sky, atmosphere

• मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season

• निर्गतः (nirgataḥ) - emerged, came forth, gone out

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power (māyā)

• विकुर्वाणौ (vikurvāṇau) - manifesting, displaying, transforming (dual)

• राक्षसौ (rākṣasau) - two demons, two Rākṣasas

• अभि-अ-धावताम् (abhi-a-dhāvatām) - they two rushed towards

Words meanings and morphology

आवार्य (āvārya) - having covered, having concealed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā- + -ya suffix for absolutive

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

गगनं (gaganaṁ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament

Note: Object of āvārya.

मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of megha

megha - cloud

From root √mih (to sprinkle, wet)

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Subject of nirgataḥ (implied 'is').

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a simile.

प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Locative of time.

निर्गतः (nirgataḥ) - emerged, came forth, gone out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirgata

nirgata - gone out, emerged, departed

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go) with prefix nir- + kta suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with meghaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to yathā.

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magical power (māyā)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, delusion

Note: Object of vikurvāṇau.

विकुर्वाणौ (vikurvāṇau) - manifesting, displaying, transforming (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vikurvāṇa

vikurvāṇa - transforming, manifesting, displaying, distorting

Present active participle (ātmanepada)

From root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix vi- + śānac suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasau.

राक्षसौ (rākṣasau) - two demons, two Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa (a class of mythical beings)

Note: Subject of abhi-a-dhāvatām.

अभि-अ-धावताम् (abhi-a-dhāvatām) - they two rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyādhāv

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: The sandhi 'abhyadhāvatām' indicates abhi + ā + dhāvatām.