वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-20

तदेतद्धरणीं प्राप्य
नानाधातुरवर्धत ॥२०॥

20. tadetaddharaṇīṃ prāpya
nānādhāturavardhata.

20. tat etat dharaṇīm prāpya
nānādhātuḥ avardhata

20. etat tat dharaṇīm prāpya
nānādhātuḥ avardhata

20. This very substance, upon reaching the earth, developed into numerous kinds of metals.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - this (referring to the previous subject, the source substance) (that, it)

• एतत् (etat) - this (substance, referring to the source of metals) (this)

• धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth (earth, ground)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, after reaching

• नानाधातुः (nānādhātuḥ) - diverse kinds of metals (various metals, diverse elements)

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - developed into various forms (grew, increased, developed)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - this (referring to the previous subject, the source substance) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun

एतत् (etat) - this (substance, referring to the source of metals) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this near me

Demonstrative pronoun

धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of prāpya.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, after reaching

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

pra + √āp (to obtain, reach), formed with suffix -ya after a prefix.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

नानाधातुः (nānādhātuḥ) - diverse kinds of metals (various metals, diverse elements)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nānādhātu

nānādhātu - various metals, diverse elements/minerals

nānā (various) + dhātu (metal, element)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+dhātu)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• dhātu – metal, element, constituent, mineral
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, establish)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: The subject of avardhata, used collectively to mean 'various metals'.

अवर्धत (avardhata) - developed into various forms (grew, increased, developed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

imperfect middle 3rd singular

√vṛdh (to grow, increase), root class 1 (bhvādi), middle voice

Root: vṛdh (class 1)