वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-21

निक्षिप्तमात्रे गर्भे तु तेजोभिरभिरञ्जितम् ।
सर्वं पर्वतसंनद्धं सौवर्णमभवद्वनम् ॥२१॥

21. nikṣiptamātre garbhe tu tejobhirabhirañjitam ,
sarvaṃ parvatasaṃnaddhaṃ sauvarṇamabhavadvanam.

21. nikṣiptamātre garbhe tu tejobhiḥ abhirañjitam
sarvam parvatasaṃnaddham sauvarṇam abhavat vanam

21. tu nikṣiptamātre garbhe tejobhiḥ abhirañjitam
sarvam parvatasaṃnaddham vanam sauvarṇam abhavat

21. But when the deposited essence was just (nikṣiptamātre garbhe tu) imbued with splendors (tejobhiḥ), the entire forest, spanning the mountains (parvatasaṃnaddham), became golden.

Words meanings summery:

• निक्षिप्तमात्रे (nikṣiptamātre) - just as the essence was deposited (in the very moment of being deposited, immediately upon being placed)

• गर्भे (garbhe) - in the essence/seed (of the metal) (in the embryo, in the interior, in the womb, in the essence)

• तु (tu) - but, then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तेजोभिः (tejobhiḥ) - by powerful/divine splendors (by splendors, by radiance, by fiery energies)

• अभिरञ्जितम् (abhirañjitam) - thoroughly imbued or colored (with golden radiance) (imbued, colored, delighted, tinged)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (forest) (all, entire, every)

• पर्वतसंनद्धम् (parvatasaṁnaddham) - spanning the mountains (connected with mountains, mountain-bound, encompassing mountains)

• सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden, made of gold

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

Words meanings and morphology

निक्षिप्तमात्रे (nikṣiptamātre) - just as the essence was deposited (in the very moment of being deposited, immediately upon being placed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nikṣiptamātra

nikṣiptamātra - merely deposited, only placed

Compound of nikṣipta (past passive participle of nikṣip) + mātra (mere, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nikṣipta+mātra)

• nikṣipta – deposited, placed, thrown down
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  ni + kṣip (to throw, cast), formed with suffix -ta.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• mātra – mere, only, just, quantity, measure
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix mātra expresses 'only', 'just'.

गर्भे (garbhe) - in the essence/seed (of the metal) (in the embryo, in the interior, in the womb, in the essence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, foetus, womb, interior, essence, seed

From root gṛbh (to seize, take)

Root: gṛbh (class 9)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - but, then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating contrast or continuation.

तेजोभिः (tejobhiḥ) - by powerful/divine splendors (by splendors, by radiance, by fiery energies)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tejas

tejas - splendor, light, brilliance, fiery energy, power

From root tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 6)

अभिरञ्जितम् (abhirañjitam) - thoroughly imbued or colored (with golden radiance) (imbued, colored, delighted, tinged)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhirañjita

abhirañjita - imbued, colored, tinged, delighted, pleased

Past Passive Participle

abhi + √rañj (to color, delight), formed with suffix -ta.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rañj (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (forest) (all, entire, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

Universal pronoun/adjective.

Note: Modifies vanam.

पर्वतसंनद्धम् (parvatasaṁnaddham) - spanning the mountains (connected with mountains, mountain-bound, encompassing mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parvatasaṃnaddha

parvatasaṁnaddha - connected with mountains, mountain-bound, furnished with mountains, encompassing mountains

Compound of parvata (mountain) + saṃnaddha (bound, connected, furnished).

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+saṃnaddha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnaddha – bound, fastened, equipped, prepared, connected, contiguous
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  sam + nah (to bind), formed with suffix -ta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Modifies vanam.

सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sauvarṇa

sauvarṇa - golden, relating to gold, made of gold

Derived from suvarṇa (gold) with aṇ suffix.

Note: Predicate adjective for vanam.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect active 3rd singular

√bhū (to be, become), root class 1 (bhvādi), active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Subject of abhavat.