वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-11

संपतद्भिः सुरगणैस्तेषां चाभरणौजसा ।
शतादित्यमिवाभाति गगनं गततोयदम् ॥११॥

11. saṃpatadbhiḥ suragaṇaisteṣāṃ cābharaṇaujasā ,
śatādityamivābhāti gaganaṃ gatatoyadam.

11. sampatadbhiḥ sura-gaṇaiḥ teṣām ca ābharaṇa-ojasā
śatādityam iva ābhāti gaganam gata-toyadam

11. gaganam gata-toyadam sampatadbhiḥ sura-gaṇaiḥ
ca teṣām ābharaṇa-ojasā śatādityam iva ābhāti

11. Due to the hosts of deities descending swiftly and the radiance of their ornaments, the cloudless sky shone as if it contained a hundred suns.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पतद्भिः (sampatadbhiḥ) - by the swiftly descending (by those falling down, by those descending)

• सुर-गणैः (sura-gaṇaiḥ) - by the hosts of deities (by hosts of deities, by groups of gods)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the deities) (of them, their)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आभरण-ओजसा (ābharaṇa-ojasā) - by the splendor of their ornaments (by the splendor of ornaments)

• शतादित्यम् (śatādityam) - as if with a hundred suns (like a hundred suns)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• आभाति (ābhāti) - it shone (it shines, it appears, it is radiant)

• गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky (the sky, atmosphere)

• गत-तोयदम् (gata-toyadam) - cloudless (cloudless, without clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पतद्भिः (sampatadbhiḥ) - by the swiftly descending (by those falling down, by those descending)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sampatat

sampatat - falling down, descending, flying down

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective.

सुर-गणैः (sura-gaṇaiḥ) - by the hosts of deities (by hosts of deities, by groups of gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura-gaṇa

sura-gaṇa - host of deities, group of gods

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+gaṇa)

• sura – god, deity (synonym for deva)
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: The agent of shining.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the deities) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun for ābharaṇa-ojasā.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects sura-gaṇaiḥ and ābharaṇa-ojasā.

आभरण-ओजसा (ābharaṇa-ojasā) - by the splendor of their ornaments (by the splendor of ornaments)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ābharaṇa-ojas

ābharaṇa-ojas - splendor of ornaments

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ābharaṇa+ojas)

• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ojas – splendor, power, energy, vigor
  noun (neuter)

Note: The agent of shining, alongside sura-gaṇaiḥ.

शतादित्यम् (śatādityam) - as if with a hundred suns (like a hundred suns)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatāditya

śatāditya - a hundred suns

Dvandva or Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'hundred suns'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+āditya)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• āditya – sun, son of Aditi, a god
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially to describe the manner of shining.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

आभाति (ābhāti) - it shone (it shines, it appears, it is radiant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The present tense ābhāti often implies a vivid past action in narratives.

गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky (the sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Note: Subject of ābhāti.

गत-तोयदम् (gata-toyadam) - cloudless (cloudless, without clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata-toyada

gata-toyada - cloudless, without clouds

Bahuvrīhi compound: gatāni toyadāni yasmāt tat (from which clouds have gone)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+toyada)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• toyada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: toya (water) + da (giver)
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gaganam.

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