वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-7

गगनाच्छंकरशिरस्ततो धरणिमागता ।
व्यसर्पत जलं तत्र तीव्रशब्दपुरस्कृतम् ॥७॥

7. gaganācchaṃkaraśirastato dharaṇimāgatā ,
vyasarpata jalaṃ tatra tīvraśabdapuraskṛtam.

7. gaganāt śaṅkaraśiraḥ tataḥ dharaṇiṃ āgatā
vyasarpat jalaṃ tatra tīvraśabdapuraskṛtam

7. gaganāt śaṅkaraśiraḥ tataḥ dharaṇiṃ āgatā
tīvraśabdapuraskṛtam jalaṃ tatra vyasarpat

7. From the sky to Shankara's head, and then, having reached the earth, the water flowed there, accompanied by a fierce sound.

Words meanings summery:

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

• शङ्करशिरः (śaṅkaraśiraḥ) - Shiva's head (Shankara's head, Shiva's head)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there (from Shiva's head) (then, thence, from that)

• धरणिं (dharaṇiṁ) - the earth (earth, ground)

• आगता (āgatā) - having arrived (on earth) (having come, arrived)

• व्यसर्पत् (vyasarpat) - spread, flowed forth (flowed out, spread, moved)

• जलं (jalaṁ) - the water (of Ganga) (water)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (on earth) (there, in that place)

• तीव्रशब्दपुरस्कृतम् (tīvraśabdapuraskṛtam) - accompanied by a fierce sound (modifying jalaṃ) (accompanied by a fierce sound, preceded by a loud noise)

Words meanings and morphology

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Note: Source of movement.

शङ्करशिरः (śaṅkaraśiraḥ) - Shiva's head (Shankara's head, Shiva's head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaṅkaraśiras

śaṅkaraśiras - Shankara's head, Shiva's head

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaṅkara+śiras)

• śaṅkara – Shankara (an epithet of Shiva), benevolent, auspicious
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates destination of movement.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there (from Shiva's head) (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

derived from tad (that)

Note: Refers to sequence of events or spatial transition.

धरणिं (dharaṇiṁ) - the earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of motion āgatā.

आगता (āgatā) - having arrived (on earth) (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjective, agreeing with the implicit feminine subject Gangā.

व्यसर्पत् (vyasarpat) - spread, flowed forth (flowed out, spread, moved)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛp (class 1)

जलं (jalaṁ) - the water (of Ganga) (water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Subject of vyasarpat.

तत्र (tatra) - there (on earth) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that)

Note: Locative adverb.

तीव्रशब्दपुरस्कृतम् (tīvraśabdapuraskṛtam) - accompanied by a fierce sound (modifying jalaṃ) (accompanied by a fierce sound, preceded by a loud noise)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīvraśabdapuraskṛta

tīvraśabdapuraskṛta - preceded by a fierce sound

Compound type : tatpurusha (tīvraśabda+puraskṛta)

• tīvraśabda – fierce sound, loud noise
  noun (masculine)
• puraskṛta – preceded by, honored, placed in front
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ with prefix puras (before, in front)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agreeing with jalaṃ.

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