वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-54, verse-9

संदुर इव निर्वेगो भग्नदंष्ट्र इवोरगः ।
उपरक्त इवादित्यः सद्यो निष्प्रभतां गतः ॥९॥

9. saṃdura iva nirvego bhagnadaṃṣṭra ivoragaḥ ,
uparakta ivādityaḥ sadyo niṣprabhatāṃ gataḥ.

9. sanduraḥ iva nirvegaḥ bhagnadaṃṣṭraḥ iva uragaḥ
uparaktaḥ iva ādityaḥ sadyaḥ niṣprabhatām gataḥ

9. nirvegaḥ sanduraḥ iva,
bhagnadaṃṣṭraḥ uragaḥ iva,
uparaktaḥ ādityaḥ iva,
sadyaḥ niṣprabhatām gataḥ

9. He instantly lost his splendor, becoming like an elephant without its vigor, a serpent with broken fangs, or an eclipsed sun.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्दुरः (sanduraḥ) - an elephant; a mighty creature

• इव (iva) - like, as

• निर्वेगः (nirvegaḥ) - without speed, without force, powerless

• भग्नदंष्ट्रः (bhagnadaṁṣṭraḥ) - with broken fangs

• इव (iva) - like, as

• उरगः (uragaḥ) - a serpent, snake

• उपरक्तः (uparaktaḥ) - eclipsed, obscured

• इव (iva) - like, as

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, instantly

• निष्प्रभताम् (niṣprabhatām) - a state of being devoid of splendor/luster

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained

Words meanings and morphology

सन्दुरः (sanduraḥ) - an elephant; a mighty creature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandura

sandura - elephant; (lit. going well or with ease)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

निर्वेगः (nirvegaḥ) - without speed, without force, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvega

nirvega - without force, without speed, powerless, dull, slow

from nis- (without) + vega (speed/force)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+vega)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)

भग्नदंष्ट्रः (bhagnadaṁṣṭraḥ) - with broken fangs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagnadaṃṣṭra

bhagnadaṁṣṭra - having broken fangs

from bhagna (broken) + daṃṣṭra (fang)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhagna+daṃṣṭra)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhañj
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

उरगः (uragaḥ) - a serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')

Compound of uras (breast) and ga (going, moving)

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (uras+ga)

• uras – breast, chest
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

उपरक्तः (uparaktaḥ) - eclipsed, obscured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uparakta

uparakta - eclipsed, affected, obscured, colored

Past Passive Participle

from root rañj with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: rañj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun; a son of Aditi; a god

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, instantly

(indeclinable)

निष्प्रभताम् (niṣprabhatām) - a state of being devoid of splendor/luster

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣprabhatā

niṣprabhatā - lack of splendor, dullness, darkness, want of lustre

from nis- (without) + prabhā (splendor) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nis+prabhā)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• prabhā – light, splendor, luster, brilliance
  noun (feminine)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)