वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-62, verse-5

तां ददर्श महातेजा मेनकां कुशिकात्मजः ।
रूपेणाप्रतिमां तत्र विद्युतं जलदे यथा ॥५॥

5. tāṃ dadarśa mahātejā menakāṃ kuśikātmajaḥ ,
rūpeṇāpratimāṃ tatra vidyutaṃ jalade yathā.

5. tām dadarśa mahātejāḥ menakām kuśikātmajaḥ
rūpeṇa apratimām tatra vidyutam jalade yathā

5. mahātejāḥ kuśikātmajaḥ tatra rūpeṇa apratimām
tām menakām jalade vidyutam yathā dadarśa

5. The greatly effulgent son of Kuśika (Viśvāmitra) saw Menaka there, unequalled in beauty, like lightning in a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (Menaka) (her, that (feminine))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he (Viśvāmitra) saw (he saw, he beheld)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent (referring to Viśvāmitra) (greatly effulgent, very brilliant)

• मेनकाम् (menakām) - Menaka (the celestial nymph) (Menaka (accusative))

• कुशिकात्मजः (kuśikātmajaḥ) - Viśvāmitra, son of Kuśika (son of Kuśika)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form, by her beauty (by form, by beauty, in appearance)

• अप्रतिमाम् (apratimām) - unequalled (referring to Menaka's beauty) (unequalled, peerless, incomparable)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the Pushkara lakes) (there, in that place)

• विद्युतम् (vidyutam) - lightning

• जलदे (jalade) - in a cloud (in a cloud, in a water-giver)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like (as, just as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (Menaka) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Object of dadarśa

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he (Viśvāmitra) saw (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, active voice, Perfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent (referring to Viśvāmitra) (greatly effulgent, very brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - very bright, greatly splendid, having great energy/power

compound (mahā + tejas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Kushikātmajaḥ

मेनकाम् (menakām) - Menaka (the celestial nymph) (Menaka (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of menakā

menakā - Menaka (name of an Apsara)

Note: Object of dadarśa

कुशिकात्मजः (kuśikātmajaḥ) - Viśvāmitra, son of Kuśika (son of Kuśika)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśikātmaja

kuśikātmaja - son of Kuśika, Viśvāmitra

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśika+ātmaja)

• kuśika – Kuśika (name of a king, father of Viśvāmitra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from self
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman + jan-ḍa
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of dadarśa

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form, by her beauty (by form, by beauty, in appearance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

Note: Indicates the aspect in which she is unequalled.

अप्रतिमाम् (apratimām) - unequalled (referring to Menaka's beauty) (unequalled, peerless, incomparable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apratimā

apratimā - unequalled, peerless, incomparable

Negative compound (na + pratimā)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratimā)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• pratimā – image, likeness, comparison, rival
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies Menakām

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the Pushkara lakes) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tra from tad

Note: Adverb of place

विद्युतम् (vidyutam) - lightning

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyut

vidyut - lightning, flash of light

Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison

जलदे (jalade) - in a cloud (in a cloud, in a water-giver)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. water-giver)

compound (jala + da)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (suffix)
  suffix from root √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Place of comparison for lightning

यथा (yathā) - just as, like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)