वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-106, verse-18

प्रावृषि प्रविगाढायां प्रविष्टस्याभ्र मण्डलम् ।
प्रच्छन्नां नीलजीमूतैर्भास्करस्य प्रभामिव ॥१८॥

18. prāvṛṣi pravigāḍhāyāṃ praviṣṭasyābhra maṇḍalam ,
pracchannāṃ nīlajīmūtairbhāskarasya prabhāmiva.

18. prāvṛṣi pravigāḍhāyām praviṣṭasya abhra maṇḍalam
pracchannām nīlajīmūtaiḥ bhāskarasya prabhām iva

18. prāvṛṣi pravigāḍhāyām abhra maṇḍalam praviṣṭasya
nīlajīmūtaiḥ pracchannām bhāskarasya prabhām iva

18. Like the radiance of the sun, concealed by dark clouds when the rainy season has deeply set in, having entered the cloud mass.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season

• प्रविगाढायाम् (pravigāḍhāyām) - when fully advanced, when deeply set in

• प्रविष्टस्य (praviṣṭasya) - (of the sun) having entered (of one who has entered, having entered)

• अभ्र मण्डलम् (abhra maṇḍalam) - cloud mass, sphere of clouds

• प्रच्छन्नाम् (pracchannām) - hidden, concealed, veiled

• नीलजीमूतैः (nīlajīmūtaiḥ) - by dark clouds

• भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun

• प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance, light, splendor

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season

प्रविगाढायाम् (pravigāḍhāyām) - when fully advanced, when deeply set in

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravigāḍha

pravigāḍha - deeply entered, fully advanced, dense, severe

Past Passive Participle

From √gāh with pra-vi

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prāvṛṣi

प्रविष्टस्य (praviṣṭasya) - (of the sun) having entered (of one who has entered, having entered)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone in, penetrated

Past Passive Participle

From √viś with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Refers to bhāskarasya (sun)

अभ्र मण्डलम् (abhra maṇḍalam) - cloud mass, sphere of clouds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhramaṇḍala

abhramaṇḍala - cloud mass, sphere of clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+maṇḍala)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, sphere, region, mass
  noun (neuter)

प्रच्छन्नाम् (pracchannām) - hidden, concealed, veiled

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pracchanna

pracchanna - hidden, concealed, secret, disguised

Past Passive Participle

From √chad with pra (orig. pra-√chād)

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Agrees with prabhām

नीलजीमूतैः (nīlajīmūtaiḥ) - by dark clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīlajīmūta

nīlajīmūta - dark cloud, blue cloud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīla+jīmūta)

• nīla – dark blue, black
  adjective (masculine)
• jīmūta – cloud
  noun (masculine)

भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, creator of light

From bhās (light) + kara (maker)

प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance, light, splendor

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, radiance, splendor, beauty

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

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