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

दुन्दुभिस्वनकल्पेन गम्भीरेणानुनादिना ।
स्वरेण महता राजा जीग्मूत इव नादयन् ॥२॥

2. dundubhisvanakalpena gambhīreṇānunādinā ,
svareṇa mahatā rājā jīgmūta iva nādayan.

2. dundubhisvanakalpena gambhīreṇa anunādinā
svareṇa mahatā rājā jīgmūtaḥ iva nādayan

2. rājā dundubhisvanakalpena gambhīreṇa
anunādinā mahatā svareṇa jīgmūtaḥ iva nādayan

2. The king, with a great, deep, and resonant voice, like the sound of a drum, made everything resound, just as a cloud thunders.

Words meanings summery:

• दुन्दुभिस्वनकल्पेन (dundubhisvanakalpena) - with a drum-like sound, similar to the sound of a drum

• गम्भीरेण (gambhīreṇa) - with a deep, profound

• अनुनादिना (anunādinā) - with a resonant, echoing

• स्वरेण (svareṇa) - with a voice, with a sound

• महता (mahatā) - with a great, loud

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• जीग्मूतः (jīgmūtaḥ) - a cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नादयन् (nādayan) - making resound, causing to sound, thundering

Words meanings and morphology

दुन्दुभिस्वनकल्पेन (dundubhisvanakalpena) - with a drum-like sound, similar to the sound of a drum

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dundubhisvanakalpa

dundubhisvanakalpa - similar to the sound of a drum, drum-like sound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dundubhi+svana+kalpa)

• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root svan (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)
• kalpa – similar to, resembling, like
  adjective

Note: Modifies svareṇa

गम्भीरेण (gambhīreṇa) - with a deep, profound

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, serious, grave

Note: Modifies svareṇa

अनुनादिना (anunādinā) - with a resonant, echoing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anunādin

anunādin - resonant, echoing, resounding

Derived from root nad (to sound) with prefix anu (after) and agentive suffix -in

Prefix: anu

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Modifies svareṇa

स्वरेण (svareṇa) - with a voice, with a sound

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svara

svara - sound, voice, tone, note

Derived from root svṛ (to sound)

Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action (uvāca from previous verse)

महता (mahatā) - with a great, loud

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, excellent

Note: Modifies svareṇa

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Note: Subject (of nādayan, and implicitly uvāca from previous verse)

जीग्मूतः (jīgmūtaḥ) - a cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīgmūta

jīgmūta - cloud

Note: Object of comparison (with rājā)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

नादयन् (nādayan) - making resound, causing to sound, thundering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nādayat

nādayat - causing to sound, making resound, thundering

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of root nad (to sound)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Modifies rājā, or implied verb like `abravīt`

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