वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-36, verse-11

नक्षत्राणि गतार्चींषि ग्रहाश्च गततेजसः ।
विशाखाश्च सधूमाश्च नभसि प्रचकाशिरे ॥११॥

11. nakṣatrāṇi gatārcīṃṣi grahāśca gatatejasaḥ ,
viśākhāśca sadhūmāśca nabhasi pracakāśire.

11. nakṣatrāṇi gatārcīṃṣi grahāḥ ca gatatejasaḥ
viśākhāḥ ca sadhūmāḥ ca nabhasi pracakāśire

11. nakṣatrāṇi gatārcīṃṣi grahāḥ ca gatatejasaḥ
viśākhāḥ ca sadhūmāḥ ca nabhasi pracakāśire

11. The stars had lost their brilliance, and the planets their luster. Even the constellation Viśākhā appeared smoky as they shone in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars, constellations

• गतार्चींषि (gatārcīṁṣi) - having lost their brilliance/rays, whose light has gone

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets

• च (ca) - and

• गततेजसः (gatatejasaḥ) - having lost their splendor/energy

• विशाखाः (viśākhāḥ) - the constellation Viśākhā

• च (ca) - and

• सधूमाः (sadhūmāḥ) - with smoke, smoky, accompanied by smoke

• च (ca) - and

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

• प्रचकाशिरे (pracakāśire) - they shone, they appeared

Words meanings and morphology

नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars, constellations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation; a lunar mansion

गतार्चींषि (gatārcīṁṣi) - having lost their brilliance/rays, whose light has gone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gatārcis

gatārcis - whose light has gone, having lost its rays/splendor

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gata+arcis)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam- 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• arcis – ray, flame, light, splendor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `nakṣatrāṇi`.

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, seizer, grasping

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गततेजसः (gatatejasaḥ) - having lost their splendor/energy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatatejas

gatatejas - whose brilliance has gone, lustreless, faded

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gata+tejas)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam- 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `grahāḥ`.

विशाखाः (viśākhāḥ) - the constellation Viśākhā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viśākhā

viśākhā - a specific lunar mansion (constellation)

Note: Appears plural but can refer to the single constellation Viśākhā.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सधूमाः (sadhūmāḥ) - with smoke, smoky, accompanied by smoke

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sadhūma

sadhūma - with smoke, smoky

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+dhūma)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `viśākhāḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space

प्रचकाशिरे (pracakāśire) - they shone, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of kāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect, ātmanepada.