वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-17

अपि चाद्याशुभान् राम स्वप्नान्पश्यामि दारुणान् ।
सनिर्घाता महोल्काश्च पतन्तीह महास्वनाः ॥१७॥

17. api cādyāśubhān rāma svapnānpaśyāmi dāruṇān ,
sanirghātā maholkāśca patantīha mahāsvanāḥ.

17. api ca adya aśubhān rāma svapnān paśyāmi dāruṇān
sanirghātāḥ maholkāḥ ca patanti iha mahāsvanāḥ

17. rāma api ca adya aśubhān dāruṇān svapnān paśyāmi
iha sanirghātāḥ ca maholkāḥ mahāsvanāḥ patanti

17. Moreover, today, O Rāma, I am seeing inauspicious and terrifying dreams. And here, great meteors, accompanied by thunder, are falling with mighty roars.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - moreover (also, even, and, moreover)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• अशुभान् (aśubhān) - inauspicious (inauspicious, unlucky, evil)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• स्वप्नान् (svapnān) - dreams

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• दारुणान् (dāruṇān) - terrifying (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

• सनिर्घाताः (sanirghātāḥ) - accompanied by thunder (accompanied by thunder, with thunder)

• महोल्काः (maholkāḥ) - great meteors (great meteors, large fireballs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पतन्ति (patanti) - are falling (they fall, they descend)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - with mighty roars (with mighty sound, having a great noise)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - moreover (also, even, and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

अशुभान् (aśubhān) - inauspicious (inauspicious, unlucky, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective (masculine)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, beautiful

स्वप्नान् (svapnān) - dreams

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

present active indicative

root dṛś, 4th class, substituted with paśya in present tense, 1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दारुणान् (dāruṇān) - terrifying (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe

सनिर्घाताः (sanirghātāḥ) - accompanied by thunder (accompanied by thunder, with thunder)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanirghāta

sanirghāta - accompanied by a crash or thunder

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+nirghāta)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• nirghāta – crash, thunder, impact
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: han (class 2)

महोल्काः (maholkāḥ) - great meteors (great meteors, large fireballs)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of maholkā

maholkā - large meteor, great fireball

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ulkā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ulkā – meteor, fireball, torch
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पतन्ति (patanti) - are falling (they fall, they descend)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pat

present active indicative

root pat, 1st class, 3rd person plural

Root: pat (class 1)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - with mighty roars (with mighty sound, having a great noise)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - having a great noise, mighty-sounding, loud

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender and number with maholkāḥ (feminine plural nominative).