वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-11

उपास्यहि रसान्भौमांस्तप्त्वा च जगदंशुभिः ।
परेताचरितां भीमां रविराविशते दिशम् ॥११॥

11. upāsyahi rasānbhaumāṃstaptvā ca jagadaṃśubhiḥ ,
paretācaritāṃ bhīmāṃ ravirāviśate diśam.

11. upāsya hi rasān bhaumān taptvā ca jagat aṃśubhiḥ
| preta ācaritām bhīmām raviḥ āviśate diśam

11. raviḥ bhaumān rasān upāsya ca aṃśubhiḥ jagat
taptvā hi preta-ācaritām bhīmām diśam āviśate

11. Having absorbed the earthly moisture and scorched the world with its rays, the sun then enters the terrifying southern direction, which is frequented by spirits of the dead.

Words meanings summery:

• उपास्य (upāsya) - having taken refuge in, having approached, having worshipped, having consumed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• रसान् (rasān) - essences, juices, flavors, moisture

• भौमान् (bhaumān) - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth

• तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having heated, having scorched, having performed austerities

• च (ca) - and, also

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• अंशुभिः (aṁśubhiḥ) - by rays

• प्रेत (preta) - departed, dead, a spirit of the dead

• आचरिताम् (ācaritām) - frequented, practiced, behaved

• भीमाम् (bhīmām) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

• रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

• आविशते (āviśate) - enters

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter (of the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

उपास्य (upāsya) - having taken refuge in, having approached, having worshipped, having consumed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed with suffix -ya after upasarga upa- and root ās

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

रसान् (rasān) - essences, juices, flavors, moisture

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - juice, essence, taste, fluid, moisture

भौमान् (bhaumān) - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhauma

bhauma - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth

तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having heated, having scorched, having performed austerities

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā from root tap

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

अंशुभिः (aṁśubhiḥ) - by rays

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṃśu

aṁśu - ray, beam of light, filament

प्रेत (preta) - departed, dead, a spirit of the dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, dead, a spirit of the dead, ghost

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-√i

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used here as part of a compound 'preta-ācaritām'

आचरिताम् (ācaritām) - frequented, practiced, behaved

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ācarita

ācarita - frequented, practiced, performed, behaved

Past Passive Participle

derived from ā-√car

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used here as part of a compound 'preta-ācaritām'

भीमाम् (bhīmām) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrifying, dreadful, formidable, terrible

रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - the sun

आविशते (āviśate) - enters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viś

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter (of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter (of the sky), region

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