वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-12

उष्णमन्तर्दधे सद्यः स्निग्धा ददृशिरे घनाः ।
ततो जहृषिरे सर्वे भेकसारङ्गबर्हिणः ॥१२॥

12. uṣṇamantardadhe sadyaḥ snigdhā dadṛśire ghanāḥ ,
tato jahṛṣire sarve bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ.

12. uṣṇam antardadhe sadyaḥ snigdhāḥ dadṛśire ghanāḥ
| tataḥ jahṛṣire sarve bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ

12. uṣṇam sadyaḥ antardadhe snigdhāḥ ghanāḥ dadṛśire
tataḥ sarve bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ jahṛṣire

12. The heat suddenly vanished; smooth, soft clouds became visible. Subsequently, all the frogs, deer, and peacocks rejoiced.

Words meanings summery:

• उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - heat, warmth, hot

• अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared, hid itself

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, suddenly

• स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - soft, smooth, oily, affectionate

• ददृशिरे (dadṛśire) - were seen, appeared

• घनाः (ghanāḥ) - clouds

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, subsequently

• जहृषिरे (jahṛṣire) - rejoiced, became glad

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• भेकसारङ्गबर्हिणः (bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ) - frogs, deer, and peacocks

Words meanings and morphology

उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - heat, warmth, hot

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uṣṇa

uṣṇa - hot, warm, heat, summer

अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared, hid itself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) (liṭ) of antardhā

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, suddenly

(indeclinable)

स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - soft, smooth, oily, affectionate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of snigdha

snigdha - soft, smooth, oily, tender, affectionate

ददृशिरे (dadṛśire) - were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used in a passive sense in the perfect tense.

घनाः (ghanāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghana

ghana - cloud, dense, mass

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, subsequently

(indeclinable)

जहृषिरे (jahṛṣire) - rejoiced, became glad

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) (liṭ) of hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

भेकसारङ्गबर्हिणः (bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ) - frogs, deer, and peacocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇ

bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇ - frogs, deer, and peacocks (collective)

Compound type : dvandva (bheka+sāraṅga+barhiṇ)

• bheka – frog
  noun (masculine)
• sāraṅga – deer, antelope, cuckoo, variegated
  noun (masculine)
• barhiṇ – peacock
  noun (masculine)

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