वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-75, verse-2

सुवर्णकोणाभिहतः प्राणदद् यामदुन्दुभिः ।
दध्मुः शङ्खांश्च शतशो वाद्यांश्चोच्चावचस्वरान् ॥२॥

2. suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ prāṇadad yāmadundubhiḥ ,
dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃśca śataśo vādyāṃścoccāvacasvarān.

2. suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ prāṇadat yāmadundubhiḥ dadhmuḥ
śaṅkhān ca śataśaḥ vādyān ca uccāvacasvarān

2. suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ yāmadundubhiḥ prāṇadat (te)
śataśaḥ śaṅkhān ca uccāvacasvarān vādyān ca dadhmuḥ

2. The watch-drum, struck by a golden stick, resounded. They blew hundreds of conches and many musical instruments with high and low notes.

Words meanings summery:

• सुवर्णकोणाभिहतः (suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ) - struck by a golden stick (struck by a golden stick/mallet)

• प्राणदत् (prāṇadat) - resounded (it resounded, it gave forth sound)

• यामदुन्दुभिः (yāmadundubhiḥ) - watch-drum (watch-drum, drum indicating time)

• दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - they blew (they blew, they sounded)

• शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)

• वाद्यान् (vādyān) - musical instruments

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उच्चावचस्वरान् (uccāvacasvarān) - with various sounds (with high and low notes, producing various sounds)

Words meanings and morphology

सुवर्णकोणाभिहतः (suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ) - struck by a golden stick (struck by a golden stick/mallet)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suvarṇakoṇābhihata

suvarṇakoṇābhihata - struck by a golden stick

Compound of 'suvarṇa' (gold), 'koṇa' (stick), 'abhihata' (struck).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suvarṇa+koṇa+abhihata)

• suvarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• koṇa – corner, angle, stick, mallet
  noun (masculine)
• abhihata – struck, beaten, hit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'abhi-han' (to strike)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yāmadundubhiḥ'.

प्राणदत् (prāṇadat) - resounded (it resounded, it gave forth sound)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prāṇad

Imperfect active

From 'pra-nad' (to sound forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: nad (class 1)

यामदुन्दुभिः (yāmadundubhiḥ) - watch-drum (watch-drum, drum indicating time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāmadundubhi

yāmadundubhi - watch-drum, drum beaten at the end of a watch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yāma+dundubhi)

• yāma – watch (of the night), period of time
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'prāṇadat'.

दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - they blew (they blew, they sounded)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dham

Perfect active

Reduplicated perfect form of 'dham'

Root: dham (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (the bards, attendants, or general populace).

शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch-shell, a specific number

Note: Object of 'dadhmuḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)

(indeclinable)

Suffix '-śas' indicating distribution/manner

Note: Qualifies 'śaṅkhān' and 'vādyān'.

वाद्यान् (vādyān) - musical instruments

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vādya

vādya - to be played, musical instrument

Gerundive / Noun from root 'vad'

From 'vad' (to speak, sound) + 'ya' (kṛtya suffix)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dadhmuḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

उच्चावचस्वरान् (uccāvacasvarān) - with various sounds (with high and low notes, producing various sounds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of uccāvacasvara

uccāvacasvara - having high and low sounds, varied sounds

Compound 'uccāvaca' (high and low) + 'svara' (sound).

Compound type : dvandva (ucca+avaca+svara)

• ucca – high, loud
  adjective
• avaca – low, soft
  adjective
• svara – sound, note, tone
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vādyān'.

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