वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-4

सागरौघनिभा सेना भरतस्य महात्मनः ।
महीं संछादयामास प्रावृषि द्यामिवाम्बुदः ॥४॥

4. sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ ,
mahīṃ saṃchādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyāmivāmbudaḥ.

4. sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
mahīm saṃchādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyām iva ambudaḥ

4. mahātmanaḥ bharatasya sāgaraughanibhā senā
prāvṛṣi ambudaḥ dyām iva mahīm saṃchādayāmāsa

4. Bharata's army, which resembled a surging ocean current, covered the earth, just as a cloud covers the sky during the rainy season.

Words meanings summery:

• सागरौघनिभा (sāgaraughanibhā) - resembling an ocean current or flood

• सेना (senā) - army, host

• भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• संछादयामास (saṁchādayāmāsa) - covered, spread over

• प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season

• द्याम् (dyām) - the sky

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud

Words meanings and morphology

सागरौघनिभा (sāgaraughanibhā) - resembling an ocean current or flood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāgaraughanibha

sāgaraughanibha - resembling an ocean current, like a flood of the ocean

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+augha+nibha)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• augha – flood, current, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From ni + √bhā 'to shine'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'senā'

सेना (senā) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, high-minded, magnanimous; a great person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bharatasya'

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of 'saṃchādayāmāsa'

संछादयामास (saṁchādayāmāsa) - covered, spread over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of saṃ-chādayā-√as

Periphrastic perfect

Periphrastic perfect 3rd person singular active, formed with causative stem of √chad (`chādaya`) and auxiliary √as.

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: The subject is 'senā'.

प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

द्याम् (dyām) - the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

Note: Object of implied verb in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, giver of, bestowing
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix (kṛt pratyaya)
  From √dā 'to give'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject in comparison (like 'senā').

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