वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-95, verse-40

सा भूमिर्बहुभिर्यानैः खुरनेमिसमाहता ।
मुमोच तुमुलं शब्दं द्यौरिवाभ्रसमागमे ॥४०॥

40. sā bhūmirbahubhiryānaiḥ khuranemisamāhatā ,
mumoca tumulaṃ śabdaṃ dyaurivābhrasamāgame.

40. sā bhūmiḥ bahubhiḥ yānaiḥ khuranemisamāhatā
mumoca tumulam śabdam dyauḥ iva abhrasamāgame

40. sā bhūmiḥ bahubhiḥ yānaiḥ khuranemisamāhatā
tumulam śabdam mumoca dyauḥ iva abhrasamāgame

40. That ground, pounded by numerous vehicles with their hooves and wheel-rims, emitted a tumultuous sound, just as the sky does at the convergence of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (referring to the ground) (that, she)

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the ground (earth, ground, land)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by numerous (by many, by numerous)

• यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by vehicles

• खुरनेमिसमाहता (khuranemisamāhatā) - pounded by (the vehicles' hooves and wheel-rims) (struck/pounded by hooves and wheel-rims)

• मुमोच (mumoca) - emitted (a sound) (released, emitted, cast off)

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, loud (tumultuous, noisy, violent)

• शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, noise (sound, noise, word)

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

• अभ्रसमागमे (abhrasamāgame) - at the convergence of clouds (at the coming together of clouds, at the meeting of clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (referring to the ground) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'bhūmiḥ'.

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the ground (earth, ground, land)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

i-ending feminine noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'mumoca'.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by numerous (by many, by numerous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'yānaiḥ'.

यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by vehicles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yāna

yāna - vehicle, carriage, going, motion

From root 'yā' (to go) + suffix 'ana'.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agent of 'samāhatā'.

खुरनेमिसमाहता (khuranemisamāhatā) - pounded by (the vehicles' hooves and wheel-rims) (struck/pounded by hooves and wheel-rims)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khuranemisamāhata

khuranemisamāhata - struck by hooves and wheel-rims

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'khura' (hoof), 'nemi' (wheel-rim), 'samāhata' (struck). 'khuranemi' is Dvandva, then 'khuranemi-samāhata' is Tatpurusha.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (khuranemi+samāhata)

• khuranemi – hooves and wheel-rims
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of 'khura' and 'nemi'.
• samāhata – struck, hit, pounded, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-ā-han' (to strike, beat).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bhūmiḥ'.

मुमोच (mumoca) - emitted (a sound) (released, emitted, cast off)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of muc

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Reduplicated perfect form of 'muc'.

Root: muc (class 6)

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, loud (tumultuous, noisy, violent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, boisterous, violent

Note: Qualifies 'śabdam'.

शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, noise (sound, noise, word)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, language

From root 'śabd' (to make a sound).

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Object of 'mumoca'.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

u-ending noun, irregular declension.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Part of the simile, "like the sky".

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अभ्रसमागमे (abhrasamāgame) - at the convergence of clouds (at the coming together of clouds, at the meeting of clouds)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhrasamāgama

abhrasamāgama - meeting of clouds, cloud convergence

Compound: 'abhra' (cloud) and 'samāgama' (meeting, coming together). Genitive Tatpurusha.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (abhra+samāgama)

• abhra – cloud, sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• samāgama – meeting, coming together, reunion, assemblage
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-ā-gam' (to come together).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Specifies the condition for the simile.