वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-95, verse-47

ततः स तेषां रुदतां महात्मनां भुवं च खं चानुविनादयन् स्वनः ।
गुहा गिरीणां च दिशश्च संततं मृदङ्गघोषप्रतिमो विशुश्रुवे ॥४७॥

47. tataḥ sa teṣāṃ rudatāṃ mahātmanāṃ bhuvaṃ ca khaṃ cānuvinādayan svanaḥ ,
guhā girīṇāṃ ca diśaśca saṃtataṃ mṛdaṅgaghoṣapratimo viśuśruve.

47. tataḥ saḥ teṣām rudatām mahātmanām
bhuvam ca kham ca anuvinādayan
svanaḥ guhāḥ girīṇām ca diśaḥ ca
saṃtatam mṛdaṅgāghoṣapratimaḥ viśuśruve

47. tataḥ teṣām rudatām mahātmanām svanaḥ,
bhuvam ca kham ca anuvinādayan,
guhāḥ girīṇām ca diśaḥ ca saṃtatam mṛdaṅgāghoṣapratimaḥ saḥ viśuśruve

47. Then, the sound of those weeping great-souled individuals, echoing through both the earth and the sky, was continuously heard from the mountain caves and all directions, resembling the beat of a drum (mṛdaṅga).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, next (then, from there, afterwards)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sound) (that, he)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (great-souled ones) (of them)

• रुदताम् (rudatām) - of the weeping (great-souled ones) (of the weeping ones)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of those great-souled individuals (e.g., Bharata and his companions) (of the great-souled, of noble persons)

• भुवम् (bhuvam) - the earth (earth, ground, world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• खम् (kham) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अनुविनादयन् (anuvinādayan) - making the earth and sky resound (making echo, causing to resound, reverberating)

• स्वनः (svanaḥ) - the sound (of weeping) (sound, noise, roar)

• गुहाः (guhāḥ) - the caves (of the mountains) (caves, caverns)

• गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of the mountains (of mountains)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - all directions (directions, quarters, regions)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संततम् (saṁtatam) - continuously (continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly)

• मृदङ्गाघोषप्रतिमः (mṛdaṅgāghoṣapratimaḥ) - resembling the beat of a drum (mṛdaṅga) (resembling the sound of a mṛdaṅga drum)

• विशुश्रुवे (viśuśruve) - was heard (was heard, became audible)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, next (then, from there, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that)

सः (saḥ) - that (sound) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'svanaḥ'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (great-souled ones) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रुदताम् (rudatām) - of the weeping (great-souled ones) (of the weeping ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

Root √rud (class 2, parasmaipada), present participle

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahātmanām'.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of those great-souled individuals (e.g., Bharata and his companions) (of the great-souled, of noble persons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

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

भुवम् (bhuvam) - the earth (earth, ground, world)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, ground, world

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anuvinādayan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Object of 'anuvinādayan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अनुविनादयन् (anuvinādayan) - making the earth and sky resound (making echo, causing to resound, reverberating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anu-vi-nad

anu-vi-nad - to make echo, to cause to resound, to reverberate

Present Active Participle

Root √nad (class 1, parasmaipada) with prefixes anu- and vi-, causative stem (nādaya), present participle masculine nominative singular

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Present active participle.

स्वनः (svanaḥ) - the sound (of weeping) (sound, noise, roar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, roar

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'viśuśruve'.

गुहाः (guhāḥ) - the caves (of the mountains) (caves, caverns)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern

गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of the mountains (of mountains)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Qualifies 'guhāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - all directions (directions, quarters, regions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संततम् (saṁtatam) - continuously (continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of saṃtata (continuous)

Note: Modifies 'viśuśruve'.

मृदङ्गाघोषप्रतिमः (mṛdaṅgāghoṣapratimaḥ) - resembling the beat of a drum (mṛdaṅga) (resembling the sound of a mṛdaṅga drum)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdaṅgāghoṣapratima

mṛdaṅgāghoṣapratima - resembling the sound of a mṛdaṅga drum

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mṛdaṅga+ghoṣa+pratima)

• mṛdaṅga – mṛdaṅga drum, a type of percussion instrument
  noun (masculine)
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
• pratima – resembling, like, image
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'svanaḥ'.

विशुश्रुवे (viśuśruve) - was heard (was heard, became audible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vi-śru

Perfect Middle

Root √śru (class 5, ubhayapada) with prefix vi-, Perfect 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)