वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-11

कबन्धः परिघाभासो दृश्यते भास्करान्तिके ।
जग्राह सूर्यं स्वर्भानुरपर्वणि महाग्रहः ॥११॥

11. kabandhaḥ parighābhāso dṛśyate bhāskarāntike ,
jagrāha sūryaṃ svarbhānuraparvaṇi mahāgrahaḥ.

11. kabandhaḥ parigha-ābhāsaḥ dṛśyate bhāskara-antike
| jagrāha sūryam svarbhānuḥ aparvaṇi mahā-grahaḥ

11. parigha-ābhāsaḥ kabandhaḥ bhāskara-antike dṛśyate
aparvaṇi mahā-grahaḥ svarbhānuḥ sūryam jagrāha

11. A headless torso (kabandha), resembling a meteor, was seen near the sun. The great planet (mahā-graha) Rāhu (Svarbhānu) seized the sun on an inauspicious day.

Words meanings summery:

• कबन्धः (kabandhaḥ) - a headless torso, as a bad omen (headless torso; a specific demon)

• परिघ-आभासः (parigha-ābhāsaḥ) - resembling a meteor/halo

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• भास्कर-अन्तिके (bhāskara-antike) - near the sun

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized, grasped, took

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

• स्वर्भानुः (svarbhānuḥ) - Rāhu, the celestial body/demon responsible for eclipses (Rāhu (the demon causing eclipses); sun, meteor)

• अपर्वणि (aparvaṇi) - on an inauspicious day; not on a festival/junction day

• महा-ग्रहः (mahā-grahaḥ) - referring to Rāhu, a celestial body in Indian astrology (great planet, great celestial body)

Words meanings and morphology

कबन्धः (kabandhaḥ) - a headless torso, as a bad omen (headless torso; a specific demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - headless torso, cloud, a specific demon

परिघ-आभासः (parigha-ābhāsaḥ) - resembling a meteor/halo

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigha-ābhāsa

parigha-ābhāsa - resembling a meteor/halo

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parigha+ābhāsa)

• parigha – meteor, halo, cross-bar, mace
  noun (masculine)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, lustre, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhās (to shine) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Passive

From root dṛś (to see), Present tense, 3rd person singular, Passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भास्कर-अन्तिके (bhāskara-antike) - near the sun

(indeclinable)

Compound used adverbially

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+antika)

• bhāskara – sun; light-maker
  noun (masculine)
• antika – nearness, proximity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'near the sun'

जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized, grasped, took

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect Active

From root grah (to seize), Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: grah (class 9)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, Sun-god

स्वर्भानुः (svarbhānuḥ) - Rāhu, the celestial body/demon responsible for eclipses (Rāhu (the demon causing eclipses); sun, meteor)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarbhānu

svarbhānu - Rāhu (the demon), sun, meteor, any celestial body that obscures the sun/moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svar+bhānu)

• svar – heaven, sky, light
  noun (neuter)
• bhānu – light, ray, sun
  noun (masculine)

अपर्वणि (aparvaṇi) - on an inauspicious day; not on a festival/junction day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aparvan

aparvan - not a junction or festival day; an inauspicious time for an eclipse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+parvan)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• parvan – knot, joint, section, festival day, node of the moon
  noun (neuter)

महा-ग्रहः (mahā-grahaḥ) - referring to Rāhu, a celestial body in Indian astrology (great planet, great celestial body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-graha

mahā-graha - great planet, great celestial body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+graha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• graha – planet, celestial body, seizer, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  From root grah (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)