वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-12

प्रवाति मारुतः शीघ्रं निष्प्रभो ऽभूद्दिवाकरः ।
उत्पेतुश्च विना रात्रिं ताराः खद्योतसप्रभाः ॥१२॥

12. pravāti mārutaḥ śīghraṃ niṣprabho'bhūddivākaraḥ ,
utpetuśca vinā rātriṃ tārāḥ khadyotasaprabhāḥ.

12. pravāti mārutaḥ śīghram niṣprabhaḥ abhūt divākaraḥ
| utpetuḥ ca vinā rātrim tārāḥ khadyota-sa-prabhāḥ

12. mārutaḥ śīghram pravāti divākaraḥ niṣprabhaḥ abhūt
ca tārāḥ khadyota-sa-prabhāḥ rātrim vinā utpetuḥ

12. The wind blew swiftly; the sun became devoid of luster. And stars, shining like fireflies, appeared even without it being night.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवाति (pravāti) - blows forth, wafts

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air, god of wind

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly

• निष्प्रभः (niṣprabhaḥ) - lusterless, devoid of brilliance

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun; day-maker

• उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - sprang up, flew up, appeared

• च (ca) - and, also

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

• खद्योत-स-प्रभाः (khadyota-sa-prabhāḥ) - shining like fireflies

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवाति (pravāti) - blows forth, wafts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pra-vā

Present Active

From root vā (to blow) with prefix pra, Present tense, 3rd person singular, Active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: vā (class 2)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air, god of wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, son of Marut (wind-god)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

निष्प्रभः (niṣprabhaḥ) - lusterless, devoid of brilliance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣprabha

niṣprabha - lusterless, without light or splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+prabha)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• prabhā – light, splendor, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

From root bhū (to be), Aorist tense, 3rd person singular, Active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun; day-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, day-maker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, in the daytime
  indeclinable
• kara – making, causing, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - sprang up, flew up, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ut-pat

Perfect Active

From root pat (to fly) with prefix ud, Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, Active voice

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, pupil of the eye

खद्योत-स-प्रभाः (khadyota-sa-prabhāḥ) - shining like fireflies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of khadyota-sa-prabhā

khadyota-sa-prabhā - having the lustre/brightness of fireflies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khadyota+sa+prabhā)

• khadyota – firefly; shining in the sky
  noun (masculine)
• sa – with, together with, similar
  indeclinable
• prabhā – light, splendor, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra