वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-15

उल्काश्चापि सनिर्घोषा निपेतुर्घोरदर्शनाः ।
प्रचचाल मही चापि सशैलवनकानना ॥१५॥

15. ulkāścāpi sanirghoṣā nipeturghoradarśanāḥ ,
pracacāla mahī cāpi saśailavanakānanā.

15. ulkāḥ ca api sanirghoṣāḥ nipetuḥ ghoradarśanāḥ
pracakāla mahī ca api saśailavanakānanā

15. ulkāḥ ca api sanirghoṣāḥ ghoradarśanāḥ nipetuḥ
mahī saśailavanakānanā ca api pracakāla

15. Moreover, frightful-looking meteors, accompanied by noise, fell down. And the earth (mahī), with its mountains, forests, and groves, also trembled.

Words meanings summery:

• उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands, shooting stars

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• सनिर्घोषाः (sanirghoṣāḥ) - with a loud sound, noisy

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• घोरदर्शनाः (ghoradarśanāḥ) - dreadful to behold, terrible-looking

• प्रचकाल (pracakāla) - it trembled, it shook

• मही (mahī) - earth, ground, land

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• सशैलवनकानना (saśailavanakānanā) - with mountains, forests, and groves

Words meanings and morphology

उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands, shooting stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, torch, flame

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of the first clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Adds emphasis or inclusion.

सनिर्घोषाः (sanirghoṣāḥ) - with a loud sound, noisy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sanirghoṣa

sanirghoṣa - with noise, noisy, roaring

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'nirghoṣa' (noise, roar).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+nirghoṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nirghoṣa – noise, sound, roar, thunder
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix NIS- and root GHOṢ (to sound).
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ulkāḥ'.

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural

Reduplicated perfect form of root PAT with prefix NI-.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'ulkāḥ'.

घोरदर्शनाः (ghoradarśanāḥ) - dreadful to behold, terrible-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - dreadful to look at, terrible-looking, frightful in appearance

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'ghora' (dreadful) + 'darśana' (sight, appearance).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful, awful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Kṛt nominalization
  From root DṚŚ (to see) + -ana suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ulkāḥ'.

प्रचकाल (pracakāla) - it trembled, it shook

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root CAL with prefix PRA-.

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'mahī'.

मही (mahī) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, great goddess

Feminine noun, derived from 'mahat' (great).

Root: mah

Note: Subject of the second clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सशैलवनकानना (saśailavanakānanā) - with mountains, forests, and groves

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saśailavanakānana

saśailavanakānana - having mountains, forests, and groves

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'śaila' (mountain) + 'vana' (forest) + 'kānana' (grove).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+śaila+vana+kānana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From 'śilā' (rock).
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove, garden
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mahī'.