वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-23, verse-19

ततो गम्भीरनिर्ह्रादं घोरवर्मायुधध्वजम् ।
अनीकं यातुधानानां समन्तात् प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥१९॥

19. tato gambhīranirhrādaṃ ghoravarmāyudhadhvajam ,
anīkaṃ yātudhānānāṃ samantāt pratyadṛśyata.

19. tataḥ gambhīranirhrādam ghoravarmāyudhadhvajam
anīkam yātudhānānām samantāt pratyadṛśyata

19. tataḥ yātudhānānām anīkam gambhīranirhrādam
ghoravarmāyudhadhvajam samantāt pratyadṛśyata

19. Then, an army of Rākṣasas, terrifying with its deep roar and its armor, weapons, and banners, became visible from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, from that)

• गम्भीरनिर्ह्रादम् (gambhīranirhrādam) - emitting a deep roar (with a deep roar, having a profound sound)

• घोरवर्मायुधध्वजम् (ghoravarmāyudhadhvajam) - terrible due to its armor, weapons, and banners (terrible with armor, weapons, and banners)

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - an army (of Rākṣasas) (army, troop, host)

• यातुधानानाम् (yātudhānānām) - of the Rākṣasas (of the demons, of the Rākṣasas)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

• प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared, became visible (was seen, appeared, became visible)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed with the ablative suffix -tas

Note: External sandhi: tataḥ + gambhīra > tato gambhīra.

गम्भीरनिर्ह्रादम् (gambhīranirhrādam) - emitting a deep roar (with a deep roar, having a profound sound)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gambhīranirhrāda

gambhīranirhrāda - deep roar, profound sound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (gambhīra+nirhrāda)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• nirhrāda – roar, sound, clamor
  noun (masculine)
  Formed from nir- (prefix) + hrād (root to sound)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: hrād (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, qualifying 'anīkam'.

घोरवर्मायुधध्वजम् (ghoravarmāyudhadhvajam) - terrible due to its armor, weapons, and banners (terrible with armor, weapons, and banners)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghoravarmāyudhadhvaja

ghoravarmāyudhadhvaja - terrible with armor, weapons, and banners; having terrible armor, weapons, and banners

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+varman+āyudha+dhvaja)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: ghūr (class 1)
• varman – armor, defensive covering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, qualifying 'anīkam'.

अनीकम् (anīkam) - an army (of Rākṣasas) (army, troop, host)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, troop, host, array, front of an army

Note: Subject of 'pratyadṛśyata'.

यातुधानानाम् (yātudhānānām) - of the Rākṣasas (of the demons, of the Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yātudhāna

yātudhāna - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: Genitive plural, indicating possession or association (of the army).

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tāt from 'samanta' (all-around)

प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared, became visible (was seen, appeared, became visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular

Root 'dṛś' (class 1, P), with prefix 'prati-ā', in imperfect tense, passive voice (ya-vikaraṇa + middle ending). 'praty-' is formed from 'prati' + 'ā'.

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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