वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-12

शोभयन्दण्डकारण्यं दीप्तेन स्वेन तेजसा ।
अदृश्यत तदा रामो बालचन्द्र इवोदितः ॥१२॥

12. śobhayandaṇḍakāraṇyaṃ dīptena svena tejasā ,
adṛśyata tadā rāmo bālacandra ivoditaḥ.

12. śobhayan daṇḍakāraṇyam dīptena svena tejasā
adṛśyata tadā rāmaḥ bālacandraḥ iva uditaḥ

12. tadā rāmaḥ dīptena svena tejasā daṇḍakāraṇyam
śobhayan uditaḥ bālacandraḥ iva adṛśyata

12. Adorning the Daṇḍaka forest with his own radiant splendor, Rāma then appeared, like the newly risen moon.

Words meanings summery:

• शोभयन् (śobhayan) - adorning (beautifying, adorning, causing to shine)

• दण्डकारण्यम् (daṇḍakāraṇyam) - the Daṇḍaka forest

• दीप्तेन (dīptena) - by the radiant (by the radiant, shining)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by one's own, by his own)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor (by splendor, by effulgence, by power)

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - appeared (was seen, appeared)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, central figure of the Rāmāyaṇa))

• बालचन्द्रः (bālacandraḥ) - new moon (young moon, new moon, crescent moon)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen, appeared (risen, appeared, spoken)

Words meanings and morphology

शोभयन् (śobhayan) - adorning (beautifying, adorning, causing to shine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śobhayat

śobhayat - beautifying, adorning

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from the causative stem of √śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)

दण्डकारण्यम् (daṇḍakāraṇyam) - the Daṇḍaka forest

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāraṇya

daṇḍakāraṇya - the Daṇḍaka forest (a specific forest in ancient India)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍaka+araṇya)

• daṇḍaka – name of a country or forest region, or a king of that region
  proper noun (masculine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

दीप्तेन (dīptena) - by the radiant (by the radiant, shining)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, blazing, radiant, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From √dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by one's own, by his own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own (adjective); wealth, property (noun)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor (by splendor, by effulgence, by power)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, effulgence, radiance, power, energy, spiritual energy

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - appeared (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, central figure of the Rāmāyaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma; pleasing, charming (adjective)

बालचन्द्रः (bālacandraḥ) - new moon (young moon, new moon, crescent moon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālacandra

bālacandra - young moon, crescent moon, new moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāla+candra)

• bāla – young, infant, child
  adjective (masculine)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen, appeared (risen, appeared, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared; spoken

Past Passive Participle

From ud-√i (to go up, rise)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

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