वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-49, verse-39

तं नीलजीमूतनिकाशकल्पं सुपाण्डुरोरस्कमुदारवीर्यम् ।
ददर्श लङ्काधिपतिः पृथिव्यां जटायुषं शान्तमिवाग्निदावम् ॥३९॥

39. taṃ nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpaṃ supāṇḍuroraskamudāravīryam ,
dadarśa laṅkādhipatiḥ pṛthivyāṃ jaṭāyuṣaṃ śāntamivāgnidāvam.

39. tam nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpam supāṇḍuroraskam udāravīryam
dadarśa laṅkādhipatiḥ pṛthivyām jaṭāyuṣam śāntam iva agnidāvam

39. laṅkādhipatiḥ pṛthivyām nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpam supāṇḍuroraskam
udāravīryam śāntam agnidāvam iva tam jaṭāyuṣam dadarśa

39. The lord of Lanka (Ravana) saw Jatayu on the earth, who was resembling a dark cloud, with a very white chest and immense valor, now like an extinguished forest fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Jatayu (him)

• नीलजीमूतनिकाशकल्पम् (nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpam) - almost like a dark cloud

• सुपाण्डुरोरस्कम् (supāṇḍuroraskam) - with a very white breast

• उदारवीर्यम् (udāravīryam) - of immense valor, of noble strength

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Ravana saw (he saw)

• लङ्काधिपतिः (laṅkādhipatiḥ) - Ravana (the lord of Lanka)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, on the ground

• जटायुषम् (jaṭāyuṣam) - Jatayu

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - extinguished (like a fire) (extinguished, calm, pacified)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अग्निदावम् (agnidāvam) - forest fire, conflagration

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Jatayu (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

नीलजीमूतनिकाशकल्पम् (nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpam) - almost like a dark cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpa

nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpa - almost resembling a dark cloud

Compound type : karmadharaya (nīla+jīmūta+nikāśa+kalpa)

• nīla – dark blue, black
  adjective
• jīmūta – cloud, thunder-cloud
  noun (masculine)
• nikāśa – resemblance, appearance, like
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix indicating similarity or approximation.

Note: Qualifies 'Jatayuṣam'.

सुपाण्डुरोरस्कम् (supāṇḍuroraskam) - with a very white breast

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of supāṇḍuroraska

supāṇḍuroraska - having a very white breast/chest

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+pāṇḍura+uras)

• su – well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Adverbial prefix.
• pāṇḍura – pale white, whitish
  adjective
• uras – breast, chest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'Jatayuṣam'.

उदारवीर्यम् (udāravīryam) - of immense valor, of noble strength

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udāravīrya

udāravīrya - of great/noble valor or energy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udāra+vīrya)

• udāra – noble, exalted, generous, great
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'Jatayuṣam'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Ravana saw (he saw)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Third person singular, active voice, perfect tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लङ्काधिपतिः (laṅkādhipatiḥ) - Ravana (the lord of Lanka)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laṅkādhipati

laṅkādhipati - lord of Lanka

Compound type : tatpurusha (laṅkā+adhipati)

• laṅkā – Lanka (name of the island kingdom)
  proper noun (feminine)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

जटायुषम् (jaṭāyuṣam) - Jatayu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - Jatayu (a mythical vulture king)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - extinguished (like a fire) (extinguished, calm, pacified)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, extinguished, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'agnidāvam' (functioning as part of the simile).

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

अग्निदावम् (agnidāvam) - forest fire, conflagration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agnidāva

agnidāva - forest fire, conflagration

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+dāva)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• dāva – forest fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the forest fire that is extinguished.