वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-50, verse-36

ह्रियमाणां तु वैदेहीं दृष्ट्वा दीनो दिवाकरः ।
प्रविध्वस्तप्रभः श्रीमानासीत् पाण्डुरमण्डलः ॥३६॥

36. hriyamāṇāṃ tu vaidehīṃ dṛṣṭvā dīno divākaraḥ ,
pravidhvastaprabhaḥ śrīmānāsīt pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ.

36. hriyamāṇām tu vaidehīm dṛṣṭvā dīnaḥ divākaraḥ
pravidhvastaprabhaḥ śrīmān āsīt pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ

36. divākaraḥ tu hriyamāṇām vaidehīm dṛṣṭvā dīnaḥ
pravidhvastaprabhaḥ śrīmān pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ āsīt

36. Upon seeing Vaidehi (Sita) being carried away, the sun (divākara), though glorious, became distressed, its brilliance destroyed, and its disc pale.

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away (Sita) (being carried away, being abducted)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sita (Sita, princess of Videha)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• दीनः (dīnaḥ) - distressed (the sun) (distressed, sorrowful, miserable)

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun

• प्रविध्वस्तप्रभः (pravidhvastaprabhaḥ) - whose brilliance was destroyed (the sun's) (whose brilliance is destroyed, with diminished splendor)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (the sun) (glorious, splendid, prosperous)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - became (was, became)

• पाण्डुरमण्डलः (pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ) - having a pale disc (the sun's) (having a pale disc, with a whitish orb)

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रियमाणाम् (hriyamāṇām) - being carried away (Sita) (being carried away, being abducted)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being seized, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ (to carry, seize) with passive ending -yamāna

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sita (Sita, princess of Videha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a woman from Videha, a princess of Videha, Sita

Derived from videha (name of a kingdom) + feminine suffix ī

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √dṛś (to see) + suffix tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दीनः (dīnaḥ) - distressed (the sun) (distressed, sorrowful, miserable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - distressed, sad, miserable, poor

Past Passive Participle

From root √dai (to be exhausted, sorrowful)

Root: dai (class 4)

Note: Refers to divākaraḥ

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun (lit. 'day-maker')

compound divā (by day) + kara (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, daily, in the daytime
  indeclinable
  ablative of div (day)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रविध्वस्तप्रभः (pravidhvastaprabhaḥ) - whose brilliance was destroyed (the sun's) (whose brilliance is destroyed, with diminished splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravidhvastaprabha

pravidhvastaprabha - having lost splendor, whose light is destroyed

Bahuvrihi compound: pravidhvasta (utterly destroyed) + prabhā (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pravidhvasta+prabhā)

• pravidhvasta – utterly destroyed, shattered, vanished
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra- (prefix) + vi- (prefix) + root √dhvaṃs (to fall, perish)
  Prefixes: pra+vi
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• prabhā – splendor, light, brilliance
  noun (feminine)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (the sun) (glorious, splendid, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate

Possessive suffix mat added to śrī (glory, splendor)

Note: Refers to divākaraḥ

आसीत् (āsīt) - became (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

पाण्डुरमण्डलः (pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ) - having a pale disc (the sun's) (having a pale disc, with a whitish orb)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍuramaṇḍala

pāṇḍuramaṇḍala - having a pale disc, with a whitish orb

Bahuvrihi compound: pāṇḍura (pale, whitish) + maṇḍala (disc, orb)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṇḍura+maṇḍala)

• pāṇḍura – pale, whitish, yellowish-white
  adjective (masculine)
• maṇḍala – disc, orb, circle, region
  noun (neuter)

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