वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-54, verse-26

स ताः प्रोवाच राजा तु रावणो घोरदर्शनः ।
प्रचाल्य चरणोत्कर्षैर्दारयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥२६॥

26. sa tāḥ provāca rājā tu rāvaṇo ghoradarśanaḥ ,
pracālya caraṇotkarṣairdārayanniva medinīm.

26. saḥ tāḥ provāca rājā tu rāvaṇaḥ ghoradarśanaḥ
pracālya caraṇotkarṣaiḥ dārayan iva medinīm

26. tu saḥ rājā rāvaṇaḥ ghoradarśanaḥ caraṇotkarṣaiḥ
medinīm dārayan iva pracālya tāḥ provāca

26. But that King Rāvaṇa, terrifying to behold, spoke to those (rakṣasīs), appearing as if he were splitting the earth by dragging his feet.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (Rāvaṇa) (he, that (masculine))

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (rakṣasīs) (those (feminine), them)

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - he spoke, he said

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

• घोरदर्शनः (ghoradarśanaḥ) - terrifying to behold, dreadful in appearance

• प्रचाल्य (pracālya) - having made tremble, having caused to shake

• चरणोत्कर्षैः (caraṇotkarṣaiḥ) - by the dragging of feet, by the trampling of feet

• दारयन् (dārayan) - as if splitting (splitting, tearing, causing to split)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth, the ground

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (Rāvaṇa) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताः (tāḥ) - those (rakṣasīs) (those (feminine), them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense of root vac with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, the demon king of Laṅkā)

घोरदर्शनः (ghoradarśanaḥ) - terrifying to behold, dreadful in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - terrifying to behold, dreadful in appearance, having a terrible sight

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, vision, appearance, seeing, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रचाल्य (pracālya) - having made tremble, having caused to shake

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund), Causative

Causative absolutive of root cal with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

चरणोत्कर्षैः (caraṇotkarṣaiḥ) - by the dragging of feet, by the trampling of feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caraṇotkarṣa

caraṇotkarṣa - dragging of feet, trampling, raising of feet

Compound type : tatpurusha (caraṇa+utkarṣa)

• caraṇa – foot, limb, course of action
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with suffix -ana
  Root: car (class 1)
• utkarṣa – drawing forth, dragging, superiority, excellence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with upasarga ut
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

दारयन् (dārayan) - as if splitting (splitting, tearing, causing to split)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dārayat

dārayat - splitting, tearing, causing to burst

Present Active Participle, Causative

Present active participle of the causative form of root dṛ (to tear, burst)

Root: dṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, ground, soil