वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-55, verse-12

तानि दृष्ट्वा निमित्तानि महाघोराणि राघवः ।
ततो लक्षणमायान्तं ददर्श विगतप्रभम् ॥१२॥

12. tāni dṛṣṭvā nimittāni mahāghorāṇi rāghavaḥ ,
tato lakṣaṇamāyāntaṃ dadarśa vigataprabham.

12. tāni dṛṣṭvā nimittāni mahāghorāṇi rāghavaḥ |
tataḥ lakṣaṇam āyāntam dadarśa vigataprabham

12. rāghavaḥ tāni mahāghorāṇi nimittāni dṛṣṭvā
tataḥ vigataprabham lakṣaṇam āyāntam dadarśa

12. Having seen those greatly dreadful omens, Rāghava then saw Lakṣmaṇa approaching, looking utterly dejected (devoid of luster).

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - referring to the omens from the previous verse (those (neuter plural accusative))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - ominous signs, portents (omens, signs, causes)

• महाघोराणि (mahāghorāṇi) - greatly dreadful, very terrible

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (as a descendant of King Raghu) (descendant of Raghu, Rāghava)

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

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother, often referred to by this form in some texts or understood contextually due to phonetic similarity and narrative expectation) (a mark, sign, characteristic)

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (approaching, coming)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• विगतप्रभम् (vigataprabham) - looking utterly dejected and pale (devoid of luster, pale, dejected)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - referring to the omens from the previous verse (those (neuter plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'nimittāni'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - ominous signs, portents (omens, signs, causes)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive; sign, omen, mark

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

महाघोराणि (mahāghorāṇi) - greatly dreadful, very terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahāghora

mahāghora - greatly dreadful, very terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nimittāni'.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (as a descendant of King Raghu) (descendant of Raghu, Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, belonging to Raghu's lineage

Patronymic from Raghu

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother, often referred to by this form in some texts or understood contextually due to phonetic similarity and narrative expectation) (a mark, sign, characteristic)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - a mark, sign, characteristic, token, attribute, auspicious mark

Derived from root 'lakṣ' (to mark, perceive)

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'. Contextually understood to refer to Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma's brother, whose arrival would be a significant 'sign' for Rāma.

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (referring to Lakṣmaṇa) (approaching, coming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'lakṣaṇam' (referring to Lakṣmaṇa).

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root 'dṛś', Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विगतप्रभम् (vigataprabham) - looking utterly dejected and pale (devoid of luster, pale, dejected)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vigataprabha

vigataprabha - devoid of luster, whose radiance has departed, pale

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+prabha)

• vigata – departed, gone, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prabha – light, luster, radiance, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'lakṣaṇam' (referring to Lakṣmaṇa).