वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-16

रोमभिर्निचितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्महागिरिमिवोच्छ्रितम् ।
नीलमेघनिभं रौद्रं मेघस्तनितनिःस्वनम् ॥१६॥

16. romabhirnicitaistīkṣṇairmahāgirimivocchritam ,
nīlameghanibhaṃ raudraṃ meghastanitaniḥsvanam.

16. romabhiḥ nicitaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ mahāgirim iva ucchritam
nīlameghanibham raudram meghastanitaniḥsvanam

16. tīkṣṇaiḥ romabhiḥ nicitaiḥ mahāgirim iva ucchritam
nīlameghanibham raudram meghastanitaniḥsvanam

16. It was covered with sharp hair, stood towering like a great mountain, resembled a dark cloud, was terrible, and its roar was like the thunder of storm clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - by hairs, with hairs

• निचितैः (nicitaiḥ) - covered, filled, studded

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen, fierce

• महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - a great mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - lofty, raised high, uplifted

• नीलमेघनिभम् (nīlameghanibham) - resembling a dark cloud

• रौद्रम् (raudram) - terrible, fierce, frightful

• मेघस्तनितनिःस्वनम् (meghastanitaniḥsvanam) - whose roar/sound is like the thunder of clouds

Words meanings and morphology

रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - by hairs, with hairs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of roman

roman - hair, body hair

निचितैः (nicitaiḥ) - covered, filled, studded

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nicita

nicita - covered, filled, studded, heaped up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni- (prefix) + √ci (to collect, heap up)

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: In agreement with romabhiḥ

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen, fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, hot, pungent

Note: In agreement with romabhiḥ

महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - a great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāgiri

mahāgiri - great mountain

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+giri)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• giri – mountain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with iva

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - lofty, raised high, uplifted

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - lofty, raised high, uplifted, tall

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ud- (up, out) + √śri (to resort to, lean on, raise)

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Describes Kabandha

नीलमेघनिभम् (nīlameghanibham) - resembling a dark cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlameghanibha

nīlameghanibha - resembling a dark cloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+megha+nibha)

• nīla – dark blue, black
  adjective
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective
  Derived from ni- (prefix) + √bhā (to shine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Describes Kabandha

रौद्रम् (raudram) - terrible, fierce, frightful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raudra

raudra - terrible, fierce, frightful, Shiva's aspect

Note: Describes Kabandha

मेघस्तनितनिःस्वनम् (meghastanitaniḥsvanam) - whose roar/sound is like the thunder of clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meghastanitaniḥsvana

meghastanitaniḥsvana - whose sound is like the thunder of clouds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (megha+stanita+niḥsvana)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• stanita – thundering, roar (as of clouds)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle used as noun
  Derived from √stan (to thunder, roar)
  Root: stan (class 1)
• niḥsvana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from nis- (out) + √svan (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Describes Kabandha