वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-69, verse-28

सिक्ता रुधिरधाराभिः संहत्य परमद्विपाः ।
प्रचरन्ति पृथक्कीर्णा मेघवर्णास्तरस्विनः ॥२८॥

28. siktā rudhiradhārābhiḥ saṃhatya paramadvipāḥ ,
pracaranti pṛthakkīrṇā meghavarṇāstarasvinaḥ.

28. siktāḥ rudhiradhārābhiḥ saṃhatya paramadvipāḥ
pracaranti pṛthakkīrṇāḥ meghavarṇāḥ tarasvinaḥ

28. paramadvipāḥ meghavarṇāḥ tarasvinaḥ rudhiradhārābhiḥ
siktāḥ saṃhatya pṛthakkīrṇāḥ pracaranti

28. The mighty, cloud-colored, powerful elephants, drenched with streams of blood from battle, now roam about, scattered separately.

Words meanings summery:

• सिक्ताः (siktāḥ) - sprinkled, drenched, covered

• रुधिरधाराभिः (rudhiradhārābhiḥ) - by streams of blood

• संहत्य (saṁhatya) - having come together, having united, having clashed/fought

• परमद्विपाः (paramadvipāḥ) - excellent elephants, mighty elephants

• प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they roam about, they move around

• पृथक्कीर्णाः (pṛthakkīrṇāḥ) - scattered separately

• मेघवर्णाः (meghavarṇāḥ) - cloud-colored

• तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - powerful, strong, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

सिक्ताः (siktāḥ) - sprinkled, drenched, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sikta

sikta - sprinkled, wet, drenched

past passive participle

Root: sic (class 6)

रुधिरधाराभिः (rudhiradhārābhiḥ) - by streams of blood

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of rudhiradhārā

rudhiradhārā - stream of blood

Compound type : śaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rudhira+dhārā)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• dhārā – stream, current, flow
  noun (feminine)

संहत्य (saṁhatya) - having come together, having united, having clashed/fought

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

परमद्विपाः (paramadvipāḥ) - excellent elephants, mighty elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramadvipa

paramadvipa - excellent elephant, best elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dvipa)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)

प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they roam about, they move around

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-car

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

पृथक्कीर्णाः (pṛthakkīrṇāḥ) - scattered separately

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthakkīrṇa

pṛthakkīrṇa - scattered separately

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+kīrṇa)

• pṛthak – separately, apart
  indeclinable
• kīrṇa – scattered, spread
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

मेघवर्णाः (meghavarṇāḥ) - cloud-colored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meghavarṇa

meghavarṇa - cloud-colored, dark-colored (like a cloud)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+varṇa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, tint, appearance
  noun (masculine)

तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - powerful, strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tarasvin

tarasvin - powerful, strong, swift, vigorous

derived from taras (strength) with -vin suffix