वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-2

तं निष्प्रभमिवादित्यं मुक्ततोयमिवाम्बुदम् ।
उक्तवाक्यं हरिश्रेष्ठमुपशान्तमिवानलम् ॥२॥

2. taṃ niṣprabhamivādityaṃ muktatoyamivāmbudam ,
uktavākyaṃ hariśreṣṭhamupaśāntamivānalam.

2. tam niṣprabham iva ādityam muktatoyam iva ambudam
uktavākyam hariśreṣṭham upaśāntam iva analam

2. tam hariśreṣṭham uktavākyam niṣprabham ādityam
iva muktatoyam ambudam iva upaśāntam analam iva

2. That best of monkeys (Vāli), having uttered his words, now resembled the sun devoid of its brilliance, a cloud that has shed all its water, and a fire that has finally died down.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• निष्प्रभम् (niṣprabham) - devoid of splendor, lusterless, dull

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

• मुक्ततोयम् (muktatoyam) - having released its water, having shed its rain

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - a cloud

• उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - one who has spoken his words, having uttered speech

• हरिश्रेष्ठम् (hariśreṣṭham) - Vāli, as the king of monkeys (best of monkeys, foremost monkey)

• उपशान्तम् (upaśāntam) - extinguished, calmed, subsided

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निष्प्रभम् (niṣprabham) - devoid of splendor, lusterless, dull

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣprabha

niṣprabha - devoid of splendor, lusterless, dim

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+prabha)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• prabha – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity, son of Aditi

मुक्ततोयम् (muktatoyam) - having released its water, having shed its rain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muktatoya

muktatoya - having discharged water, having shed rain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukta+toya)

• mukta – released, freed, discharged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muc' (to release).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - a cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (literally 'water-giver')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambas+da)

• ambas – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

उक्तवाक्यम् (uktavākyam) - one who has spoken his words, having uttered speech

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavākya

uktavākya - one whose words are spoken, having spoken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ukta+vākya)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)

हरिश्रेष्ठम् (hariśreṣṭham) - Vāli, as the king of monkeys (best of monkeys, foremost monkey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, chief monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, lion, Vishnu, Indra
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'śrī' or 'praśasta'.

उपशान्तम् (upaśāntam) - extinguished, calmed, subsided

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaśānta

upaśānta - calmed, tranquil, subsided, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

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