वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-19, verse-22

क्षेप्तारं पर्वतेन्द्राणां वज्राणामिव वासवम् ।
महावातसमाविष्टं महामेघौघनिःस्वनम् ॥२२॥

22. kṣeptāraṃ parvatendrāṇāṃ vajrāṇāmiva vāsavam ,
mahāvātasamāviṣṭaṃ mahāmeghaughaniḥsvanam.

22. kṣeptāram parvatendrāṇām vajrāṇām iva vāsavam
mahāvātasamāviṣṭam mahāmeghaughaniḥsvanam

22. vāsavam iva parvatendrāṇām vajrāṇām kṣeptāram
mahāvātasamāviṣṭam mahāmeghaughaniḥsvanam

22. Like Vāsava (Indra) who hurls thunderbolts at the chief of mountains, (he was now) overcome by a great wind and resounding like a mass of mighty clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षेप्तारम् (kṣeptāram) - one who hurls (thrower, hurler)

• पर्वतेन्द्राणाम् (parvatendrāṇām) - of the chief mountains (of the lords of mountains, of the chief mountains)

• वज्राणाम् (vajrāṇām) - of thunderbolts (of thunderbolts, of diamonds)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra (Indra, relating to the Vasus)

• महावातसमाविष्टम् (mahāvātasamāviṣṭam) - overwhelmed by a great wind (enveloped by a great wind, filled with a great wind)

• महामेघौघनिःस्वनम् (mahāmeghaughaniḥsvanam) - resounding like a mass of great clouds (whose roar is like a mass of great clouds, resounding like a mass of great clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षेप्तारम् (kṣeptāram) - one who hurls (thrower, hurler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣeptṛ

kṣeptṛ - thrower, hurler, projector

Agent noun

Derived from root kṣip- with the suffix -tṛ (agent noun).

Root: kṣip (class 6)

पर्वतेन्द्राणाम् (parvatendrāṇām) - of the chief mountains (of the lords of mountains, of the chief mountains)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of parvatendra

parvatendra - lord of mountains, chief mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+indra)

• parvata – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (a deity), chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

वज्राणाम् (vajrāṇām) - of thunderbolts (of thunderbolts, of diamonds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (weapon of Indra), diamond, hard, powerful

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra (Indra, relating to the Vasus)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (as lord of the Vasus), relating to the Vasus

महावातसमाविष्टम् (mahāvātasamāviṣṭam) - overwhelmed by a great wind (enveloped by a great wind, filled with a great wind)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāvātasamāviṣṭa

mahāvātasamāviṣṭa - overcome/enveloped by a great wind

Compound. The second part (samāviṣṭa) is a Past Passive Participle of sam-ā-viś.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāvāta+samāviṣṭa)

• mahāvāta – great wind, strong gale
  noun (masculine)
• samāviṣṭa – entered, pervaded, possessed, overwhelmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root viś with prefixes sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

महामेघौघनिःस्वनम् (mahāmeghaughaniḥsvanam) - resounding like a mass of great clouds (whose roar is like a mass of great clouds, resounding like a mass of great clouds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmeghaughaniḥsvana

mahāmeghaughaniḥsvana - a roar or sound like a mass of great clouds

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahāmeghaugha+niḥsvana)

• mahāmeghaugha – mass of great clouds
  noun (masculine)
• niḥsvana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root svan with prefix nis-
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

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