वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-17

क्व चित् प्रकाशं क्व चिदप्रकाशं नभः प्रकीर्णाम्बुधरं विभाति ।
क्व चित् क्व चित् पर्वतसंनिरुद्धं रूपं यथा शान्तमहार्णवस्य ॥१७॥

17. kva cit prakāśaṃ kva cidaprakāśaṃ nabhaḥ prakīrṇāmbudharaṃ vibhāti ,
kva cit kva cit parvatasaṃniruddhaṃ rūpaṃ yathā śāntamahārṇavasya.

17. kva cit prakāśam kva cit aprakāśam
nabhaḥ prakīrṇāmbudharam vibhāti
kva cit kva cit parvatasaṃniruddham
rūpam yathā śāntamahārṇavasya

17. prakīrṇāmbudharam nabhaḥ kva cit
prakāśam kva cit aprakāśam vibhāti
kva cit kva cit parvatasaṃniruddham
rūpam yathā śāntamahārṇavasya

17. The sky appears, sometimes clear and sometimes dark, adorned with scattered clouds. Here and there, its form, confined by mountains, resembles that of a calm great ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - sometimes (where, sometimes, somewhere)

• चित् (cit) - sometimes (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

• प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - clear (bright, clear, evident, light)

• क्व (kva) - sometimes (where, sometimes, somewhere)

• चित् (cit) - sometimes (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

• अप्रकाशम् (aprakāśam) - dark (dark, obscure, not shining)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

• प्रकीर्णाम्बुधरम् (prakīrṇāmbudharam) - adorned with scattered clouds (having scattered clouds, whose clouds are scattered)

• विभाति (vibhāti) - appears (it shines, it appears, it is visible, it looks)

• क्व (kva) - here and there (where, sometimes, somewhere)

• चित् (cit) - here and there (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

• क्व (kva) - here and there (where, sometimes, somewhere)

• चित् (cit) - here and there (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

• पर्वतसंनिरुद्धम् (parvatasaṁniruddham) - confined by mountains (confined by mountains, obstructed by mountains)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (form, appearance, shape, beauty)

• यथा (yathā) - resembles that of, like (as, like, just as)

• शान्तमहार्णवस्य (śāntamahārṇavasya) - of a calm great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - sometimes (where, sometimes, somewhere)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - sometimes (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - clear (bright, clear, evident, light)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, manifestation, clear

From root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra. Can also be adjective.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

क्व (kva) - sometimes (where, sometimes, somewhere)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/indefinite adverb.

Note: Repetition for emphasis (sometimes... sometimes...)

चित् (cit) - sometimes (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

अप्रकाशम् (aprakāśam) - dark (dark, obscure, not shining)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aprakāśa

aprakāśa - not bright, dark, obscure, not manifest

Negative compound with 'a' + prakāśa.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+prakāśa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• prakāśa – light, brightness, clear
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space

s-stem noun.

Root: nabh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vibhāti'.

प्रकीर्णाम्बुधरम् (prakīrṇāmbudharam) - adorned with scattered clouds (having scattered clouds, whose clouds are scattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakīrṇāmbudhara

prakīrṇāmbudhara - having scattered clouds

Compound adjective (Bahuvrīhi) describing the sky.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prakīrṇa+ambudhara)

• prakīrṇa – scattered, spread, dispersed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kīr (to scatter) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• ambudhara – cloud (literally 'water-bearer')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ambu (water) + dhara (bearer).

Note: Agrees with 'nabhaḥ'.

विभाति (vibhāti) - appears (it shines, it appears, it is visible, it looks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present active third person singular of root bhā with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'nabhaḥ'.

क्व (kva) - here and there (where, sometimes, somewhere)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/indefinite adverb.

चित् (cit) - here and there (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

क्व (kva) - here and there (where, sometimes, somewhere)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/indefinite adverb.

चित् (cit) - here and there (with kva) (a particle implying indefiniteness, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

पर्वतसंनिरुद्धम् (parvatasaṁniruddham) - confined by mountains (confined by mountains, obstructed by mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parvatasaṃniruddha

parvatasaṁniruddha - confined by mountains, obstructed by mountains

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (parvata+saṃniruddha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃniruddha – confined, obstructed, checked, held back
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rudh (to obstruct) with prefixes sam and ni.
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (form, appearance, shape, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Subject of implied 'is' or 'appears'.

यथा (yathā) - resembles that of, like (as, like, just as)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb.

शान्तमहार्णवस्य (śāntamahārṇavasya) - of a calm great ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāntamahārṇava

śāntamahārṇava - a calm great ocean

Compound noun.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (śānta+mahārṇava)

• śānta – calm, peaceful, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śam (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• mahārṇava – great ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: mahā (great) + arṇava (ocean).

Note: Possessive, describing the 'rūpam'.