वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-28

तडित्पताकाभिरलंकृतानामुदीर्णगम्भीरमहारवाणाम् ।
विभान्ति रूपाणि बलाहकानां रणोद्यतानामिव वारणानाम् ॥२८॥

28. taḍitpatākābhiralaṃkṛtānāmudīrṇagambhīramahāravāṇām ,
vibhānti rūpāṇi balāhakānāṃ raṇodyatānāmiva vāraṇānām.

28. taḍitpatākābhiḥ alaṃkṛtānām udīrṇagambhīramahāravāṇām
vibhānti rūpāṇi balāhakānām raṇodyatānām iva vāraṇānām

28. balāhakānām taḍitpatākābhiḥ alaṃkṛtānām udīrṇagambhīramahāravāṇām
rūpāṇi raṇodyatānām vāraṇānām iva vibhānti

28. The appearances of the clouds, adorned with flashes of lightning as banners and making deep, surging roars, shine brilliantly, just like elephants eager for battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तडित्पताकाभिः (taḍitpatākābhiḥ) - by flashes of lightning serving as banners (by lightning-banners)

• अलंकृतानाम् (alaṁkṛtānām) - of the clouds adorned (with lightning) (of those adorned)

• उदीर्णगम्भीरमहारवाणाम् (udīrṇagambhīramahāravāṇām) - of clouds with deep, surging great roars (of those with deep, great, rising roars)

• विभान्ति (vibhānti) - (the forms) shine splendidly (they shine forth, appear splendidly)

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - the appearances (of the clouds) (forms, appearances, beauties)

• बलाहकानाम् (balāhakānām) - of clouds

• रणोद्यतानाम् (raṇodyatānām) - (of elephants) eager for battle (of those ready for battle)

• इव (iva) - just like (as if, like, as it were)

• वारणानाम् (vāraṇānām) - of elephants

Words meanings and morphology

तडित्पताकाभिः (taḍitpatākābhiḥ) - by flashes of lightning serving as banners (by lightning-banners)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of taḍitpatākā

taḍitpatākā - lightning-banner, a banner of lightning

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (taḍit+patākā)

• taḍit – lightning
  noun (feminine)
  From √taḍ 'to strike'.
  Root: taḍ (class 1)
• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)

अलंकृतानाम् (alaṁkṛtānām) - of the clouds adorned (with lightning) (of those adorned)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From alaṃ-√kṛ 'to adorn, decorate'.

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with balāhakānām.

उदीर्णगम्भीरमहारवाणाम् (udīrṇagambhīramahāravāṇām) - of clouds with deep, surging great roars (of those with deep, great, rising roars)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of udīrṇagambhīramahārava

udīrṇagambhīramahārava - having deep, great, rising roars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udīrṇa+gambhīra+mahā+rava)

• udīrṇa – raised, uttered, emitted, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut-īr (ud-īr) 'to raise, emit'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: īr (class 2)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Stem of mahant.
• rava – roar, cry, sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From √ru 'to roar'.
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agrees with balāhakānām.

विभान्ति (vibhānti) - (the forms) shine splendidly (they shine forth, appear splendidly)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vibhā

Present indicative

From root bhā 'to shine' with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - the appearances (of the clouds) (forms, appearances, beauties)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image

Note: Subject of vibhānti.

बलाहकानाम् (balāhakānām) - of clouds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balāhaka

balāhaka - cloud, rain-cloud

रणोद्यतानाम् (raṇodyatānām) - (of elephants) eager for battle (of those ready for battle)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of raṇodyata

raṇodyata - ready for battle, eager for war

Compound formed from raṇa (battle) and udyata (ready, prepared).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+udyata)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
• udyata – ready, prepared, lifted, raised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud-√yam 'to raise, prepare'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāraṇānām.

इव (iva) - just like (as if, like, as it were)

(indeclinable)

वारणानाम् (vāraṇānām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warding off, preventing

From √vṛ 'to cover, ward off'.

Root: vṛ (class 5)