वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-5

संध्यारागोत्थितैस्ताम्रैरन्तेष्वधिकपाण्डुरैः ।
स्निग्धैरभ्रपटच्छदैर्बद्धव्रणमिवाम्बरम् ॥५॥

5. saṃdhyārāgotthitaistāmrairanteṣvadhikapāṇḍuraiḥ ,
snigdhairabhrapaṭacchadairbaddhavraṇamivāmbaram.

5. sandhyārāgotthitaiḥ tāmraiḥ anteṣu adhikapāṇḍuraiḥ
snigdhaiḥ abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ baddhavraṇam iva ambaram

5. ambaram sandhyārāgotthitaiḥ tāmraiḥ anteṣu adhikapāṇḍuraiḥ
snigdhaiḥ abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ baddhavraṇam iva

5. The sky, with its smooth, cloth-like clouds, which are coppery due to the twilight glow and very pale at their edges, appears as if it has a bandaged wound.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्ध्यारागोत्थितैः (sandhyārāgotthitaiḥ) - (clouds) that have arisen from, or are imbued with, the glow of twilight (arisen from the twilight glow)

• ताम्रैः (tāmraiḥ) - coppery-red (coppery, red)

• अन्तेषु (anteṣu) - at the edges (of the clouds) (at the ends, at the edges)

• अधिकपाण्डुरैः (adhikapāṇḍuraiḥ) - very pale (at the edges) (very pale, exceedingly white)

• स्निग्धैः (snigdhaiḥ) - smooth (smooth, oily, soft, tender)

• अभ्रपटच्छदैः (abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ) - by the cloth-like coverings of clouds (by cloud-garments)

• बद्धव्रणम् (baddhavraṇam) - (appearing as if it has) a bound wound (like a bound wound, having a bound wound)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्ध्यारागोत्थितैः (sandhyārāgotthitaiḥ) - (clouds) that have arisen from, or are imbued with, the glow of twilight (arisen from the twilight glow)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sandhyārāgotthita

sandhyārāgotthita - arisen from the twilight glow

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut- (up) and modified by sandhyārāga (twilight glow).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyārāga+utthita)

• sandhyārāga – twilight glow
  noun (masculine)
• utthita – risen, elevated, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut-.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ'.

ताम्रैः (tāmraiḥ) - coppery-red (coppery, red)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāmra

tāmra - coppery, red, copper

Note: Qualifies 'abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ'.

अन्तेषु (anteṣu) - at the edges (of the clouds) (at the ends, at the edges)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of anta

anta - end, edge, border

Note: Indicates location, 'at the edges'.

अधिकपाण्डुरैः (adhikapāṇḍuraiḥ) - very pale (at the edges) (very pale, exceedingly white)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of adhikapāṇḍura

adhikapāṇḍura - very pale, exceedingly white

Compound type : karmadhāraya (adhika+pāṇḍura)

• adhika – excessive, abundant, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• pāṇḍura – pale, yellowish-white
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ'.

स्निग्धैः (snigdhaiḥ) - smooth (smooth, oily, soft, tender)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, oily, soft, tender

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root snih (to be sticky, to love) with suffix -ta.

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ'.

अभ्रपटच्छदैः (abhrapaṭacchadaiḥ) - by the cloth-like coverings of clouds (by cloud-garments)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhrapaṭacchada

abhrapaṭacchada - cloud-garment, cloud-covering

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (abhra+paṭacchada)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• paṭacchada – cloth covering, garment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the clouds themselves, described as coverings or garments.

बद्धव्रणम् (baddhavraṇam) - (appearing as if it has) a bound wound (like a bound wound, having a bound wound)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of baddhavraṇa

baddhavraṇa - having a bound wound, bandaged wound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+vraṇa)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bandh (to bind) with suffix -ta.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• vraṇa – wound, sore, cut
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'ambaram'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth, garment

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'appears' or 'is'.