वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-35

ते महौघनिभं दृष्ट्वा वज्राशनिसमस्वनम् ।
सिंहनादं समं चक्रुर्लक्ष्मणस्य समीपतः ॥३५॥

35. te mahaughanibhaṃ dṛṣṭvā vajrāśanisamasvanam ,
siṃhanādaṃ samaṃ cakrurlakṣmaṇasya samīpataḥ.

35. te mahaughanibham dṛṣṭvā vajrāśanismasvanam
siṃhanādam samam cakruḥ lakṣmaṇasya samīpataḥ

35. te lakṣmaṇasya samīpataḥ mahaughanibham
vajrāśanismasvanam siṃhanādam dṛṣṭvā samam cakruḥ

35. They, upon perceiving Lakshmana, collectively let out a lion's roar near him, a roar that was like a great flood and sounded like a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• महौघनिभम् (mahaughanibham) - resembling a great flood/torrent

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• वज्राशनिस्मस्वनम् (vajrāśanismasvanam) - whose sound was like a thunderbolt

• सिंहनादम् (siṁhanādam) - lion's roar

• समम् (samam) - together, simultaneously, unified

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from the vicinity, near

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine stem 'ta'

महौघनिभम् (mahaughanibham) - resembling a great flood/torrent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahaughanibha

mahaughanibha - resembling a great stream or flood

Compound of 'mahā' (great), 'ogha' (flood), and 'nibha' (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ogha+nibha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Stem form of 'mahat'
• ogha – flood, stream, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes 'siṃhanādam'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with the suffix '-tvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वज्राशनिस्मस्वनम् (vajrāśanismasvanam) - whose sound was like a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrāśanismasvana

vajrāśanismasvana - whose sound is like a thunderbolt or lightning strike

Compound of 'vajra' (thunderbolt), 'aśani' (lightning), 'sama' (like), and 'svana' (sound)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajra+aśani+sama+svana)

• vajra – thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond
  noun (masculine)
• aśani – lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svan' (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Describes 'siṃhanādam'.

सिंहनादम् (siṁhanādam) - lion's roar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar, a loud and powerful sound

Compound of 'siṃha' (lion) and 'nāda' (sound, roar)

Compound type : tatpurusha (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nad' (to sound, roar)
  Root: nad (class 1)

समम् (samam) - together, simultaneously, unified

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's younger brother)

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from the vicinity, near

(indeclinable)

Formed with 'tasil' suffix meaning 'from the vicinity of'

Note: Used adverbially.

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