वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-36, verse-14

मेघपर्वतसंकाशाश्छादयन्त इवाम्बरम् ।
घोररूपाः कपिश्रेष्ठा यान्तु मच्छासनादितः ॥१४॥

14. meghaparvatasaṃkāśāśchādayanta ivāmbaram ,
ghorarūpāḥ kapiśreṣṭhā yāntu macchāsanāditaḥ.

14. meghaparvatasaṃkāśāḥ chādayantaḥ iva ambaram
ghorarūpāḥ kapiśreṣṭhāḥ yāntu macchāsanāt itaḥ

14. meghaparvatasaṃkāśāḥ ambaram iva chādayantaḥ
ghorarūpāḥ kapiśreṣṭhāḥ macchāsanāt itaḥ yāntu

14. Let the foremost among monkeys, dreadful in appearance, resembling mountains and clouds, as if overshadowing the sky, proceed from here by my command.

Words meanings summery:

• मेघपर्वतसंकाशाः (meghaparvatasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling clouds and mountains

• छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering, obscuring

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

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

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of dreadful form, terrifying in appearance

• कपिश्रेष्ठाः (kapiśreṣṭhāḥ) - best of monkeys, foremost monkeys, excellent monkeys

• यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go, proceed

• मच्छासनात् (macchāsanāt) - by my command, from my order

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence, from this place

Words meanings and morphology

मेघपर्वतसंकाशाः (meghaparvatasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling clouds and mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meghaparvatasaṃkāśa

meghaparvatasaṁkāśa - similar to clouds and mountains, cloud-mountain-like

Compound type : bahuvrihi (megha+parvata+saṃkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, like, appearance
  adjective
  From saṃ-√kāś (to appear, shine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kapiśreṣṭhāḥ.

छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering, obscuring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chādayat

chādayat - covering, obscuring, concealing

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of √chad (to cover, conceal).

Root: chad (class 10)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky, atmosphere, garment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth

Note: Object of 'chādayantaḥ'.

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of dreadful form, terrifying in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a dreadful form, terrifying in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with kapiśreṣṭhāḥ.

कपिश्रेष्ठाः (kapiśreṣṭhāḥ) - best of monkeys, foremost monkeys, excellent monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapiśreṣṭha

kapiśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+śreṣṭha)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go, proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

मच्छासनात् (macchāsanāt) - by my command, from my order

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of macchāsana

macchāsana - my command, my order

Compound of mat (my) and śāsana (command). The 't' of 'mat' becomes 'c' before 'ś', and 'ś' becomes 'ch'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mat+śāsana)

• mat – my, mine (stem of asmad)
  pronoun
• śāsana – command, order, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √śās (to command, instruct).
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates origin or cause.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence, from this place

(indeclinable)

From pronoun base 'i-' with ablative suffix '-taḥ'.