वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-34

ततो रक्तजलं भीमं लोहितं नाम सागरम् ।
गता द्रक्ष्यथ तां चैव बृहतीं कूटशाल्मलीम् ॥३४॥

34. tato raktajalaṃ bhīmaṃ lohitaṃ nāma sāgaram ,
gatā drakṣyatha tāṃ caiva bṛhatīṃ kūṭaśālmalīm.

34. tataḥ raktajalam bhīmam lohitam nāma sāgaram
gatā drakṣyatha tām ca eva bṛhatīm kūṭaśālmalīm

34. tataḥ gatā drakṣyatha raktajalam bhīmam lohitam
nāma sāgaram tāṃ ca eva bṛhatīm kūṭaśālmalīm

34. Then, having proceeded, you will see that terrifying ocean named Lohita (Red), which has red water. And indeed, you will also see that immense Kūṭaśālmalī tree.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that

• रक्तजलम् (raktajalam) - having red water

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - dreadful, terrifying

• लोहितम् (lohitam) - named Lohita (red)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

• गता (gatā) - having gone, proceeded

• द्रक्ष्यथ (drakṣyatha) - you (plural) will see

• ताम् (tām) - that

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• बृहतीम् (bṛhatīm) - huge, mighty

• कूटशाल्मलीम् (kūṭaśālmalīm) - Kūṭaśālmalī tree

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that

(indeclinable)

रक्तजलम् (raktajalam) - having red water

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raktajala

raktajala - red-watered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+jala)

• rakta – red
  adjective
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - dreadful, terrifying

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrifying, formidable

लोहितम् (lohitam) - named Lohita (red)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lohita

lohita - red, blood-red

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

गता (gatā) - having gone, proceeded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

From √gam with kta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you (plural)'.

द्रक्ष्यथ (drakṣyatha) - you (plural) will see

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

बृहतीम् (bṛhatīm) - huge, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bṛhat

bṛhat - large, vast, mighty

कूटशाल्मलीम् (kūṭaśālmalīm) - Kūṭaśālmalī tree

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kūṭaśālmalī

kūṭaśālmalī - the Kūṭaśālmalī tree (a mythical giant silk-cotton tree)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūṭa+śālmalī)

• kūṭa – peak, horn, summit, false, deceitful
  noun (neuter)
• śālmalī – silk-cotton tree (Bombax malabaricum)
  noun (feminine)

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