वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-28

चन्द्रसूर्यांशुसंकाशः सागराम्बुसमावृतः ।
भ्राजते विपुलैः शृङ्गैरम्बरं विलिखन्निव ॥२८॥

28. candrasūryāṃśusaṃkāśaḥ sāgarāmbusamāvṛtaḥ ,
bhrājate vipulaiḥ śṛṅgairambaraṃ vilikhanniva.

28. candrasūryāṃśusaṃkāśaḥ sāgarāmbu samāvṛtaḥ
bhrājate vipulaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ ambaram vilikhan iva

28. Resplendent like the rays of the moon and sun, surrounded by ocean waters, it shines forth as if scratching the sky with its vast peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्रसूर्यांशुसंकाशः (candrasūryāṁśusaṁkāśaḥ) - the mountain resembling the rays of the moon and sun (resembling the rays of the moon and sun, radiant like moon and sun's light)

• सागराम्बु (sāgarāmbu) - water of the ocean (ocean water)

• समावृतः (samāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by ocean water (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

• भ्राजते (bhrājate) - it shines forth magnificently (shines, glistens, appears splendid)

• विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - with its broad or huge peaks (with vast, extensive, large)

• शृङ्गैः (śṛṅgaiḥ) - with its mountain peaks (with peaks, with horns)

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

• विलिखन् (vilikhan) - as if scratching (scratching, tearing, carving)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्रसूर्यांशुसंकाशः (candrasūryāṁśusaṁkāśaḥ) - the mountain resembling the rays of the moon and sun (resembling the rays of the moon and sun, radiant like moon and sun's light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candrasūryāṃśusaṃkāśa

candrasūryāṁśusaṁkāśa - resembling the rays of the moon and sun, radiant like the sun and moon's light

Compound type : bahuvrihi (candra+sūrya+aṃśu+saṃkāśa)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Refers to the mountain.

सागराम्बु (sāgarāmbu) - water of the ocean (ocean water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāgarāmbu

sāgarāmbu - ocean water

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāgara+ambu)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the compound `sāgarāmbu samāvṛtaḥ` (surrounded by ocean water).

समावृतः (samāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by ocean water (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāvṛta

samāvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied mountain.

भ्राजते (bhrājate) - it shines forth magnificently (shines, glistens, appears splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhrāj

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Root √bhrāj (1st conjugation, set).

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - with its broad or huge peaks (with vast, extensive, large)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipula

vipula - vast, extensive, large, broad

Note: Agrees with `śṛṅgaiḥ`.

शृङ्गैः (śṛṅgaiḥ) - with its mountain peaks (with peaks, with horns)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - peak (of a mountain), horn

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means by which it shines/scratches the sky.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

Note: Object of the action `vilikhan` (scratching).

विलिखन् (vilikhan) - as if scratching (scratching, tearing, carving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilikhat

vilikhat - scratching, tearing, carving, writing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √likh (to scratch, write) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied mountain, acting as a predicate.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

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