वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-18

स यातस्तेजसा व्योम संक्षिपन्निव वेगतः ।
अथाहं खे चरैर्भूतैरभिगम्य सभाजितः ॥१८॥

18. sa yātastejasā vyoma saṃkṣipanniva vegataḥ ,
athāhaṃ khe carairbhūtairabhigamya sabhājitaḥ.

18. saḥ yātaḥ tejasā vyoma saṃkṣipan iva vegataḥ atha
aham khe caraiḥ bhūtaiḥ abhigamya sabhājitaḥ

18. He soared into the sky with great splendor, as if compressing the vastness with his speed. Then, having been approached by celestial beings, I was honored.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the demon Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - went, soared (gone, went, arrived)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with great splendor (by splendor, by power, by might)

• व्योम (vyoma) - the sky (sky, atmosphere)

• संक्षिपन् (saṁkṣipan) - compressing (compressing, gathering, shrinking)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

• वेगतः (vegataḥ) - with his speed (from speed, quickly, with speed)

• अथ (atha) - Then (then, now, moreover)

• अहम् (aham) - I (referring to Hanumān, the speaker) (I)

• खे (khe) - in the sky (in the sky, in the air)

• चरैः (caraiḥ) - by (those who) dwell (by those who move, by wanderers)

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by celestial beings (by beings, by creatures, by elements)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having been approached (having approached, having arrived at)

• सभाजितः (sabhājitaḥ) - was honored (honored, respected, praised)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the demon Rāvaṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यातः (yātaḥ) - went, soared (gone, went, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, having gone

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yā' with suffix 'kta' (ta). Masculine nominative singular.

Root: yā (class 2)

तेजसा (tejasā) - with great splendor (by splendor, by power, by might)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, power, might

व्योम (vyoma) - the sky (sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

संक्षिपन् (saṁkṣipan) - compressing (compressing, gathering, shrinking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣipat

saṁkṣipat - compressing, shrinking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kṣip' (to throw, to compress) with upasarga 'sam', and suffix 'śatṛ' (at). Masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

वेगतः (vegataḥ) - with his speed (from speed, quickly, with speed)

(indeclinable)

From 'vij' (to move, tremble). The suffix 'tas' (or 'taḥ') denotes 'from' or 'by means of'.

Root: vij

Note: Formed with the suffix -tas to indicate 'from' or 'by means of'.

अथ (atha) - Then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (referring to Hanumān, the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

खे (khe) - in the sky (in the sky, in the air)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space

चरैः (caraiḥ) - by (those who) dwell (by those who move, by wanderers)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cara

cara - moving, wandering, a mover

Derived from root 'car' (to move, wander). Masculine instrumental plural.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective here, part of a compound with bhūtaiḥ.

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by celestial beings (by beings, by creatures, by elements)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become). Masculine instrumental plural.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: `khe caraiḥ bhūtaiḥ` - 'by sky-dwelling beings'

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having been approached (having approached, having arrived at)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with upasarga 'abhi' and suffix 'lyap'. Implies that someone else approached 'me' (Hanuman).

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

सभाजितः (sabhājitaḥ) - was honored (honored, respected, praised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhājita

sabhājita - honored, worshipped, praised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhāj' (to honor, worship) with upasarga 'sam'. Masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāj (class 1)

Note: This word refers to the speaker (Hanumān).

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