वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-60, verse-12

यत्नेन महता भूयो रविः समवलोकितः ।
तुल्यः पृथ्वीप्रमाणेन भास्करः प्रतिभाति नौ ॥१२॥

12. yatnena mahatā bhūyo raviḥ samavalokitaḥ ,
tulyaḥ pṛthvīpramāṇena bhāskaraḥ pratibhāti nau.

12. yatnena mahatā bhūyaḥ raviḥ samavalokitaḥ
tulyaḥ pṛthvīpramāṇena bhāskaraḥ pratibhāti nau

12. raviḥ mahatā yatnena bhūyaḥ samavalokitaḥ
bhāskaraḥ pṛthvīpramāṇena tulyaḥ nau pratibhāti

12. With great effort, the sun (raviḥ) was observed again. The sun (bhāskaraḥ) appears to us to be equal in size to the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with effort, carefully

• महता (mahatā) - by great, with great, by mighty

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, further

• रविः (raviḥ) - the sun, sun god

• समवलोकितः (samavalokitaḥ) - was observed, was seen, was beheld

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

• पृथ्वीप्रमाणेन (pṛthvīpramāṇena) - by the measure of the earth, in size of the earth

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, sun-maker

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines, becomes clear

• नौ (nau) - to us, for us

Words meanings and morphology

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with effort, carefully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, care

Root: yat (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - by great, with great, by mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, further

(indeclinable)

Comparative adjective/adverb from 'bahu' (much/many).

रविः (raviḥ) - the sun, sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - sun, sun god, a name for the sun

समवलोकितः (samavalokitaḥ) - was observed, was seen, was beheld

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samavalokita

samavalokita - well-seen, thoroughly observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ava-'.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: lok (class 1)

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, like, comparable

Derived from 'tulā' (balance).

Root: tul (class 10)

पृथ्वीप्रमाणेन (pṛthvīpramāṇena) - by the measure of the earth, in size of the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pṛthvīpramāṇa

pṛthvīpramāṇa - the measure/size of the earth

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthvī+pramāṇa)

• pṛthvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pramāṇa – measure, size, extent, proof
  noun (neuter)
  From 'pra-' + 'mā' (to measure).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, sun-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-maker, fire

Compound 'bhās' (light) + 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, splendor
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doing, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do/make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines, becomes clear

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibhā

Present active indicative

From prefix 'prati-' + root 'bhā' (to shine/appear).

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

नौ (nau) - to us, for us

(pronoun)

Dative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Enclitic form of 'asmad'.

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