वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-63, verse-6

प्रसुप्तमिव चान्यत्र क्रीडन्तमिव चान्यतः ।
क्व चित् पर्वतमात्रैश्च जलराशिभिरावृतम् ॥६॥

6. prasuptamiva cānyatra krīḍantamiva cānyataḥ ,
kva cit parvatamātraiśca jalarāśibhirāvṛtam.

6. prasuptam iva ca anyatra krīḍantam iva ca anyataḥ
| kva cit parvatamātraiḥ ca jalarāśibhiḥ āvṛtam

6. anyatra prasuptam iva ca anyataḥ krīḍantam iva
ca kva cit parvatamātraiḥ jalarāśibhiḥ āvṛtam

6. In one part, it (the ocean) appeared as if deeply asleep, and in another, as if playing. Elsewhere, it was covered by mountain-sized masses of water.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - appearing calm and still like something deeply asleep (as if deeply asleep, dormant)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - in one part (of the ocean) (elsewhere, in another place)

• क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - appearing active as if playing (playing, sporting)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - in another part (of the ocean) (from another place, elsewhere, otherwise)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• चित् (cit) - in some places (particle indicating indefiniteness (some, any))

• पर्वतमात्रैः (parvatamātraiḥ) - by mountain-sized waves (by those that are mountain-sized, by mountain-like (things))

• च (ca) - and, also

• जलराशिभिः (jalarāśibhiḥ) - by towering waves, by vast bodies of water (by masses of water, by collections of water)

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered over (covered, surrounded, enveloped)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसुप्तम् (prasuptam) - appearing calm and still like something deeply asleep (as if deeply asleep, dormant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasupta

prasupta - asleep, deeply sleeping, dormant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √svap (to sleep) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied object (the ocean or its state).

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - in one part (of the ocean) (elsewhere, in another place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anya (other) + suffix -tra (locative sense).

क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - appearing active as if playing (playing, sporting)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, sporting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √krīḍ (to play) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied object (the ocean or its state).

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - in another part (of the ocean) (from another place, elsewhere, otherwise)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anya (other) + suffix -tas (ablative sense).

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Derived from kim (what) + suffix -va (locative sense, archaic).

चित् (cit) - in some places (particle indicating indefiniteness (some, any))

(indeclinable)

पर्वतमात्रैः (parvatamātraiḥ) - by mountain-sized waves (by those that are mountain-sized, by mountain-like (things))

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of parvatamātra

parvatamātra - mountain-sized, of the size of mountains

Compound type : Tatpurusha (parvata+mātra)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, size, amount, mere, only
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with jalarāśibhiḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जलराशिभिः (jalarāśibhiḥ) - by towering waves, by vast bodies of water (by masses of water, by collections of water)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jalarāśi

jalarāśi - mass of water, ocean, flood

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jala+rāśi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, mass, collection, quantity
  noun (masculine)

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered over (covered, surrounded, enveloped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject (ocean).