वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-145

तं दृष्ट्वा मेघसंकाशं दशयोजनमायतम् ।
चकार सुरसाप्यास्यं विंशद्योजनमायतम् ॥१४५॥

145. taṃ dṛṣṭvā meghasaṃkāśaṃ daśayojanamāyatam ,
cakāra surasāpyāsyaṃ viṃśadyojanamāyatam.

145. tam dṛṣṭvā meghasaṃkāśam daśayojanam āyatam
cakāra surasā api āsyām viṃśatiyojanam āyatam

145. tam meghasaṃkāśam daśayojanam āyatam dṛṣṭvā,
surasā api āsyām viṃśatiyojanam āyatam cakāra

145. Upon seeing him, who resembled a cloud and was ten yojanas in length, Surasā also made her mouth twenty yojanas long.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मेघसंकाशम् (meghasaṁkāśam) - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

• दशयोजनम् (daśayojanam) - ten yojanas (a measure of distance)

• आयतम् (āyatam) - extended, stretched, long

• चकार (cakāra) - she made, did

• सुरसा (surasā) - Surasā

• अपि (api) - also, even

• आस्याम् (āsyām) - mouth, face

• विंशतियोजनम् (viṁśatiyojanam) - twenty yojanas

• आयतम् (āyatam) - extended, stretched, long

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मेघसंकाशम् (meghasaṁkāśam) - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meghasaṃkāśa

meghasaṁkāśa - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+saṃkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

दशयोजनम् (daśayojanam) - ten yojanas (a measure of distance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daśayojana

daśayojana - ten yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+yojana)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• yojana – league, a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate extent.

आयतम् (āyatam) - extended, stretched, long

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyata

āyata - long, extended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

चकार (cakāra) - she made, did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect active 3rd singular

Perfect tense, from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुरसा (surasā) - Surasā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surasā

surasā - Surasā (name of a female demoness)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

आस्याम् (āsyām) - mouth, face

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

विंशतियोजनम् (viṁśatiyojanam) - twenty yojanas

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṃśatiyojana

viṁśatiyojana - twenty yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (viṃśati+yojana)

• viṃśati – twenty
  numeral (feminine)
• yojana – league, a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate extent.

आयतम् (āyatam) - extended, stretched, long

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyata

āyata - long, extended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)