वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-157

स सागरमनाधृष्यमभ्येत्य वरुणालयम् ।
जगामाकाशमाविश्य वेगेन गरुणोपमः ॥१५७॥

157. sa sāgaramanādhṛṣyamabhyetya varuṇālayam ,
jagāmākāśamāviśya vegena garuṇopamaḥ.

157. saḥ sāgaram anādhṛṣyam abhyetya varuṇālayam
jagāma ākāśam āviśya vegena garuṇopamaḥ

157. saḥ garuṇopamaḥ anādhṛṣyam varuṇālayam
sāgaram abhyetya ākāśam āviśya vegena jagāma

157. Having approached that impregnable ocean, the abode of Varuna, he, resembling Garuda, entered the sky and soared away swiftly.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

• अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - impregnable, irresistible, unassailable

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having reached

• वरुणालयम् (varuṇālayam) - abode of Varuna, the ocean

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he departed

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space, ether

• आविश्य (āviśya) - having entered, having penetrated

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

• गरुणोपमः (garuṇopamaḥ) - resembling Garuda, like Garuda

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - impregnable, irresistible, unassailable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anādhṛṣya

anādhṛṣya - unassailable, unconquerable, impregnable

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ādhṛṣya)

• an – not, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• ādhṛṣya – assailable, to be attacked
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  root dhṛṣ with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutative/gerund

absolutative form of verb i with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

वरुणालयम् (varuṇālayam) - abode of Varuna, the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇālaya

varuṇālaya - abode of Varuna (the god of waters), the ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (varuṇa+ālaya)

• varuṇa – Varuna (Vedic god of cosmic order and waters)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, receptacle
  noun (masculine)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether (one of the five elements)

आविश्य (āviśya) - having entered, having penetrated

(indeclinable)

absolutative/gerund

absolutative form of verb viś with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, impulse, current

गरुणोपमः (garuṇopamaḥ) - resembling Garuda, like Garuda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuṇopama

garuṇopama - resembling Garuda, like Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)

Compound type : tatpurusha (garuṇa+upama)

• garuṇa – Garuda (mythical eagle, king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, simile; resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)