वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-176

आस्ये तस्या निमज्जन्तं ददृशुः सिद्धचारणाः ।
ग्रस्यमानं यथा चन्द्रं पूर्णं पर्वणि राहुणा ॥१७६॥

176. āsye tasyā nimajjantaṃ dadṛśuḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ ,
grasyamānaṃ yathā candraṃ pūrṇaṃ parvaṇi rāhuṇā.

176. आस्ये तस्याः निमज्जन्तम् ददृशुः सिद्धचारणाः
ग्रस्यमानम् यथा चन्द्रम् पूर्णम् पर्वणि राहुणा

176. सिद्धचारणाः तस्याः आस्ये निमज्जन्तम् ददृशुः
यथा पूर्णम् चन्द्रम् पर्वणि राहुणा ग्रस्यमानम्

176. The siddhas and charanas saw him sinking into her mouth, just as the full moon is swallowed by Rahu on a new or full moon day.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्ये (आस्ये) - in her mouth (in the mouth, in the face)

• तस्याः (तस्याः) - Of her (referring to Simhika) (Of her, from her)

• निमज्जन्तम् (निमज्जन्तम्) - sinking (into her mouth) (sinking, diving, immersing)

• ददृशुः (ददृशुः) - they (siddhas and charanas) saw (they saw, they beheld)

• सिद्धचारणाः (सिद्धचारणाः) - The Siddhas and Charanas (Siddhas and Charanas (classes of celestial beings))

• ग्रस्यमानम् (ग्रस्यमानम्) - being swallowed (by Rahu) (being swallowed, being devoured)

• यथा (यथा) - just as (just as, as, like)

• चन्द्रम् (चन्द्रम्) - the moon (moon)

• पूर्णम् (पूर्णम्) - the full (moon) (full, complete, perfect)

• पर्वणि (पर्वणि) - on a new or full moon day (day of eclipse) (on a joint, on a knot, on an auspicious day)

• राहुणा (राहुणा) - by Rahu (the planetary deity causing eclipses) (by Rahu)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्ये (आस्ये) - in her mouth (in the mouth, in the face)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

Root: as (class 4)

तस्याः (तस्याः) - Of her (referring to Simhika) (Of her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be ablative singular

निमज्जन्तम् (निमज्जन्तम्) - sinking (into her mouth) (sinking, diving, immersing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimajjant

nimajjant - sinking, diving, immersing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root majj (to sink, dive) with prefix ni (down, into)

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'him' (understood subject of the seeing)

ददृशुः (ददृशुः) - they (siddhas and charanas) saw (they saw, they beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सिद्धचारणाः (सिद्धचारणाः) - The Siddhas and Charanas (Siddhas and Charanas (classes of celestial beings))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddhacāraṇa

siddhacāraṇa - Siddhas and Charanas (divine or semi-divine beings)

Compound

Compound type : dvandva (siddha+cāraṇa)

• siddha – accomplished, perfect, a semi-divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sidh (to succeed, accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• cāraṇa – wanderer, a class of celestial bards
  noun (masculine)
  From root car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of dadṛśuḥ

ग्रस्यमानम् (ग्रस्यमानम्) - being swallowed (by Rahu) (being swallowed, being devoured)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grasyamāna

grasyamāna - being swallowed, being devoured

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root gras (to swallow, devour)

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Qualifies candram

यथा (यथा) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रम् (चन्द्रम्) - the moon (moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

पूर्णम् (पूर्णम्) - the full (moon) (full, complete, perfect)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled

Past Passive Participle

From root pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies candram

पर्वणि (पर्वणि) - on a new or full moon day (day of eclipse) (on a joint, on a knot, on an auspicious day)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, festival, new or full moon day

राहुणा (राहुणा) - by Rahu (the planetary deity causing eclipses) (by Rahu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rahu (a mythical planet, personification of the ascending lunar node, responsible for eclipses)

Note: Agent of 'being swallowed'