वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-185

स महामेघसंकाशं समीक्ष्यात्मानमात्मना ।
निरुन्धन्तमिवाकाशं चकार मतिमान्मतिम् ॥१८५॥

185. sa mahāmeghasaṃkāśaṃ samīkṣyātmānamātmanā ,
nirundhantamivākāśaṃ cakāra matimānmatim.

185. saḥ mahāmeghasaṃkāśam samīkṣya ātmānam ātmanā
nirundhantam iva ākāśam cakāra matimān matim

185. saḥ matimān ātmanā mahāmeghasaṃkāśam ākāśam
nirundhantam iva ātmānam samīkṣya matim cakāra

185. The intelligent (matimān) Hanuman, perceiving his own (ātman) form as resembling a great cloud and seemingly obstructing the sky, then made a firm resolve (mati) in his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

• महामेघसंकाशम् (mahāmeghasaṁkāśam) - resembling a great cloud

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having perceived, having observed

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own form (self, soul, oneself)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own discernment/mind (by the self, by the mind, by oneself)

• निरुन्धन्तम् (nirundhantam) - obstructing, hindering, covering

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• चकार (cakāra) - he made, he did

• मतिमान् (matimān) - The intelligent Hanuman (intelligent, wise, discerning)

• मतिम् (matim) - a firm resolve (thought, mind, resolve, intention)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महामेघसंकाशम् (mahāmeghasaṁkāśam) - resembling a great cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmeghasaṃkāśa

mahāmeghasaṁkāśa - resembling a great cloud, having the appearance of a huge cloud

Compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+megha+saṃkāśa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having perceived, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own form (self, soul, oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, mind, individual soul (ātman), supreme (Brahman)

Note: Object of samīkṣya.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own discernment/mind (by the self, by the mind, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, mind, individual soul (ātman), supreme (Brahman)

Note: Instrument of seeing/perceiving.

निरुन्धन्तम् (nirundhantam) - obstructing, hindering, covering

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirundhat

nirundhat - obstructing, covering, blocking

Present Active Participle

Derived from √rudh (to obstruct) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

चकार (cakāra) - he made, he did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √kṛ

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिमान् (matimān) - The intelligent Hanuman (intelligent, wise, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, possessing mind/intellect

Derived from mati (mind/intellect) with possessive suffix -mat.

मतिम् (matim) - a firm resolve (thought, mind, resolve, intention)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intellect, intention, resolve (mati)

Derived from √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of cakāra.