वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-52

तस्याम्बरगतौ बाहू ददृशाते प्रसारितौ ।
पर्वताग्राद्विनिष्क्रान्तौ पञ्चास्याविव पन्नगौ ॥५२॥

52. tasyāmbaragatau bāhū dadṛśāte prasāritau ,
parvatāgrādviniṣkrāntau pañcāsyāviva pannagau.

52. tasya ambara-gatau bāhū dadṛśāte prasāritau
parvata-agrāt viniṣkrāntau pañca-āsyau iva pannagau

52. tasya prasāritau ambara-gatau bāhū dadṛśāte,
parvata-agrāt viniṣkrāntau pañca-āsyau pannagau iva.

52. His two extended arms, reaching into the sky, appeared like two five-headed serpents emerging from a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Hanumān's) (his, its)

• अम्बर-गतौ (ambara-gatau) - gone to the sky, reaching the sky

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

• ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - were seen, appeared

• प्रसारितौ (prasāritau) - extended, stretched out

• पर्वत-अग्रात् (parvata-agrāt) - from the mountain peak

• विनिष्क्रान्तौ (viniṣkrāntau) - emerged, come forth

• पञ्च-आस्यौ (pañca-āsyau) - five-headed, having five mouths

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पन्नगौ (pannagau) - two serpents, two snakes

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Hanumān's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

अम्बर-गतौ (ambara-gatau) - gone to the sky, reaching the sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ambara-gata

ambara-gata - gone to the sky, sky-reaching

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambara+gata)

• ambara – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root GAM (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bāhū`.

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Passive

Perfect (liṭ) third person dual, middle voice, from root DṚŚ (to see). Often used passively in this form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रसारितौ (prasāritau) - extended, stretched out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasārita

prasārita - extended, stretched out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root SṚ (to flow, to spread) with prefix PRA- and Ā- (long a)

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bāhū`.

पर्वत-अग्रात् (parvata-agrāt) - from the mountain peak

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of parvatāgra

parvatāgra - mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+agra)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, peak, front
  noun (neuter)

विनिष्क्रान्तौ (viniṣkrāntau) - emerged, come forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viniṣkrānta

viniṣkrānta - emerged, come forth, gone out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root KRAM (to step, go) with prefixes VI- and NIS-

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pannagau`.

पञ्च-आस्यौ (pañca-āsyau) - five-headed, having five mouths

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pañcāsya

pañcāsya - five-headed, five-mouthed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+āsya)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `pannagau`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पन्नगौ (pannagau) - two serpents, two snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake