वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-70

श्वेताभ्रघनराजीव वायुपुत्रानुगामिनी ।
तस्य सा शुशुभे छाया वितता लवणाम्भसि ॥७०॥

70. śvetābhraghanarājīva vāyuputrānugāminī ,
tasya sā śuśubhe chāyā vitatā lavaṇāmbhasi.

70. śvetābhraghanarājī iva vāyuputrānugāminī
tasya sā śuśubhe chāyā vitatā lavaṇāmbhasi

70. tasya sā vāyuputrānugāminī śvetābhraghanarājī
iva vitatā chāyā lavaṇāmbhasi śuśubhe

70. That shadow of his, following the son of Vāyu (Hanuman) like a line of white cloud masses, shone extended in the salty ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वेताभ्रघनराजी (śvetābhraghanarājī) - a streak/line of white cloud masses

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• वायुपुत्रानुगामिनी (vāyuputrānugāminī) - following Hanuman (following the son of Vayu)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Hanuman) (of him, his)

• सा (sā) - that (shadow) (that (feminine), she)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it appeared beautiful, it was resplendent

• छाया (chāyā) - shadow (on the water) (shadow, shade, reflection)

• वितता (vitatā) - spread out, extended, vast

• लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - in the salty water/ocean

Words meanings and morphology

श्वेताभ्रघनराजी (śvetābhraghanarājī) - a streak/line of white cloud masses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śvetābhraghanarājī

śvetābhraghanarājī - a line/streak of white cloud masses

Compound of śveta (white), abhra (cloud), ghana (mass, dense), rājī (line, streak).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śveta+abhra+ghana+rājī)

• śveta – white
  adjective (masculine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ghana – dense, thick, mass, cloud
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• rājī – line, streak, row
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used as a simile with iva.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Connects śvetābhraghanarājī to vāyuputrānugāminī and chāyā.

वायुपुत्रानुगामिनी (vāyuputrānugāminī) - following Hanuman (following the son of Vayu)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāyuputrānugāmin

vāyuputrānugāmin - following the son of Vāyu, moving after the son of Vāyu

agent noun from anugam

Compound of vāyuputra (son of Vayu) and anugāmin (following).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vāyuputra+anugāmin)

• vāyuputra – son of Vāyu (wind god)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of Vāyu (wind god) and putra (son). Refers to Hanuman.
• anugāmin – following, accompanying, conformable to
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root gam with upasarga anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to chāyā.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Hanuman) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, referring to Hanuman.

सा (sā) - that (shadow) (that (feminine), she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to chāyā.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it appeared beautiful, it was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect past (lit) of śubh

Perfect, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Reduplicated perfect.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Subject is chāyā.

छाया (chāyā) - shadow (on the water) (shadow, shade, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, reflection, image

वितता (vitatā) - spread out, extended, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitata

vitata - spread out, extended, vast, wide

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tan (to stretch, extend) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies chāyā.

लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - in the salty water/ocean

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salty water, ocean

Compound of lavaṇa (salt, salty) and ambhas (water).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salt, salty
  adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the shadow shone.