वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-17, verse-13

वेदीमिव परामृष्टां शान्तामग्निशिखामिव ।
पौर्णमासीमिव निशां राहुग्रस्तेन्दुमण्डलाम् ॥१३॥

13. vedīmiva parāmṛṣṭāṃ śāntāmagniśikhāmiva ,
paurṇamāsīmiva niśāṃ rāhugrastendumaṇḍalām.

13. vedīm iva parāmṛṣṭām śāntām agniśikhām iva
paurṇamāsīm iva niśām rāhugrastendumāṇḍalām

13. vedīm iva parāmṛṣṭām śāntām agniśikhām iva
paurṇamāsīm iva niśām rāhugrastendumāṇḍalām

13. Like an altar that has been defiled, like a fire-flame that has been extinguished, or like a full moon night whose moon's disk has been seized by Rāhu.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदीम् (vedīm) - altar, sacred ground, sacrificial ground

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• परामृष्टाम् (parāmṛṣṭām) - defiled, touched improperly, contaminated

• शान्ताम् (śāntām) - extinguished, calmed, peaceful, ceased

• अग्निशिखाम् (agniśikhām) - flame of fire

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पौर्णमासीम् (paurṇamāsīm) - refers to the night of the full moon (full moon day/night)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• राहुग्रस्तेन्दुमाण्डलाम् (rāhugrastendumāṇḍalām) - whose moon's disk is seized by Rāhu

Words meanings and morphology

वेदीम् (vedīm) - altar, sacred ground, sacrificial ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedī

vedī - an altar, a sacrificial ground, a raised platform

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

परामृष्टाम् (parāmṛṣṭām) - defiled, touched improperly, contaminated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parāmṛṣṭa

parāmṛṣṭa - touched, defiled, contaminated, smeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √mṛś (to touch) with prefix 'parā-'.

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)

शान्ताम् (śāntām) - extinguished, calmed, peaceful, ceased

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānta

śānta - calmed, tranquil, pacified, extinguished, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śam (to be calm, to cease).

Root: śam (class 1)

अग्निशिखाम् (agniśikhām) - flame of fire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agniśikhā

agniśikhā - a flame of fire, a fire-flame

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+śikhā)

• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, peak, tuft of hair
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

पौर्णमासीम् (paurṇamāsīm) - refers to the night of the full moon (full moon day/night)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paurṇamāsī

paurṇamāsī - the day or night of the full moon

Derived from pūrṇamāsa (full moon month)

Note: Qualifies 'niśām'

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

राहुग्रस्तेन्दुमाण्डलाम् (rāhugrastendumāṇḍalām) - whose moon's disk is seized by Rāhu

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rāhugrastendumāṇḍalā

rāhugrastendumāṇḍalā - whose moon's disk is seized by Rāhu

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rāhu+grasta+indu+maṇḍala)

• rāhu – Rāhu (mythological demon responsible for eclipses)
  proper noun (masculine)
• grasta – seized, caught, swallowed, eaten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gras (to swallow, seize)
  Root: gras (class 1)
• indu – moon, drop, spot
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – disk, circle, orb, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: This adjective qualifies 'niśām' (night).

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