वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-55

शङ्खप्रभं क्षीरमृणालवर्णमुद्गच्छमानं व्यवभासमानम् ।
ददर्श चन्द्रं स कपिप्रवीरः पोप्लूयमानं सरसीव हंसं ॥५५॥

55. śaṅkhaprabhaṃ kṣīramṛṇālavarṇamudgacchamānaṃ vyavabhāsamānam ,
dadarśa candraṃ sa kapipravīraḥ poplūyamānaṃ sarasīva haṃsaṃ.

55. śaṅkhaprabham kṣīramṛṇālavarṇam
udgacchamānam vyavabhāsamānam
dadarśa candram saḥ kapipravīraḥ
poplūyamānam sarasi iva haṃsam

55. saḥ kapipravīraḥ candram
śaṅkhaprabham kṣīramṛṇālavarṇam
udgacchamānam vyavabhāsamānam dadarśa
haṃsam iva sarasi poplūyamānam

55. That foremost of monkeys, Hanuman, saw the moon, which was lustrous like a conch and the color of milk and lotus stems, rising and shining brightly. He saw it as a swan floating in a lake.

Words meanings summery:

• शङ्खप्रभम् (śaṅkhaprabham) - the moon, lustrous like a conch-shell (lustrous like a conch-shell)

• क्षीरमृणालवर्णम् (kṣīramṛṇālavarṇam) - the moon, of the color of milk and lotus stems (of the color of milk and lotus stems)

• उद्गच्छमानम् (udgacchamānam) - the moon, rising (rising, ascending)

• व्यवभासमानम् (vyavabhāsamānam) - the moon, shining brightly (shining forth, resplendent)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - the moon (moon)

• सः (saḥ) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

• कपिप्रवीरः (kapipravīraḥ) - Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys (foremost of monkeys, hero among monkeys)

• पोप्लूयमानम् (poplūyamānam) - floating about (like a swan) (floating about, swimming to and fro)

• सरसि (sarasi) - in a lake (in a lake, in a pond)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• हंसम् (haṁsam) - a swan (swan, goose)

Words meanings and morphology

शङ्खप्रभम् (śaṅkhaprabham) - the moon, lustrous like a conch-shell (lustrous like a conch-shell)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhaprabha

śaṅkhaprabha - conch-shell-lustrous, white like a conch

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaṅkha+prabha)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• prabha – luster, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies `candram`.

क्षीरमृणालवर्णम् (kṣīramṛṇālavarṇam) - the moon, of the color of milk and lotus stems (of the color of milk and lotus stems)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣīramṛṇālavarṇa

kṣīramṛṇālavarṇa - milk-lotus-stem-colored

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣīra+mṛṇāla+varṇa)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• mṛṇāla – lotus stem, fiber of a lotus
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `candram`.

उद्गच्छमानम् (udgacchamānam) - the moon, rising (rising, ascending)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udgacchamāna

gam - to go, move

Present Middle Participle

Root `gam` (class 1) with prefix `ud` + `śānac` suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying `candram`.

व्यवभासमानम् (vyavabhāsamānam) - the moon, shining brightly (shining forth, resplendent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavabhāsamāna

bhās - to shine

Present Middle Participle

Root `bhās` (class 1) with prefixes `vi` and `ava` + `śānac` suffix.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying `candram`.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Tense

Root `dṛś` (class 1, 6). Intensive form of `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

चन्द्रम् (candram) - the moon (moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, lunar

Note: Direct object of `dadarśa`.

सः (saḥ) - He (Hanuman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

कपिप्रवीरः (kapipravīraḥ) - Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys (foremost of monkeys, hero among monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapipravīra

kapipravīra - foremost among monkeys, a monkey hero

Compound: `kapi` (monkey) + `pravīra` (hero, foremost).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kapi+pravīra)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• pravīra – hero, chief, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `saḥ` (Hanuman).

पोप्लूयमानम् (poplūyamānam) - floating about (like a swan) (floating about, swimming to and fro)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of poplūyamāna

plu - to float, to swim

Intensive Middle Participle

Reduplicated root `plu` (class 1) + `śānac` suffix.

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying `haṃsam`.

सरसि (sarasi) - in a lake (in a lake, in a pond)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

हंसम् (haṁsam) - a swan (swan, goose)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose

Note: Object of comparison with `candram`.