वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-34, verse-7

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णः सागरो मकरालयः ।
विक्रमश्लाघनीयेन क्रमता गोष्पदीकृतः ॥७॥

7. śatayojanavistīrṇaḥ sāgaro makarālayaḥ ,
vikramaślāghanīyena kramatā goṣpadīkṛtaḥ.

7. śatayojanavistīrṇaḥ sāgaraḥ makarālayaḥ
vikramaślāghanīyena kramatā goṣpadīkṛtaḥ

7. śatayojanavistīrṇaḥ makarālayaḥ sāgaraḥ
vikramaślāghanīyena kramatā goṣpadīkṛtaḥ

7. The ocean, a hundred yojanas wide and an abode of sea monsters, was, by his praiseworthy feat of stepping, reduced to the size of a cow's hoof-print (i.e., made easily traversable).

Words meanings summery:

• शतयोजनविस्तीर्णः (śatayojanavistīrṇaḥ) - extending over a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

• मकरालयः (makarālayaḥ) - abode of makaras (sea monsters), ocean

• विक्रमश्लाघनीयेन (vikramaślāghanīyena) - by his praiseworthy feat (of valor) (by one whose valor is praiseworthy, by the praiseworthy valor)

• क्रमता (kramatā) - by the act of stepping across (the ocean) (by stepping, by moving, by walking)

• गोष्पदीकृतः (goṣpadīkṛtaḥ) - reduced to the size of a cow's hoof-print (meaning made traversable with ease) (made into a cow's hoof-print, made insignificant or easily traversable)

Words meanings and morphology

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णः (śatayojanavistīrṇaḥ) - extending over a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatayojanavistīrṇa

śatayojanavistīrṇa - extending over a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide

compound: śata (hundred) + yojana (measure of distance) + vistīrṇa (extended)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+yojana+vistīrṇa)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• yojana – yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-10 miles)
  noun (neuter)
• vistīrṇa – extended, wide, vast, spread out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root stṛ (to spread) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 6)

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

मकरालयः (makarālayaḥ) - abode of makaras (sea monsters), ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of makarālaya

makarālaya - abode of makaras (sea monsters); a name for the ocean

compound: makara (sea monster) + ālaya (abode)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (makara+ālaya)

• makara – sea monster, crocodile, dolphin
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

विक्रमश्लाघनीयेन (vikramaślāghanīyena) - by his praiseworthy feat (of valor) (by one whose valor is praiseworthy, by the praiseworthy valor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikramaślāghanīya

vikramaślāghanīya - praiseworthy for valor, deserving praise for prowess

compound: vikrama (valor) + ślāghanīya (praiseworthy)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikrama+ślāghanīya)

• vikrama – valor, prowess, feat, heroic stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)
• ślāghanīya – praiseworthy, laudable, deserving applause
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root ślāgh (to praise) + anīya suffix
  Root: ślāgh (class 1)

क्रमता (kramatā) - by the act of stepping across (the ocean) (by stepping, by moving, by walking)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kramat

kramat - stepping, moving, going, advancing (present participle)

Present Active Participle

from root kram (to step, move)

Root: kram (class 1)

गोष्पदीकृतः (goṣpadīkṛtaḥ) - reduced to the size of a cow's hoof-print (meaning made traversable with ease) (made into a cow's hoof-print, made insignificant or easily traversable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goṣpadīkṛta

goṣpadīkṛta - made into a cow's hoof-print, made insignificant, made easily passable

Past Passive Participle

compound: goṣpada (cow's hoof-print) + -īkṛta (made into)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (goṣpada+īkṛta)

• goṣpada – cow's hoof-print
  noun (neuter)
• īkṛta – made, done, rendered into (a state)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)