वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-29

तस्य संनादशब्देन ते ऽभवन्भयशङ्किताः ।
ददृशुश्च हनूमन्तं संध्यामेघमिवोन्नतम् ॥२९॥

29. tasya saṃnādaśabdena te'bhavanbhayaśaṅkitāḥ ,
dadṛśuśca hanūmantaṃ saṃdhyāmeghamivonnatam.

29. tasya saṃnādaśabdena te abhavan bhayaśaṅkitāḥ
dadṛśuḥ ca hanūmantam sandhyāmegham iva unnatam

29. tasya saṃnādaśabdena te bhayaśaṅkitāḥ abhavan
ca hanūmantam sandhyāmegham unnatam iva dadṛśuḥ

29. At the sound of his roar, they became afraid, and they saw Hanūman, towering like a twilight cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Hanūman's) (his, of him, of that)

• संनादशब्देन (saṁnādaśabdena) - by the sound of the roar

• ते (te) - they (the rākṣasas) (they, those)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

• भयशङ्किताः (bhayaśaṅkitāḥ) - fearful, apprehensive, struck with fear

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• च (ca) - and

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - Hanūman (accusative)

• सन्ध्यामेघम् (sandhyāmegham) - a twilight cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उन्नतम् (unnatam) - elevated, high, lofty, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Hanūman's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संनादशब्देन (saṁnādaśabdena) - by the sound of the roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃnādaśabda

saṁnādaśabda - the sound of a roar, a roaring sound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃnāda+śabda)

• saṃnāda – a roar, loud sound, clamour
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam- + nad (to sound)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nad (class 1)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 10)

ते (te) - they (the rākṣasas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd plural

From root bhū (भू सत्तायाम्)

Root: bhū (class 1)

भयशङ्किताः (bhayaśaṅkitāḥ) - fearful, apprehensive, struck with fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayaśaṅkita

bhayaśaṅkita - fearful, apprehensive, fearing danger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+śaṅkita)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• śaṅkita – apprehensive, afraid, suspected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śaṅk (to fear)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective with 'abhavan'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd plural

From root dṛś (दृशिर् प्रेक्षणे)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the two main clauses.

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - Hanūman (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanūman

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

सन्ध्यामेघम् (sandhyāmegham) - a twilight cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sandhyāmegha

sandhyāmegha - a cloud at twilight/sunset

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyā+megha)

• sandhyā – twilight, evening, junction of day and night
  noun (feminine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mih (to sprinkle)
  Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

उन्नतम् (unnatam) - elevated, high, lofty, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of unnata

unnata - elevated, high, lofty, prominent, mighty

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ud- + root nam (to bend, rise)

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Hanūmantam' and 'sandhyāmegham'.

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