वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-43, verse-4

तप्तकाञ्चनचित्राणि चापान्यमितविक्रमाः ।
विस्फारयन्तः संहृष्टास्तडिद्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः ॥४॥

4. taptakāñcanacitrāṇi cāpānyamitavikramāḥ ,
visphārayantaḥ saṃhṛṣṭāstaḍidvanta ivāmbudāḥ.

4. taptakāñcanacitrāṇi cāpāni amitavikramāḥ
visphārayantaḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ taḍidvantaḥ iva ambudāḥ

4. amitavikramāḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ taptakāñcanacitrāṇi
cāpāni visphārayantaḥ taḍidvantaḥ ambudāḥ iva

4. Of immeasurable valor, they joyfully twanged their bows, which were adorned with gleaming gold, appearing like thunderclouds flashing with lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• तप्तकाञ्चनचित्राणि (taptakāñcanacitrāṇi) - adorned with gleaming gold, variegated with heated gold

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

• अमितविक्रमाः (amitavikramāḥ) - of immeasurable valor

• विस्फारयन्तः (visphārayantaḥ) - twanging, stretching (their bows)

• संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, joyful, elated

• तडिद्वन्तः (taḍidvantaḥ) - possessing lightning, with lightning

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

Words meanings and morphology

तप्तकाञ्चनचित्राणि (taptakāñcanacitrāṇi) - adorned with gleaming gold, variegated with heated gold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of taptakāñcanacitra

taptakāñcanacitra - variegated/adorned with heated gold

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapta+kāñcana+citra)

• tapta – heated, glowing, molten
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root tap + kta suffix
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• citra – variegated, adorned, wonderful
  adjective (neuter)

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow

अमितविक्रमाः (amitavikramāḥ) - of immeasurable valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amitavikrama

amitavikrama - of immeasurable valor/might

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mita+vikrama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mita – measured, limited
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root mā + kta suffix
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vikrama – valor, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

विस्फारयन्तः (visphārayantaḥ) - twanging, stretching (their bows)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of visphārayant

visphārayant - stretching, twanging (a bow)

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Root sphur with prefix vi and causative ending

Prefix: vi

Root: sphur (class 6)

संहृष्टाः (saṁhṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, joyful, elated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, joyful, exhilarated

Past Passive Participle

Root hṛṣ with prefix sam + kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

तडिद्वन्तः (taḍidvantaḥ) - possessing lightning, with lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taḍidvat

taḍidvat - possessing lightning

Derived with -vat suffix (possessive) from taḍit (lightning)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix
  Root dā + a suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)