वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-44, verse-17

ततस्तं ददृशुर्वीरा दीप्यमानं महाकपिम् ।
रश्मिमन्तमिवोद्यन्तं स्वतेजोरश्मिमालिनम् ॥१७॥

17. tatastaṃ dadṛśurvīrā dīpyamānaṃ mahākapim ,
raśmimantamivodyantaṃ svatejoraśmimālinam.

17. tataḥ tam dadṛśuḥ vīrāḥ dīpyamānam mahākapim
raśmimantam iva udyantam svatejorraśmimālinam

17. tataḥ vīrāḥ tam dīpyamānam mahākapim
svatejorraśmimālinam udyantam raśmimantam iva dadṛśuḥ

17. Then the valiant heroes saw him, that great monkey (mahākapi), blazing brightly, like the rising sun, garlanded by the rays of its own effulgence.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefrom

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - the Rākṣasa (demon) warriors (heroes, valiant men, warriors)

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, blazing, being illuminated

• महाकपिम् (mahākapim) - the great monkey (Hanuman) (great monkey)

• रश्मिमन्तम् (raśmimantam) - radiant, bright, having rays

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising, ascending, emerging

• स्वतेजोर्रश्मिमालिनम् (svatejorraśmimālinam) - garlanded with the rays of his own splendor/effulgence

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefrom

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun tad

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd plural perfect active of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - the Rākṣasa (demon) warriors (heroes, valiant men, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, valiant, brave

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, blazing, being illuminated

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, blazing, being illuminated

present middle participle

Present middle participle from root dīp (to shine) with the suffix -śānac

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mahākapim.

महाकपिम् (mahākapim) - the great monkey (Hanuman) (great monkey)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kapi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)

रश्मिमन्तम् (raśmimantam) - radiant, bright, having rays

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raśmimat

raśmimat - having rays, radiant

Formed with suffix -mat (possessive) from raśmi

Note: Agrees with mahākapim.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising, ascending, emerging

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyant

udyant - rising, ascending, emerging

present active participle

Present active participle from root iṇ (to go) with upasarga ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: iṇ (class 2)

Note: Agrees with mahākapim or the implied 'sun'.

स्वतेजोर्रश्मिमालिनम् (svatejorraśmimālinam) - garlanded with the rays of his own splendor/effulgence

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svatejorraśmimālin

svatejorraśmimālin - garlanded with the rays of one's own splendor

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+tejas+raśmi+mālin)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, brilliance, power
  noun (neuter)
• raśmi – ray, beam of light, rope
  noun (masculine)
• mālin – wearing a garland, garlanded
  adjective (masculine)