वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-45, verse-8

स तं समासाद्य हरिं हरीक्षणो युगान्तकालाग्निमिव प्रजाक्षये ।
अवस्थितं विस्मितजातसंभ्रमः समैक्षताक्षो बहुमानचक्षुषा ॥८॥

8. sa taṃ samāsādya hariṃ harīkṣaṇo yugāntakālāgnimiva prajākṣaye ,
avasthitaṃ vismitajātasaṃbhramaḥ samaikṣatākṣo bahumānacakṣuṣā.

8. saḥ tam samāsādya harim harīkṣaṇaḥ
yugāntakālāgnim iva prajākṣaye
avasthitam vismitajātasaṃbhramaḥ
samaikṣata akṣaḥ bahumānacakṣuṣā

8. harīkṣaṇaḥ vismitajātasaṃbhramaḥ
akṣaḥ prajākṣaye yugāntakālāgnim
iva avasthitam tam harim
samāsādya bahumānacakṣuṣā samaikṣata

8. Having approached that monkey, who stood like the fire of cosmic dissolution (yugāntakālāgni) at the destruction of beings, Akṣa, fierce-eyed and filled with wonder and agitation, gazed upon him with eyes full of great respect.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Akṣa (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - Hanuman (him, that)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

• हरिम् (harim) - the monkey (Hanuman) (monkey, lion, Vishnu)

• हरीक्षणः (harīkṣaṇaḥ) - lion-eyed, having fierce eyes

• युगान्तकालाग्निम् (yugāntakālāgnim) - the fire of destruction at the end of an eon, the cosmic dissolution fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रजाक्षये (prajākṣaye) - at the destruction of creatures/beings

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, situated, being

• विस्मितजातसंभ्रमः (vismitajātasaṁbhramaḥ) - filled with wonder and agitation/confusion

• समैक्षत (samaikṣata) - he gazed at, he observed, he looked carefully

• अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - Akṣa, the son of Ravana (Akṣa (proper noun), eye, axle)

• बहुमानचक्षुषा (bahumānacakṣuṣā) - with eyes full of great respect

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Akṣa (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject, refers to Akṣa.

तम् (tam) - Hanuman (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object, refers to Hanuman.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From root sad (to sit/go) with prefixes sam and ā, and gerund suffix lyap.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

हरिम् (harim) - the monkey (Hanuman) (monkey, lion, Vishnu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - monkey, lion, Vishnu, sun, horse

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of samāsādya.

हरीक्षणः (harīkṣaṇaḥ) - lion-eyed, having fierce eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harīkṣaṇa

harīkṣaṇa - lion-eyed, having fiery eyes

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (hari+īkṣaṇa)

• hari – lion, monkey, Vishnu, yellowish, tawny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  From root īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes Akṣa.

युगान्तकालाग्निम् (yugāntakālāgnim) - the fire of destruction at the end of an eon, the cosmic dissolution fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yugāntakālāgni

yugāntakālāgni - the fire of cosmic dissolution at the end of an eon/age

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yuga+anta+kāla+agni)

• yuga – eon, age, epoch
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• anta – end, limit, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant (class 1)
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag

Note: Object of comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

प्रजाक्षये (prajākṣaye) - at the destruction of creatures/beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prajākṣaya

prajākṣaya - destruction of creatures/offspring

Compound type : Genitive Tatpurusha (prajā+kṣaya)

• prajā – creature, being, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)
  From root jan (to be born) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kṣaya – destruction, end, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to destroy).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Specifies the context of yugāntakālāgni.

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, situated, being

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, being, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies harim.

विस्मितजातसंभ्रमः (vismitajātasaṁbhramaḥ) - filled with wonder and agitation/confusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismitajātasaṃbhrama

vismitajātasaṁbhrama - having arisen wonder and confusion, bewildered and agitated

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vismita+jāta+saṃbhrama)

• vismita – wondered, astonished, surprised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root smi (to smile) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, hurry, reverence
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Describes Akṣa.

समैक्षत (samaikṣata) - he gazed at, he observed, he looked carefully

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of samīkṣ

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix sam. a augment for imperfect.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - Akṣa, the son of Ravana (Akṣa (proper noun), eye, axle)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣa

akṣa - eye, axle, die (for gaming), Akṣa (proper noun)

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Subject of samaikṣata.

बहुमानचक्षुषा (bahumānacakṣuṣā) - with eyes full of great respect

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahumānacakṣus

bahumānacakṣus - having eyes full of great respect/reverence

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bahumāna+cakṣus)

• bahumāna – great respect, high esteem, reverence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: bahu
  Root: mān (class 8)
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
  From root cakṣ (to see).
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Describes the instrument of seeing.

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