वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-28

ततस्तीक्ष्णार्चिरव्यग्रः प्रदक्षिणशिखो ऽनलः ।
जज्वाल मृगशावाक्ष्याः शंसन्निव शिवं कपेः ॥२८॥

28. tatastīkṣṇārciravyagraḥ pradakṣiṇaśikho'nalaḥ ,
jajvāla mṛgaśāvākṣyāḥ śaṃsanniva śivaṃ kapeḥ.

28. tataḥ tīkṣṇārciḥ avyagraḥ pradakṣiṇaśikhaḥ analaḥ
jajvāla mṛgaśāvākṣyāḥ śaṁsan iva śivam kapeḥ

28. tataḥ tīkṣṇārciḥ avyagraḥ pradakṣiṇaśikhaḥ analaḥ
mṛgaśāvākṣyāḥ kapeḥ śivam śaṁsan iva jajvāla

28. Thereafter, the fire, with its sharp, steady, and clockwise-turning flames, blazed, as if announcing auspiciousness for the fawn-eyed one (Sita) and the monkey (Hanuman).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तीक्ष्णार्चिः (tīkṣṇārciḥ) - sharp-flamed, having keen flames

• अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undisturbed, steady, calm, composed

• प्रदक्षिणशिखः (pradakṣiṇaśikhaḥ) - having clockwise flames

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

• जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed, shone

• मृगशावाक्ष्याः (mṛgaśāvākṣyāḥ) - of Sita (of the fawn-eyed one)

• शंसन् (śaṁsan) - announcing, indicating, proclaiming

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, welfare, good fortune

• कपेः (kapeḥ) - of Hanuman (of the monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तीक्ष्णार्चिः (tīkṣṇārciḥ) - sharp-flamed, having keen flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇārci

tīkṣṇārci - having sharp or keen flames

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+arci)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, strong, fierce
  adjective (neuter)
• arci – flame, ray of light, lustre
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛc (class 1)

अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undisturbed, steady, calm, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, calm, steady, unagitated

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+vyagra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vyagra – agitated, restless, anxious, disturbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā

प्रदक्षिणशिखः (pradakṣiṇaśikhaḥ) - having clockwise flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradakṣiṇaśikha

pradakṣiṇaśikha - having flames turning to the right (auspiciously)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pradakṣiṇa+śikhā)

• pradakṣiṇa – right, southern, respectful circumambulation (clockwise)
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
• śikhā – flame, crest, tuft of hair
  noun (feminine)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire (Agni), gastric juice

जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed, shone

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of jval

Root: jval (class 1)

मृगशावाक्ष्याः (mṛgaśāvākṣyāḥ) - of Sita (of the fawn-eyed one)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mṛgaśāvākṣī

mṛgaśāvākṣī - having eyes like those of a fawn (epithet for a beautiful woman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mṛga+śāva+akṣī)

• mṛga – deer, antelope, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• śāva – young animal, cub, fawn
  noun (masculine)
• akṣī – eye
  noun (feminine)

शंसन् (śaṁsan) - announcing, indicating, proclaiming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṁsat

śaṁs - to praise, declare, announce, tell

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śaṁs (class 1, bhvādi)

Root: śaṁs (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, welfare, good fortune

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, welfare, happiness

कपेः (kapeḥ) - of Hanuman (of the monkey)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

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