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5,55

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-55, verse-2

पुनर्वसु महामीनं लोहिताङ्गमहाग्रहम् ।
ऐरावतमहाद्वीपं स्वातीहंसविलोडितम् ॥२॥
2. punarvasu mahāmīnaṃ lohitāṅgamahāgraham ,
airāvatamahādvīpaṃ svātīhaṃsaviloḍitam.
2. punarvasu mahāmīnam lohitāṅgamahāgraham
airāvatamahādvīpam svātīhaṃsaviloḍitam
2. punarvasu mahāmīnam lohitāṅgamahāgraham
airāvatamahādvīpam svātīhaṃsaviloḍitam
2. It contained the Punarvasu constellation as a great fish, and Mars (Lohitāṅga) as a prominent celestial body. It had Airāvata (Indra's elephant) as a great island, and was agitated by the Svāti constellation acting as a swan.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) - the Punarvasu constellation (Punarvasu (a lunar mansion/constellation))
  • महामीनम् (mahāmīnam) - like a great fish (great fish, large fish)
  • लोहिताङ्गमहाग्रहम् (lohitāṅgamahāgraham) - featuring Mars (Lohitāṅga) as a prominent celestial body (having Mars as a great planet/celestial body)
  • ऐरावतमहाद्वीपम् (airāvatamahādvīpam) - featuring Airāvata (Indra's elephant) as a great island (having Airāvata as a great island)
  • स्वातीहंसविलोडितम् (svātīhaṁsaviloḍitam) - agitated by the Svāti constellation acting as a swan (agitated by Svāti as a swan)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) - the Punarvasu constellation (Punarvasu (a lunar mansion/constellation))
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of punarvasu
punarvasu - the seventh or eighth lunar mansion (constellation)
महामीनम् (mahāmīnam) - like a great fish (great fish, large fish)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāmīna
mahāmīna - great fish
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mīna)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
    stem of mahat
  • mīna – fish
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used metaphorically in apposition to Punarvasu.
लोहिताङ्गमहाग्रहम् (lohitāṅgamahāgraham) - featuring Mars (Lohitāṅga) as a prominent celestial body (having Mars as a great planet/celestial body)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lohitāṅgamahāgraha
lohitāṅgamahāgraha - having Mars as a great planet/celestial body
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lohitāṅga+mahāgraha)
  • lohitāṅga – red-limbed (epithet for Mars)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • mahāgraha – great planet, great celestial body
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to Mars as a great planet.
ऐरावतमहाद्वीपम् (airāvatamahādvīpam) - featuring Airāvata (Indra's elephant) as a great island (having Airāvata as a great island)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of airāvatamahādvīpa
airāvatamahādvīpa - having Airāvata as a great island
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (airāvata+mahādvīpa)
  • airāvata – Airāvata (Indra's elephant)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • mahādvīpa – great island, continent
    noun (masculine)
Note: Metaphorically compares Airāvata to a large island.
स्वातीहंसविलोडितम् (svātīhaṁsaviloḍitam) - agitated by the Svāti constellation acting as a swan (agitated by Svāti as a swan)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svātīhaṃsaviloḍita
svātīhaṁsaviloḍita - agitated/stirred by Svāti (constellation) acting as a swan
past passive participle
from vi-√luḍ (to stir, agitate) + -ta, in a bahuvrīhi with Svātī-haṃsa as the agent.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svātī+haṃsa+viloḍita)
  • svātī – Svāti (a lunar mansion/constellation)
    proper noun (feminine)
  • haṃsa – swan, goose
    noun (masculine)
  • viloḍita – agitated, stirred, disturbed
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle
    from vi-√luḍ
    Prefix: vi
    Root: luḍ (class 10)
Note: Describes the object as being agitated by Svātī-swan.