वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-55, verse-4

ग्रसमान इवाकाशं ताराधिपमिवालिखन् ।
हरन्निव सनक्षत्रं गगनं सार्कमण्डलम् ॥४॥

4. grasamāna ivākāśaṃ tārādhipamivālikhan ,
haranniva sanakṣatraṃ gaganaṃ sārkamaṇḍalam.

4. grasamānaḥ iva ākāśam tārādhipam iva ālikhan
haran iva sanakṣatram gaganam sārkamaṇḍalam

4. ākāśam grasamānaḥ iva tārādhipam ālikhan iva
sanakṣatram sārkamaṇḍalam gaganam haran iva

4. It seemed to be devouring the sky, touching the moon (tārādhipa), and seizing the heavens along with their constellations and the solar orb.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रसमानः (grasamānaḥ) - devouring, as if taking up entirely (devouring, swallowing, seizing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, space, ether)

• ताराधिपम् (tārādhipam) - the moon (lord of stars (the moon))

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

• आलिखन् (ālikhan) - touching, grazing (scratching, drawing, touching, writing)

• हरन् (haran) - seizing, carrying away (carrying, seizing, taking away, stealing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

• सनक्षत्रम् (sanakṣatram) - along with their constellations (with constellations, accompanied by stars)

• गगनम् (gaganam) - the heavens (sky, heaven, atmosphere)

• सार्कमण्डलम् (sārkamaṇḍalam) - along with the solar orb (with the solar orb, including the sun's disk)

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रसमानः (grasamānaḥ) - devouring, as if taking up entirely (devouring, swallowing, seizing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grasamāna

grasamāna - devouring, swallowing, eating

present active participle (ātmanepada)

from √gras (to swallow, devour) + śānac

Root: gras (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, space, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

from ā-√kāś (to shine upon)

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Object of grasamānaḥ.

ताराधिपम् (tārādhipam) - the moon (lord of stars (the moon))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tārādhipa

tārādhipa - lord of stars, master of constellations (the moon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārā+adhipa)

• tārā – star, asterism
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛ
• adhipa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi-√pā (to protect, rule)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of ālikhan.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

(indeclinable)

आलिखन् (ālikhan) - touching, grazing (scratching, drawing, touching, writing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālikhat

ālikhat - scratching, drawing, writing, touching

present active participle

from ā-√likh (to scratch, write) + śatṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: likh (class 6)

हरन् (haran) - seizing, carrying away (carrying, seizing, taking away, stealing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harat

harat - carrying, seizing, stealing, taking away

present active participle

from √hṛ (to carry, seize) + śatṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

(indeclinable)

सनक्षत्रम् (sanakṣatram) - along with their constellations (with constellations, accompanied by stars)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sanakṣatra

sanakṣatra - with constellations, along with stars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+nakṣatra)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• nakṣatra – star, constellation, lunar mansion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies gaganam.

गगनम् (gaganam) - the heavens (sky, heaven, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, heaven, atmosphere

from √gam (to go) + an, 'that which is gone into/through'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of haran.

सार्कमण्डलम् (sārkamaṇḍalam) - along with the solar orb (with the solar orb, including the sun's disk)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sārkamaṇḍala

sārkamaṇḍala - with the solar orb, having the sun's disk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+arka+maṇḍala)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• arka – sun, ray, praise
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – orb, disk, circle, sphere, region
  noun (neuter)
  Root: maṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies gaganam.