वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-55, verse-6

पाण्डुरारुणवर्णानि नीलमाञ्जिष्ठकानि च ।
हरितारुणवर्णानि महाभ्राणि चकाशिरे ॥६॥

6. pāṇḍurāruṇavarṇāni nīlamāñjiṣṭhakāni ca ,
haritāruṇavarṇāni mahābhrāṇi cakāśire.

6. pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇāni nīla-māñjiṣṭhakāni ca
harita-aruṇa-varṇāni mahā-abhrāṇi cakāśire

6. mahā-abhrāṇi pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇāni
nīla-māñjiṣṭhakāni ca harita-aruṇa-varṇāni cakāśire

6. The great clouds shone brightly, appearing pale-reddish, blue-reddish, and greenish-reddish.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डुर-अरुण-वर्णानि (pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇāni) - clouds with whitish-reddish hues (having pale-reddish colors, whitish-red)

• नील-माञ्जिष्ठकानि (nīla-māñjiṣṭhakāni) - clouds with bluish-deep red hues (having blue-madder-red colors, purplish-red)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• हरित-अरुण-वर्णानि (harita-aruṇa-varṇāni) - clouds with greenish-reddish hues (having green-reddish colors)

• महा-अभ्राणि (mahā-abhrāṇi) - massive clouds (great clouds, large clouds)

• चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone brightly (shone, glittered, appeared brightly)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डुर-अरुण-वर्णानि (pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇāni) - clouds with whitish-reddish hues (having pale-reddish colors, whitish-red)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇa

pāṇḍura-aruṇa-varṇa - having pale-reddish color

Compound of `pāṇḍura` (pale, whitish), `aruṇa` (reddish), and `varṇa` (color).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāṇḍura+aruṇa+varṇa)

• pāṇḍura – pale, whitish, yellowish-white
  adjective
• aruṇa – reddish, dawn-colored, tawny
  adjective
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance, caste
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `mahābhrāṇi`.

नील-माञ्जिष्ठकानि (nīla-māñjiṣṭhakāni) - clouds with bluish-deep red hues (having blue-madder-red colors, purplish-red)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nīla-māñjiṣṭhaka

nīla-māñjiṣṭhaka - having blue and madder-red color

Compound of `nīla` (blue) and `māñjiṣṭhaka` (madder-red, from `mañjiṣṭhā` the plant).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīla+māñjiṣṭhaka)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, black
  adjective
• māñjiṣṭhaka – madder-red, purplish-red
  adjective
  Derived from `mañjiṣṭhā` (madder plant)

Note: Agrees with `mahābhrāṇi`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the color descriptions.

हरित-अरुण-वर्णानि (harita-aruṇa-varṇāni) - clouds with greenish-reddish hues (having green-reddish colors)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of harita-aruṇa-varṇa

harita-aruṇa-varṇa - having green-reddish color

Compound of `harita` (green), `aruṇa` (reddish), and `varṇa` (color).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (harita+aruṇa+varṇa)

• harita – green, yellowish-green, tawny
  adjective
• aruṇa – reddish, dawn-colored, tawny
  adjective
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance, caste
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `mahābhrāṇi`.

महा-अभ्राणि (mahā-abhrāṇi) - massive clouds (great clouds, large clouds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahābhrā

mahābhrā - great cloud

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `abhra` (cloud).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+abhra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
  Root: abh (class 1)

Note: Subject of `cakāśire`.

चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone brightly (shone, glittered, appeared brightly)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of kāś

Perfect Tense, Third Person, Plural

From root `kāś` (to shine), Class 1, `ātmanepada`. Reduplication `ca-`.

Root: kāś (class 1)