वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-8, verse-27

चतुर्भिः काञ्चनैर्दीपैर्दीप्यमानैश्चतुर्दिशम् ।
प्रकाशीकृतसर्वाङ्गं मेघं विद्युद्गणैरिव ॥२७॥

27. caturbhiḥ kāñcanairdīpairdīpyamānaiścaturdiśam ,
prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅgaṃ meghaṃ vidyudgaṇairiva.

27. caturbhiḥ kāñcanaiḥ dīpaiḥ dīpyamānaiḥ caturdiśam
prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅgam megham vidyudgaṇaiḥ iva

27. caturdiśam caturbhiḥ kāñcanaiḥ dīpyamānaiḥ dīpaiḥ
prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅgam vidyudgaṇaiḥ megham iva

27. (He was) having all his limbs illuminated by four shining golden lamps from the four directions, like a cloud (illuminated) by flashes of lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four

• काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - by golden, made of gold

• दीपैः (dīpaiḥ) - by lamps, by lights

• दीप्यमानैः (dīpyamānaiḥ) - by shining, by illuminating

• चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in the four directions

• प्रकाशीकृतसर्वाङ्गम् (prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅgam) - having all limbs illuminated, with the entire body made bright

• मेघम् (megham) - a cloud

• विद्युद्गणैः (vidyudgaṇaiḥ) - by flashes of lightning, by groups of lightning

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

Note: Agrees with dīpaiḥ

काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - by golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Note: Agrees with dīpaiḥ

दीपैः (dīpaiḥ) - by lamps, by lights

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, flame

दीप्यमानैः (dīpyamānaiḥ) - by shining, by illuminating

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, illuminating, glowing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'dīp' (to shine), occurring in the 4th class as 'dīpyate'.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with dīpaiḥ

चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in the four directions

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of caturdiś (four directions).

प्रकाशीकृतसर्वाङ्गम् (prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅgam) - having all limbs illuminated, with the entire body made bright

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅga

prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅga - having all limbs illuminated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prakāśīkṛta+sarvāṅga)

• prakāśīkṛta – illuminated, made shining, brightened
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the denominative verb 'prakāśī-kṛ' (to make shine, illuminate).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sarvāṅga – all limbs, entire body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied subject

मेघम् (megham) - a cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of megha

megha - cloud

विद्युद्गणैः (vidyudgaṇaiḥ) - by flashes of lightning, by groups of lightning

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vidyudgaṇa

vidyudgaṇa - group of lightnings, flashes of lightning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyut+gaṇa)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

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