वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-14, verse-18

महोर्मिमालाविततः शङ्खशुक्तिसमाकुलः ।
सधूमपरिवृत्तोर्मिः सहसाभून्महोदधिः ॥१८॥

18. mahormimālāvitataḥ śaṅkhaśuktisamākulaḥ ,
sadhūmaparivṛttormiḥ sahasābhūnmahodadhiḥ.

18. mahormimālāvitataḥ śaṅkhaśuktisamākulaḥ
sadhūmaparivṛttormiḥ sahasā abhūt mahodadhiḥ

18. mahodadhiḥ sahasā mahormimālāvitataḥ
śaṅkhaśuktisamākulaḥ sadhūmaparivṛttormiḥ abhūt

18. The great ocean suddenly became vast, adorned with garlands of immense waves, teeming with conches and oyster shells, and with its churning waves creating a smoky spray.

Words meanings summery:

• महोर्मिमालाविततः (mahormimālāvitataḥ) - vast, adorned with garlands of immense waves (extended by great garlands of waves)

• शङ्खशुक्तिसमाकुलः (śaṅkhaśuktisamākulaḥ) - teeming with conches and oyster shells (crowded with conches and oyster shells)

• सधूमपरिवृत्तोर्मिः (sadhūmaparivṛttormiḥ) - with its churning waves creating a smoky spray (with waves churning with smoke/mist)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, violently, quickly)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was, happened)

• महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - The great ocean (great ocean, large reservoir)

Words meanings and morphology

महोर्मिमालाविततः (mahormimālāvitataḥ) - vast, adorned with garlands of immense waves (extended by great garlands of waves)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahormimālāvitata

mahormimālāvitata - spread out with large garlands of waves

Compound noun followed by a past passive participle.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ūrmi+mālā+vitata)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ūrmi – wave, surge
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• mālā – garland, wreath, series, line
  noun (feminine)
• vitata – spread out, extended, vast
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with mahodadhiḥ.

शङ्खशुक्तिसमाकुलः (śaṅkhaśuktisamākulaḥ) - teeming with conches and oyster shells (crowded with conches and oyster shells)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhaśuktisamākula

śaṅkhaśuktisamākula - crowded/filled with conches and oyster shells

Compound noun followed by an adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+śukti+samākula)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• śukti – oyster-shell, pearl-oyster
  noun (feminine)
• samākula – crowded, confused, agitated, filled with
  adjective
  Derived from root √kul (to collect, crowd) with prefix sam-ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Agrees with mahodadhiḥ.

सधूमपरिवृत्तोर्मिः (sadhūmaparivṛttormiḥ) - with its churning waves creating a smoky spray (with waves churning with smoke/mist)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadhūmaparivṛttormi

sadhūmaparivṛttormi - having waves churning with smoke/spray

Bahuvrīhi compound describing the state of the ocean.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dhūma+parivṛtta+ūrmi)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke, vapor, mist
  noun (masculine)
• parivṛtta – revolved, turned, churned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vṛt (to turn, revolve) with prefix pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• ūrmi – wave, surge
  noun (masculine/feminine)

Note: Agrees with mahodadhiḥ.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, violently, quickly)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental form used as an adverb.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Aorist (Luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Tense

Third person singular, Aorist tense, Parasmaipada. A-augment with root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - The great ocean (great ocean, large reservoir)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean, great reservoir, the sea

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea, reservoir (literally 'water-receptacle')
  noun (masculine)
  From udaka (water) + √dhā (to hold).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of abhūt.