वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-1

ततो मध्यात् समुद्रस्य सागरः स्वयमुत्थितः ।
उदयन् हि महाशैलान्मेरोरिव दिवाकरः ।
पन्नगैः सह दीप्तास्यैः समुद्रः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥१॥

1. tato madhyāt samudrasya sāgaraḥ svayamutthitaḥ ,
udayan hi mahāśailānmeroriva divākaraḥ ,
pannagaiḥ saha dīptāsyaiḥ samudraḥ pratyadṛśyata.

1. tataḥ madhyāt samudrasya sāgaraḥ
svayam utthitaḥ udayan hi mahā-śailāt
meroḥ iva divākaraḥ pannagaiḥ saha
dīpta-āsyaiḥ samudraḥ pratyadṛśyata

1. tataḥ samudrasya madhyāt sāgaraḥ
svayam utthitaḥ hi udayan meroḥ
mahā-śailāt divākaraḥ iva pannagaiḥ
dīpta-āsyaiḥ saha samudraḥ pratyadṛśyata

1. Then, from the midst of the (churned) ocean (samudra), the ocean deity Sāgara himself emerged, just as the sun (divākara) rises from a great mountain like Meru. The ocean (samudra) was seen accompanied by snakes with blazing mouths.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

• मध्यात् (madhyāt) - from the middle, from the center

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the cosmic milk ocean that was being churned (of the ocean)

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the personified ocean deity Sāgara (the ocean, the ocean deity)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen, stood up, emerged

• उदयन् (udayan) - rising, ascending

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• महा-शैलात् (mahā-śailāt) - from a great mountain

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, from Meru

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun (literally 'day-maker')

• पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - with snakes, by snakes

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• दीप्त-आस्यैः (dīpta-āsyaiḥ) - having shining/blazing mouths

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the personified ocean deity Sāgara (the ocean, the ocean deity)

• प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared, was seen

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' with suffix '-tas'.

मध्यात् (madhyāt) - from the middle, from the center

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the cosmic milk ocean that was being churned (of the ocean)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Derived from 'sam' (together) + 'ud' (up) + 'ra' (agent suffix). Literally 'that which holds waters together'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: drā

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the personified ocean deity Sāgara (the ocean, the ocean deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea; a proper name for the ocean deity

Derived from 'sagara' (a king, or with 'sa' and 'gara' for poison) or referring to the ocean as the receptacle of 'sāgara's (rivers).

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen, stood up, emerged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ud-' and suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a past tense verb.

उदयन् (udayan) - rising, ascending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udayat

udayat - rising, ascending

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud-' and suffix '-at'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

महा-शैलात् (mahā-śailāt) - from a great mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahā-śaila

mahā-śaila - great mountain

Karma-Dhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'śaila' (mountain).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+śaila)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, from Meru

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, a mythical sacred mountain at the center of the universe

Note: Used here with ablative sense, indicating 'from Meru'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun (literally 'day-maker')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun (literally 'day-maker')

Tatpurusha compound: 'divā' (by day) + 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - with snakes, by snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (literally 'moving on the belly')

Compound 'panna' (fallen, descended) + 'ga' (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'pad' (to fall) with suffix '-ta'.
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

दीप्त-आस्यैः (dīpta-āsyaiḥ) - having shining/blazing mouths

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpta-āsya

dīpta-āsya - having shining mouths

Bahuvrihi compound: 'dīpta' (shining) + 'āsya' (mouth).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīpta+āsya)

• dīpta – shining, blazing, illuminated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dīp' (to shine, blaze) with suffix '-ta'.
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - the personified ocean deity Sāgara (the ocean, the ocean deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea; also used as a name for the ocean deity

Derived from 'sam' (together) + 'ud' (up) + 'ra' (agent suffix). Literally 'that which holds waters together'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: drā

प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared, was seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-dṛś

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)