वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-30

घोषेण महता घोषं सागरस्य समुच्छ्रितम् ।
भीममन्तर्दधे भीमा तरन्ती हरिवाहिनी ॥३०॥

30. ghoṣeṇa mahatā ghoṣaṃ sāgarasya samucchritam ,
bhīmamantardadhe bhīmā tarantī harivāhinī.

30. ghoṣeṇa mahatā ghoṣam sāgarasya samucchritam
bhīmam antardadhe bhīmā tarantī harivāhinī

30. harivāhinī bhīmā tarantī mahatā ghoṣeṇa
sāgarasya samucchritam bhīmam ghoṣam antardadhe

30. The immense monkey army, as it crossed, with its mighty roar, completely drowned out the formidable, rising roar of the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• घोषेण (ghoṣeṇa) - by the sound, by the roar

• महता (mahatā) - by the great, by the mighty

• घोषम् (ghoṣam) - the sound, the roar

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - rising high (raised high, elevated, risen)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - formidable (terrible, formidable, dreadful)

• अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - drowned out (obscured, covered up, concealed)

• भीमा (bhīmā) - immense (referring to the army) (terrible, formidable, immense)

• तरन्ती (tarantī) - as it crossed (crossing, swimming over)

• हरिवाहिनी (harivāhinī) - monkey army

Words meanings and morphology

घोषेण (ghoṣeṇa) - by the sound, by the roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghoṣa

ghoṣa - sound, noise, roar, cry

महता (mahatā) - by the great, by the mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large, eminent

Note: Agrees with 'ghoṣeṇa'

घोषम् (ghoṣam) - the sound, the roar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghoṣa

ghoṣa - sound, noise, roar, cry

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - rising high (raised high, elevated, risen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samucchrita

samucchrita - raised, elevated, uplifted, prominent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śri' (to take refuge, to serve) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ghoṣam'

भीमम् (bhīmam) - formidable (terrible, formidable, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fearful

Note: Agrees with 'ghoṣam'

अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - drowned out (obscured, covered up, concealed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of antardhā

Root 'dhā' with prefix 'antar'

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

भीमा (bhīmā) - immense (referring to the army) (terrible, formidable, immense)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fearful

Note: Feminine form, agrees with 'harivāhinī'

तरन्ती (tarantī) - as it crossed (crossing, swimming over)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tarant

tarant - crossing, traversing, swimming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'tṛ' (to cross, to traverse)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'harivāhinī'

हरिवाहिनी (harivāhinī) - monkey army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of harivāhinī

harivāhinī - army of monkeys, monkey host

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+vāhinī)

• hari – monkey, tawny, Vishnu
  noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, river
  noun (feminine)

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