वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-18, verse-9

एषां मध्ये स्थितो राजन्भीमाक्षो भीमदर्शनः ।
पर्जन्य इव जीमूतैः समन्तात् परिवारितः ॥९॥

9. eṣāṃ madhye sthito rājanbhīmākṣo bhīmadarśanaḥ ,
parjanya iva jīmūtaiḥ samantāt parivāritaḥ.

9. eṣām madhye sthitaḥ rājan bhīmākṣaḥ bhīmadarśanaḥ
parjanyaḥ iva jīmūtaiḥ samantāt parivāritaḥ

9. rājan eṣām madhye bhīmākṣaḥ bhīmadarśanaḥ sthitaḥ
(saḥ) parjanyaḥ iva jīmūtaiḥ samantāt parivāritaḥ

9. O King, among these (bears) stands one with terrifying eyes and a dreadful appearance, who is surrounded on all sides (by other bears) like the rain-god (Parjanya) is surrounded by dense clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• एषाम् (eṣām) - among the previously mentioned bears (of these, among these)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing amidst the bears (standing, situated, present)

• राजन् (rājan) - vocative address to a king (O king)

• भीमाक्षः (bhīmākṣaḥ) - having terrible eyes

• भीमदर्शनः (bhīmadarśanaḥ) - of terrible appearance, dreadful to behold

• पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - The rain-god, here used as a comparison for the chief bear. (rain-god, cloud)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जीमूतैः (jīmūtaiḥ) - The clouds that surround Parjanya, here metaphorically representing the bears surrounding their leader. (by clouds, by rain-clouds)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

• परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded by other bears (or metaphorically, by clouds) (surrounded, encompassed)

Words meanings and morphology

एषाम् (eṣām) - among the previously mentioned bears (of these, among these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the bears from the previous verse.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of madhya used adverbially.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing amidst the bears (standing, situated, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, located, situated, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - vocative address to a king (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भीमाक्षः (bhīmākṣaḥ) - having terrible eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmākṣa

bhīmākṣa - having terrible eyes, dreadful-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+akṣi)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

भीमदर्शनः (bhīmadarśanaḥ) - of terrible appearance, dreadful to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmadarśana

bhīmadarśana - of dreadful sight, terrible in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+darśana)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - The rain-god, here used as a comparison for the chief bear. (rain-god, cloud)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parjanya

parjanya - rain-god (Vedic deity), thundercloud, rain

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जीमूतैः (jīmūtaiḥ) - The clouds that surround Parjanya, here metaphorically representing the bears surrounding their leader. (by clouds, by rain-clouds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jīmūta

jīmūta - cloud, rain-cloud

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

Derived from `samanta` (all-sided) with the suffix `tā`.

परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded by other bears (or metaphorically, by clouds) (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivārita

parivārita - surrounded, encompassed, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)