वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-40

परिपूर्णमिवाकाशं संछन्नेव च मेदिनी ।
लङ्कामुपनिविष्टैश्च संपतद्भिश्च वानरैः ॥४०॥

40. paripūrṇamivākāśaṃ saṃchanneva ca medinī ,
laṅkāmupaniviṣṭaiśca saṃpatadbhiśca vānaraiḥ.

40. paripūrṇam iva ākāśam saṃchannā iva ca medinī
laṅkām upaniviṣṭaiḥ ca saṃpatadbhiḥ ca vānaraiḥ

40. ākāśam iva paripūrṇam ca medinī iva saṃchannā
laṅkām upaniviṣṭaiḥ ca saṃpatadbhiḥ ca vānaraiḥ

40. The sky seemed completely filled, and the earth appeared to be covered, by monkeys who had settled around Lanka and by those who were still arriving.

Words meanings summery:

• परिपूर्णम् (paripūrṇam) - completely filled (completely full, overflowing)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, ether, space

• संछन्ना (saṁchannā) - covered, hidden

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, soil

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Lanka (the city/island)

• उपनिविष्टैः (upaniviṣṭaiḥ) - by the monkeys who had settled down near Lanka (by those who had settled/encamped)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by the monkeys who were arriving/rushing towards (Lanka) (by those falling, by those rushing, by those flying)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

परिपूर्णम् (paripūrṇam) - completely filled (completely full, overflowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paripūrṇa

paripūrṇa - completely full, perfected, abundant

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root pṛ (to fill) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: pṛ (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

From root kāś (to shine) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

संछन्ना (saṁchannā) - covered, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃchanna

saṁchanna - covered, concealed, hidden

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root chad (to cover) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, soil

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, ground, soil

Root: med (class 4)

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Lanka (the city/island)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the city/island)

उपनिविष्टैः (upaniviṣṭaiḥ) - by the monkeys who had settled down near Lanka (by those who had settled/encamped)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upaniviṣṭa

upaniviṣṭa - settled, encamped, entered, resorted to

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root viś (to enter) with prefixes upa and ni.

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by the monkeys who were arriving/rushing towards (Lanka) (by those falling, by those rushing, by those flying)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - falling together, rushing, flying, meeting

present active participle

Present active participle of root pat (to fall, fly) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Root: van (class 1)

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