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

रक्तचन्दनसंकाशा संध्यापरमदारुणा ।
ज्वलच्च निपतत्येतदादित्यादग्निमण्डलम् ॥६॥

6. raktacandanasaṃkāśā saṃdhyāparamadāruṇā ,
jvalacca nipatatyetadādityādagnimaṇḍalam.

6. raktacandanaśaṃkāśā sandhyā paramadāruṇā
jvalat ca nipatati etat ādityāt agnimaṇḍalam

6. sandhyā raktacandanaśaṃkāśā paramadāruṇā ca
etat jvalat agnimaṇḍalam ādityāt nipatati

6. The evening twilight, resembling red sandalwood, is extremely dreadful; and this blazing sphere of fire falls from the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्तचन्दनशंकाशा (raktacandanaśaṁkāśā) - resembling red sandalwood

• सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight, evening

• परमदारुणा (paramadāruṇā) - extremely dreadful, very terrible

• ज्वलत् (jvalat) - blazing, burning

• च (ca) - and, also

• निपतति (nipatati) - it falls down, it descends

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• आदित्यात् (ādityāt) - from the sun, from the solar deity

• अग्निमण्डलम् (agnimaṇḍalam) - sphere of fire, orb of fire

Words meanings and morphology

रक्तचन्दनशंकाशा (raktacandanaśaṁkāśā) - resembling red sandalwood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of raktacandanaśaṃkāśa

raktacandanaśaṁkāśa - resembling red sandalwood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+candana+saṃkāśa)

• rakta – red, dyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √rañj (to redden, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• candana – sandalwood
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (feminine)
  from saṃ-√kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight, evening

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight (morning or evening), period of transition, evening

परमदारुणा (paramadāruṇā) - extremely dreadful, very terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramadāruṇa

paramadāruṇa - extremely dreadful, very terrible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+dāruṇa)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate, extremely
  adjective (neuter)
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
  adjective (feminine)

ज्वलत् (jvalat) - blazing, burning

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

from √jval (to burn, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निपतति (nipatati) - it falls down, it descends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nipat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to agnimaṇḍalam.

आदित्यात् (ādityāt) - from the sun, from the solar deity

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity, son of Aditi

अग्निमण्डलम् (agnimaṇḍalam) - sphere of fire, orb of fire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agnimaṇḍala

agnimaṇḍala - sphere of fire, orb of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+maṇḍala)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, sphere, disc
  noun (neuter)

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