वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-74

विरराज समीपस्थं सागरस्य तु तद्बलम् ।
मधुपाण्डुजलः श्रीमान्द्वितीय इव सागरः ॥७४॥

74. virarāja samīpasthaṃ sāgarasya tu tadbalam ,
madhupāṇḍujalaḥ śrīmāndvitīya iva sāgaraḥ.

74. virarāja samīpastham sāgarasya tu tat balam
madhupāṇḍujalaḥ śrīmān dvitīyaḥ iva sāgaraḥ

74. tat balam sāgarasya samīpastham tu madhupāṇḍujalaḥ
śrīmān dvitīyaḥ sāgaraḥ iva virarāja

74. That army, stationed near the ocean, shone splendidly, resembling a second glorious ocean with its yellowish-brown waters.

Words meanings summery:

• विरराज (virarāja) - shone brightly, appeared, looked splendid

• समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - stationed near (the ocean) (located near, situated close, nearby)

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• तु (tu) - indeed (a particle used for emphasis or transition) (but, indeed, on the other hand, now)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the army) (that, that one)

• बलम् (balam) - army (army, strength, force)

• मधुपाण्डुजलः (madhupāṇḍujalaḥ) - having yellowish-brown waters (like honey-colored) (having yellowish-brown water)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid (glorious, prosperous, beautiful, splendid)

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second (second, another)

• इव (iva) - like, resembling (like, as, as if)

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

Words meanings and morphology

विरराज (virarāja) - shone brightly, appeared, looked splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of virāj

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

root rāj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - stationed near (the ocean) (located near, situated close, nearby)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpastha

samīpastha - situated near, nearby

compound of samīpa and stha

Compound type : tatpurusha (samīpa+stha)

• samīpa – near, proximity
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tat balam.

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

तु (tu) - indeed (a particle used for emphasis or transition) (but, indeed, on the other hand, now)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the army) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Agrees with balam.

बलम् (balam) - army (army, strength, force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Subject of virarāja.

मधुपाण्डुजलः (madhupāṇḍujalaḥ) - having yellowish-brown waters (like honey-colored) (having yellowish-brown water)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhupāṇḍujala

madhupāṇḍujala - having honey-yellowish water

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhu+pāṇḍu+jala)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇḍu – pale, yellowish-white, light brown
  adjective (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with sāgaraḥ.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid (glorious, prosperous, beautiful, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate

possessive suffix -mat

Note: Agrees with sāgaraḥ.

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second (second, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second

Note: Agrees with sāgaraḥ.

इव (iva) - like, resembling (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Appears as a simile for the army.

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