वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-85

समुत्पतितमेघस्य वीच्चि मालाकुलस्य च ।
विशेषो न द्वयोरासीत् सागरस्याम्बरस्य च ॥८५॥

85. samutpatitameghasya vīcci mālākulasya ca ,
viśeṣo na dvayorāsīt sāgarasyāmbarasya ca.

85. samutpatitameghasya vīcimālākulasya ca
viśeşaḥ na dvayoḥ āsīt sāgarasya ambarasya ca

85. sāgarasya ambarasya ca dvayoḥ samutpatitameghasya
vīcimālākulasya ca viśeşaḥ na āsīt

85. There was no distinction between the two, the ocean and the sky, (both appearing) with rising clouds and crowded with rows of waves.

Words meanings summery:

• समुत्पतितमेघस्य (samutpatitameghasya) - of (that which has) rising clouds (of one with rising clouds, of one where clouds have arisen)

• वीचिमालाकुलस्य (vīcimālākulasya) - of (that which is) crowded with rows of waves (of one crowded with rows of waves, of one filled with garlands of waves)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विशेşअः (viśeşaḥ) - distinction (distinction, difference)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - between the two (of the two, between the two)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

• अम्बरस्य (ambarasya) - of the sky

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

समुत्पतितमेघस्य (samutpatitameghasya) - of (that which has) rising clouds (of one with rising clouds, of one where clouds have arisen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samutpatitamegha

samutpatitamegha - having clouds that have risen, with rising clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samutpatita+megha)

• samutpatita – risen, sprung up, flown up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pat with prefixes sam- and ut-
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: pat (class 1)
• megha – cloud, rain-cloud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'sāgarasya' and 'ambarasya' in a distributive sense.

वीचिमालाकुलस्य (vīcimālākulasya) - of (that which is) crowded with rows of waves (of one crowded with rows of waves, of one filled with garlands of waves)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vīcimālākula

vīcimālākula - crowded with rows of waves, filled with waves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīci+mālā+ākula)

• vīci – wave, ripple
  noun (feminine)
• mālā – garland, string, row, series
  noun (feminine)
• ākula – crowded, filled, confused, agitated
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'sāgarasya' and 'ambarasya' in a distributive sense.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विशेşअः (viśeşaḥ) - distinction (distinction, difference)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeşa

viśeşa - distinction, difference, peculiarity, special quality

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - between the two (of the two, between the two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, from root √as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea, an ocean-like expanse

अम्बरस्य (ambarasya) - of the sky

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)