वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-88

ददृशुस्ते महात्मानो वाताहतजलाशयम् ।
अनिलोद्धूतमाकाशे प्रवल्गतमिवोर्मिभिः ।
भ्रान्तोर्मिजलसंनादं प्रलोलमिव सागरम् ॥८८॥

88. dadṛśuste mahātmāno vātāhatajalāśayam ,
aniloddhūtamākāśe pravalgatamivormibhiḥ ,
bhrāntormijalasaṃnādaṃ pralolamiva sāgaram.

88. dadṛśuḥ te mahātmānaḥ vātāhatajalāśayam
aniloddhūtam ākāśe
pravalgatam iva ūrmibhiḥ
bhrāntormijalasannādam pralolam iva sāgaram

88. Those great souls (mahātman) saw the ocean, its waters agitated by the wind, tossed high into the sky, as if leaping with its waves. It resonated with the roar of its turbulent waters and swirling waves, appearing exceedingly restless.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• ते (te) - those, they

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, great-souled ones

• वाताहतजलाशयम् (vātāhatajalāśayam) - the body of water agitated/struck by the wind

• अनिलोद्धूतम् (aniloddhūtam) - agitated/tossed up by the wind

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, into the air

• प्रवल्गतम् (pravalgatam) - leaping, surging, dancing (vigorously)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• ऊर्मिभिः (ūrmibhiḥ) - by waves

• भ्रान्तोर्मिजलसन्नादम् (bhrāntormijalasannādam) - having the roar of swirling waves and water

• प्रलोलम् (pralolam) - exceedingly agitated, very restless, trembling violently

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of dadṛś

Perfect Active

3rd person plural perfect active of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Subject.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, great-souled ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul (ātman), magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – (ātman), self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies "te".

वाताहतजलाशयम् (vātāhatajalāśayam) - the body of water agitated/struck by the wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vātāhatajalāśaya

vātāhatajalāśaya - a body of water agitated by the wind

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāṭāhata+jalāśaya)

• vāṭāhata – struck by wind
  adjective
• jalāśaya – body of water, lake, reservoir, ocean
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of "dadṛśuḥ". Qualifies "sāgaram".

अनिलोद्धूतम् (aniloddhūtam) - agitated/tossed up by the wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aniloddhūta

aniloddhūta - tossed up/agitated by the wind

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (anila+uddhūta)

• anila – wind
  noun (masculine)
• uddhūta – tossed up, agitated, shaken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ud-√dhū (to shake, agitate)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "sāgaram".

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, into the air

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

Note: Denotes place.

प्रवल्गतम् (pravalgatam) - leaping, surging, dancing (vigorously)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravalgat

pravalgat - leaping, surging, dancing

Present Active Participle

from pra-√valg (to leap, jump, dance)

Prefix: pra

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "sāgaram".

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

ऊर्मिभिः (ūrmibhiḥ) - by waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ūrmi

ūrmi - wave, surge

Note: Agent/means for "leaping".

भ्रान्तोर्मिजलसन्नादम् (bhrāntormijalasannādam) - having the roar of swirling waves and water

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrāntormijalasannāda

bhrāntormijalasannāda - having the roar of swirling waves and water

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhrāntormi+jala+sannāda)

• bhrāntormi – swirling/turbulent waves
  noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• sannāda – roar, loud sound
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-√nad
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "sāgaram".

प्रलोलम् (pralolam) - exceedingly agitated, very restless, trembling violently

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralola

pralola - exceedingly agitated, very restless, trembling violently

from pra-√lul (to agitate, tremble)

Prefix: pra

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "sāgaram".

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Direct object of "dadṛśuḥ".