वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-36

ततो मुहूर्तद्गरुडं वैनतेयं महाबलम् ।
वानरा ददृशुः सर्वे ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ॥३६॥

36. tato muhūrtadgaruḍaṃ vainateyaṃ mahābalam ,
vānarā dadṛśuḥ sarve jvalantamiva pāvakam.

36. tataḥ muhūrtāt garuḍam vainateyam mahābalam
vānarāḥ dadṛśuḥ sarve jvalantam iva pāvakam

36. Then, in a moment, all the monkeys saw Garuḍa, the greatly powerful son of Vinatā, blazing like fire.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, instantly

• गरुडम् (garuḍam) - Garuḍa (the mythical king of birds)

• वैनतेयम् (vainateyam) - son of Vinatā (Garuḍa)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - very powerful, mighty, having great strength

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, short period of time

गरुडम् (garuḍam) - Garuḍa (the mythical king of birds)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuḍa (mythical bird, vehicle of Viṣṇu)

वैनतेयम् (vainateyam) - son of Vinatā (Garuḍa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinatā (referring to Garuḍa)

Derived from Vinatā (mother of Garuḍa)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - very powerful, mighty, having great strength

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very powerful, mighty, one with great strength

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of √dṛś

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, shining, burning (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Present participle of √jval (to blaze)

Root: √jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

Root: √pū (class 1)

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