वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-64

ततस्तु भीमस्तुमुलो निनादो बभूव शाखामृगयूथपानाम् ।
क्षये निदाघस्य यथा घनानां नादः सुभीमो नदतां निशीथे ॥६४॥

64. tatastu bhīmastumulo ninādo babhūva śākhāmṛgayūthapānām ,
kṣaye nidāghasya yathā ghanānāṃ nādaḥ subhīmo nadatāṃ niśīthe.

64. tataḥ tu bhīmaḥ tumulaḥ ninādaḥ
babhūva śākhāmṛgayūthapānām
kṣaye nidāghasya yathā ghanānām
nādaḥ subhīmaḥ nadatām niśīthe

64. tataḥ tu śākhāmṛgayūthapānām
bhīmaḥ tumulaḥ ninādaḥ babhūva
yathā nidāghasya kṣaye niśīthe
nadatām ghanānām subhīmaḥ nādaḥ

64. Then, a terrible, mighty roar arose from the leaders of the monkey hordes, like the exceedingly dreadful sound of thundering clouds in the deep night at the close of summer.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - mighty, tumultuous, confused

• निनादः (ninādaḥ) - roar, sound, cry, noise

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, arose, was

• शाखामृगयूथपानाम् (śākhāmṛgayūthapānām) - of the leaders of the monkey hordes

• क्षये (kṣaye) - at the end, in the destruction, in the decay

• निदाघस्य (nidāghasya) - of summer, of the hot season

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• घनानाम् (ghanānām) - of clouds, of dense masses

• नादः (nādaḥ) - sound, roar, noise

• सुभीमः (subhīmaḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

• नदताम् (nadatām) - of those thundering, of roaring ones

• निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the deep night, in midnight

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tat' used as an adverb

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable

from root bhī 'to fear'

Root: bhī (class 3)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - mighty, tumultuous, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, mighty, confused, noisy

निनादः (ninādaḥ) - roar, sound, cry, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nināda

nināda - sound, roar, cry, noise

action noun from nad with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, arose, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शाखामृगयूथपानाम् (śākhāmṛgayūthapānām) - of the leaders of the monkey hordes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śākhāmṛgayūthapa

śākhāmṛgayūthapa - leader of a monkey troop

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhāmṛga+yūthapa)

• śākhāmṛga – monkey (lit. 'branch-deer')
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a herd or group
  noun (masculine)
  from yūtha 'herd' and pa 'protector'
  Root: pā (class 2)

क्षये (kṣaye) - at the end, in the destruction, in the decay

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - end, destruction, decay, loss

nominalization

action noun from root kṣi

Root: kṣi (class 5)

निदाघस्य (nidāghasya) - of summer, of the hot season

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nidāgha

nidāgha - summer, hot season

derived from root dah ('to burn') with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: dah (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

घनानाम् (ghanānām) - of clouds, of dense masses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ghana

ghana - cloud, dense mass, solid, thick

नादः (nādaḥ) - sound, roar, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, noise

action noun from root nad

Root: nad (class 1)

सुभीमः (subhīmaḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subhīma

subhīma - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhīma)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhī 'to fear'
  Root: bhī (class 3)

नदताम् (nadatām) - of those thundering, of roaring ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nadat

nadat - roaring, thundering (present participle)

present active participle

present active participle of root nad

Root: nad (class 1)

निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the deep night, in midnight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśītha

niśītha - deep night, midnight

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