वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-4

व्यक्तं सुमहती प्रीतिरेतेषां नात्र संशयः ।
तथा हि विपुलैर्नादैश्चुक्षुभे वरुणालयः ॥४॥

4. vyaktaṃ sumahatī prītireteṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ,
tathā hi vipulairnādaiścukṣubhe varuṇālayaḥ.

4. vyaktam sumahatī prītiḥ eteṣām na atra saṃśayaḥ
tathā hi vipulaiḥ nādaiḥ cukṣubhe varuṇālayaḥ

4. eteṣām sumahatī prītiḥ vyaktam atra saṃśayaḥ na
tathā hi varuṇālayaḥ vipulaiḥ nādaiḥ cukṣubhe

4. Clearly, there is very great joy among these; there is no doubt about it. For indeed, the ocean was greatly agitated by immense roars.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (clearly, manifestly, evidently)

• सुमहती (sumahatī) - very great (very great, very powerful, immense)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy (joy, affection, love, satisfaction)

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (beings/creatures in context) (of these (masculine/neuter plural))

• न (na) - no (no, not)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, thereupon)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, indeed (connecting to 'hi') (thus, so, in that manner)

• हि (hi) - for indeed (for, indeed, because)

• विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - by immense (by broad, by extensive, by large)

• नादैः (nādaiḥ) - by roars (by sounds, by roars, by cries)

• चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - was agitated (was agitated, was disturbed, shook)

• वरुणालयः (varuṇālayaḥ) - the ocean (abode of Varuna, the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (clearly, manifestly, evidently)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From √añj (to anoint, manifest) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially here.

सुमहती (sumahatī) - very great (very great, very powerful, immense)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty, magnificent

From su- (good, well, very) + mahat (great).

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy (joy, affection, love, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, love, affection, pleasure, satisfaction

From √prī (to please, satisfy).

Root: prī (class 9)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (beings/creatures in context) (of these (masculine/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

न (na) - no (no, not)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, indecision

From √śī (to lie, sleep, waver) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, indeed (connecting to 'hi') (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for indeed (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - by immense (by broad, by extensive, by large)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipula

vipula - broad, extensive, ample, large, immense, numerous

नादैः (nādaiḥ) - by roars (by sounds, by roars, by cries)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise

From √nad (to sound, roar).

Root: nad (class 1)

चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - was agitated (was agitated, was disturbed, shook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṣubh

Perfect 3rd singular middle

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

वरुणालयः (varuṇālayaḥ) - the ocean (abode of Varuna, the ocean)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇālaya

varuṇālaya - abode of Varuna, the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varuṇa+ālaya)

• varuṇa – Varuna (Vedic deity of cosmic order and waters)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + √lī (to cling, dissolve).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

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