वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-43, verse-17

न ध्वजो न पताकावा वर्म वा तुरगो ऽपि वा ।
आयुधं स्यन्दनं वापि ददृशे तेन रेणुना ॥१७॥

17. na dhvajo na patākāvā varma vā turago'pi vā ,
āyudhaṃ syandanaṃ vāpi dadṛśe tena reṇunā.

17. na dhvajaḥ na patākā vā varma vā turagaḥ api
vā āyudham syandanam vā api dadṛśe tena reṇunā

17. tena reṇunā dhvajaḥ na,
patākā vā,
varma vā,
turagaḥ api vā,
āyudham syandanam vā api na dadṛśe

17. Due to that dust, neither a flag, nor banners, nor armor, nor a horse, nor a weapon, nor even a chariot was visible.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - flag, banner, standard

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• पताका (patākā) - banner, flag, pennant

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• वर्म (varma) - armor, shield, protective covering

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• तुरगः (turagaḥ) - horse

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon, implement, tool

• स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot (military vehicle) (chariot, flowing, stream)

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared, was visible

• तेन (tena) - by that (dust) (by that, with that)

• रेणुना (reṇunā) - by the dust (by dust, by pollen)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in correlative 'na... na...' for 'neither... nor...'

ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - flag, banner, standard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - flag, banner, standard, emblem

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in correlative 'na... na...' for 'neither... nor...'

पताका (patākā) - banner, flag, pennant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, pennant

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

वर्म (varma) - armor, shield, protective covering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, shield, protective covering

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

तुरगः (turagaḥ) - horse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of turaga

turaga - horse (lit. 'swift-goer')

Compound type : tatpurusha (tura+ga)

• tura – swift, quick
  adjective
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon, implement, tool

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement, tool

स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot (military vehicle) (chariot, flowing, stream)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of syandana

syandana - chariot; flowing, stream

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared, was visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The verb is in the passive voice, indicating 'was visible'.

तेन (tena) - by that (dust) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'reṇunā'.

रेणुना (reṇunā) - by the dust (by dust, by pollen)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of reṇu

reṇu - dust, pollen