वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-28

ततो दुंदुभिनिर्घोषः पर्जन्यनिनदोपमः ।
शुश्रुवे शङ्खशब्दश्च प्रयाते वाहिनीपतौ ॥२८॥

28. tato duṃdubhinirghoṣaḥ parjanyaninadopamaḥ ,
śuśruve śaṅkhaśabdaśca prayāte vāhinīpatau.

28. tataḥ dundubhinirghoṣaḥ parjanyaninadopamaḥ
śuśruve śaṅkhaśabdaḥ ca prayāte vāhinīpatau

28. tataḥ vāhinīpatau prayāte parjanyaninadopamaḥ
dundubhinirghoṣaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaḥ ca śuśruve

28. Then, a thunderous sound of drums, resembling the roar of a storm cloud, and the sound of conch shells were heard as the commander departed.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there

• दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः (dundubhinirghoṣaḥ) - sound of drums

• पर्जन्यनिनदोपमः (parjanyaninadopamaḥ) - resembling the roar of a thundercloud

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

• शङ्खशब्दः (śaṅkhaśabdaḥ) - sound of conch shells

• च (ca) - and

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - when departed, after departing

• वाहिनीपतौ (vāhinīpatau) - when the lord of the army, the commander

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Avyaya.

दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः (dundubhinirghoṣaḥ) - sound of drums

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dundubhinirghoṣa

dundubhinirghoṣa - sound of drums

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dundubhi+nirghoṣa)

• dundubhi – drum
  noun (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix nir.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

पर्जन्यनिनदोपमः (parjanyaninadopamaḥ) - resembling the roar of a thundercloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parjanyaninadopama

parjanyaninadopama - like the roar of a thundercloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parjanya+ninada+upama)

• parjanya – rain cloud, thundercloud, god of rain
  noun (masculine)
• ninada – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nad (to roar) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, like
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies dundubhinirghoṣaḥ and śaṅkhaśabdaḥ.

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

शङ्खशब्दः (śaṅkhaśabdaḥ) - sound of conch shells

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhaśabda

śaṅkhaśabda - sound of a conch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+śabda)

• śaṅkha – conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रयाते (prayāte) - when departed, after departing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāta

yā - to go, to move

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle. Used in locative absolute construction with vāhinīpatau.

वाहिनीपतौ (vāhinīpatau) - when the lord of the army, the commander

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāhinīpati

vāhinīpati - lord of the army, commander

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+pati)

• vāhinī – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with prayāte.