वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-31

सशङ्खभेरीपटहप्रणादमास्फोटितक्ष्वेडितसिंहनादम् ।
दिशो द्रवन्तस्त्रिदिवं किरन्तः श्रुत्वा विहंगाः सहसा निपेतुः ॥३१॥

31. saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇādamāsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṃhanādam ,
diśo dravantastridivaṃ kirantaḥ śrutvā vihaṃgāḥ sahasā nipetuḥ.

31. saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇādam āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṃhanādam diśaḥ
dravantaḥ tridivam kirantaḥ śrutvā vihaṃgāḥ sahasā nipetuḥ

31. vihaṃgāḥ diśaḥ dravantaḥ tridivam kirantaḥ saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇādam
āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṃhanādam śrutvā sahasā nipetuḥ

31. Hearing the resounding blasts of conches, kettledrums, and drums, combined with arm-slapping, shouts, and lion-like roars, the birds, who were fleeing in all directions and filling the sky, suddenly fell down.

Words meanings summery:

• सशङ्खभेरीपटहप्रणादम् (saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇādam) - with the sound of conches, kettledrums, and drums

• आस्फोटितक्ष्वेडितसिंहनादम् (āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṁhanādam) - with arm-slapping, shouts, and lion-like roars

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• द्रवन्तः (dravantaḥ) - fleeing, running

• त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - the sky, heaven

• किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - scattering, filling, covering

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, upon hearing

• विहंगाः (vihaṁgāḥ) - birds

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

Words meanings and morphology

सशङ्खभेरीपटहप्रणादम् (saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇādam) - with the sound of conches, kettledrums, and drums

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇāda

saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇāda - with the sound of conches, kettledrums, and drums; accompanied by the noise of shells, kettle-drums, and other drums

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śaṅkha+bherī+paṭaha+praṇāda)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śaṅkha – conch, conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• bherī – kettledrum, drum
  noun (feminine)
• paṭaha – drum, tabor
  noun (masculine)
• praṇāda – sound, noise, roar, loud sound
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √nad (class 1)

Note: Direct object of the action 'śrutvā' (having heard).

आस्फोटितक्ष्वेडितसिंहनादम् (āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṁhanādam) - with arm-slapping, shouts, and lion-like roars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṃhanāda

āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṁhanāda - arm-slapping, shouts, and lion-roars

Compound type : dvandva (āsphoṭita+kṣveḍita+siṃhanāda)

• āsphoṭita – arm-slapping, striking the arms
  noun (neuter/masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sphuṭ with prefix ā, meaning 'to burst forth', here 'to slap' (used as a noun).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √sphuṭ (class 1)
• kṣveḍita – shout, roaring, war-cry
  noun (neuter/masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṣviḍ, meaning 'to make a sound, roar' (used as a noun).
  Root: √kṣviḍ (class 1)
• siṃhanāda – lion-roar, roar like a lion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √nad (class 1)

Note: Direct object of the action 'śrutvā'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Note: Direct object of 'dravantaḥ'.

द्रवन्तः (dravantaḥ) - fleeing, running

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dravant

dravant - running, fleeing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √dru (to run, flee) with the suffix -śatṛ.

Root: √dru (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vihaṃgāḥ'.

त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - the sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tridiva

tridiva - heaven, sky (lit. 'three heavens' or 'three lights')

Note: Direct object of 'kirantaḥ'.

किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - scattering, filling, covering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirant

kirant - scattering, spreading, filling, strewing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ (to scatter, spread) with the suffix -śatṛ.

Root: √kṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'vihaṃgāḥ'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, upon hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with the suffix -tvā from the root √śru (to hear).

Root: √śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to the main verb 'nipetuḥ'.

विहंगाः (vihaṁgāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaṃga

vihaṁga - bird (lit. 'moving in the sky')

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'nipetuḥ'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'nipetuḥ'.

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √pat

Prefix: ni

Root: √pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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