वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-50

तस्य जाजृम्भमाणस्य वक्त्रं पातालसंनिभम् ।
ददृशे मेरुशृङ्गाग्रे दिवाकर इवोदितः ॥५०॥

50. tasya jājṛmbhamāṇasya vaktraṃ pātālasaṃnibham ,
dadṛśe meruśṛṅgāgre divākara ivoditaḥ.

50. tasya jājṛmbhamāṇasya pātālasannibham vaktram
meruśṛṅgāgre uditaḥ divākaraḥ iva dadṛśe

50. While he was yawning intensely, his mouth, resembling the netherworld (pātāla), was seen like the risen sun at the summit of Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• जाजृम्भमाणस्य (jājṛmbhamāṇasya) - of him who was yawning intensely

• पातालसन्निभम् (pātālasannibham) - resembling the netherworld (pātāla)

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth

• मेरुशृङ्गाग्रे (meruśṛṅgāgre) - on the peak of Mount Meru

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

जाजृम्भमाणस्य (jājṛmbhamāṇasya) - of him who was yawning intensely

(verbal derivative)

पातालसन्निभम् (pātālasannibham) - resembling the netherworld (pātāla)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātālasannibha

pātālasannibha - resembling the netherworld

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pātāla+sannibha)

• pātāla – the netherworld, one of the seven lower worlds
  noun (neuter)
• sannibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face

मेरुशृङ्गाग्रे (meruśṛṅgāgre) - on the peak of Mount Meru

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of meruśṛṅgāgra

meruśṛṅgāgra - the summit of Mount Meru's peak

Compound type : tatpurusha (meruśṛṅga+agra)

• meruśṛṅga – peak of Mount Meru
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, summit, front
  noun (neuter)

उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen

(verbal derivative)

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - day-maker, sun

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  agent noun
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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