वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-52

रूपमुत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य कुम्भकर्णस्य तद्बभौ ।
तपान्ते सबलाकस्य मेघस्येव विवर्षतः ॥५२॥

52. rūpamuttiṣṭhatastasya kumbhakarṇasya tadbabhau ,
tapānte sabalākasya meghasyeva vivarṣataḥ.

52. rūpam uttiṣṭhataḥ tasya kumbhakarṇasya tat babhau
tapānte sabalākasya meghasya iva vivarṣataḥ

52. uttiṣṭhataḥ tasya kumbhakarṇasya tat rūpam
tapānte sabalākasya vivarṣataḥ meghasya iva babhau

52. As Kumbhakarna rose, his form appeared splendid, like a cloud accompanied by cranes, raining at the end of the hot season.

Words meanings summery:

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

• उत्तिष्ठतः (uttiṣṭhataḥ) - of him who is rising up, as he rose

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

• तत् (tat) - that form of his (that (form))

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared splendid, was beautiful

• तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of the hot season (summer)

• सबलाकस्य (sabalākasya) - with cranes, accompanied by cranes

• मेघस्य (meghasya) - of a cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विवर्षतः (vivarṣataḥ) - showering, raining

Words meanings and morphology

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty, image

उत्तिष्ठतः (uttiṣṭhataḥ) - of him who is rising up, as he rose

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uttiṣṭhat

uttiṣṭhat - rising up, standing up

Present Active Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand) with prefix ut- and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुम्भकर्णस्य (kumbhakarṇasya) - of Kumbhakarna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarna (a giant demon, brother of Ravana)

Literally 'pot-eared'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+karṇa)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that form of his (that (form))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared splendid, was beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Reduplicated perfect form of √bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of the hot season (summer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tapānta

tapānta - end of heat, end of hot season, end of summer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapa+anta)

• tapa – heat, summer, asceticism
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the end of the summer season, when clouds gather for rain.

सबलाकस्य (sabalākasya) - with cranes, accompanied by cranes

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sabalāka

sabalāka - accompanied by cranes, with herons (balāka)

With 'sa' (with, accompanied by) and 'balāka' (crane).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+balāka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• balāka – crane, heron
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'meghasya'.

मेघस्य (meghasya) - of a cloud

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of megha

megha - cloud

From √mih (to sprinkle, urinate).

Root: mih (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विवर्षतः (vivarṣataḥ) - showering, raining

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivarṣat

vivarṣat - raining, showering

Present Active Participle

Derived from √vṛṣ (to rain) with prefix vi- and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'meghasya'.

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