वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-53

तस्य दीप्ताग्निसदृशे विद्युत्सदृशवर्चसी ।
ददृशाते महानेत्रे दीप्ताविव महाग्रहौ ॥५३॥

53. tasya dīptāgnisadṛśe vidyutsadṛśavarcasī ,
dadṛśāte mahānetre dīptāviva mahāgrahau.

53. tasya dīptāgnisadṛśe vidyutsadṛśavarcasī
dadṛśāte mahānetre dīptau iva mahāgrahau

53. tasya mahānetre dīptāgnisadṛśe
vidyutsadṛśavarcasī dīptau mahāgrahau iva dadṛśāte

53. His two great eyes, blazing like fire and shining with the brilliance of lightning, appeared like two radiant great planets.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• दीप्ताग्निसदृशे (dīptāgnisadṛśe) - like a blazing fire

• विद्युत्सदृशवर्चसी (vidyutsadṛśavarcasī) - with splendor like lightning, having radiance like lightning

• ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - were seen, appeared

• महानेत्रे (mahānetre) - two great eyes

• दीप्तौ (dīptau) - blazing, radiant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाग्रहौ (mahāgrahau) - two great planets/stars

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दीप्ताग्निसदृशे (dīptāgnisadṛśe) - like a blazing fire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dīptāgnisadṛśa

dīptāgnisadṛśa - resembling a blazing fire

Compound of dīpta (blazing) + agni (fire) + sadṛśa (like).

Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (dīpta+agni+sadṛśa)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, ignited
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dīp (to blaze, shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

विद्युत्सदृशवर्चसी (vidyutsadṛśavarcasī) - with splendor like lightning, having radiance like lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vidyutsadṛśavarcas

vidyutsadṛśavarcas - having splendor like lightning

Compound of vidyut (lightning) + sadṛśa (like) + varcas (splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidyut+sadṛśa+varcas)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• sadṛśa – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
• varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Reduplicated perfect form of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The eyes 'were seen' or 'appeared'.

महानेत्रे (mahānetre) - two great eyes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of mahānetra

mahānetra - great eye

Compound of mahā (great) + netra (eye).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+netra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The subject of the verb 'dadṛśāte'.

दीप्तौ (dīptau) - blazing, radiant

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, illuminated, splendid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dīp (to blaze, shine) with kta suffix.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāgrahau'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाग्रहौ (mahāgrahau) - two great planets/stars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāgraha

mahāgraha - great planet, powerful celestial body

Compound of mahā (great) + graha (planet, celestial body).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+graha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• graha – planet, celestial body, seizer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)

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