वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-48, verse-85

स राजमार्गं वपुषा प्रकाशयन् सहस्ररश्मिर्धरणीमिवांशुभिः ।
जगाम तत्राञ्जलिमालया वृतः शतक्रतुर्गेहमिव स्वयम्भुवः ॥८५॥

85. sa rājamārgaṃ vapuṣā prakāśayan sahasraraśmirdharaṇīmivāṃśubhiḥ ,
jagāma tatrāñjalimālayā vṛtaḥ śatakraturgehamiva svayambhuvaḥ.

85. sa rājamārgam vapuṣā prakāśayan
sahasraraśmiḥ dharaṇīm iva aṃśubhiḥ
jagāma tatra añjalimālayā vṛtaḥ
śatakratuḥ geham iva svayambhuvaḥ

85. He (Kumbhakarna), illuminating the royal road with his immense body, just as the sun illuminates the earth with its rays, went there, surrounded by a multitude of reverent salutations, like (Indra) Śatakratu going to the abode of (Brahmā) Svayambhū.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - the royal road, highway

• वपुषा (vapuṣā) - with the body, by the form, by the figure

• प्रकाशयन् (prakāśayan) - illuminating, making visible, displaying

• सहस्ररश्मिः (sahasraraśmiḥ) - the sun (one with a thousand rays (the sun))

• धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अंशुभिः (aṁśubhiḥ) - with rays

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अञ्जलिमालया (añjalimālayā) - by a garland of folded hands, by a multitude of salutations

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered, chosen, appointed

• शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - (Indra) who performed a hundred Vedic rituals (Indra (one with a hundred Vedic rituals (yajñas)))

• गेहम् (geham) - house, abode, dwelling

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of Brahmā (the self-born) (of the self-born (Brahmā))

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

राजमार्गम् (rājamārgam) - the royal road, highway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, highway

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

वपुषा (vapuṣā) - with the body, by the form, by the figure

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

प्रकाशयन् (prakāśayan) - illuminating, making visible, displaying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśayat

prakāśayat - illuminating, shining, manifesting

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from causative of root 'kāś' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

सहस्ररश्मिः (sahasraraśmiḥ) - the sun (one with a thousand rays (the sun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasraraśmi

sahasraraśmi - having a thousand rays (epithet of the sun)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+raśmi)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• raśmi – ray, cord, rein
  noun (masculine)

धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अंशुभिः (aṁśubhiḥ) - with rays

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṃśu

aṁśu - ray of light, fibre, point

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अञ्जलिमालया (añjalimālayā) - by a garland of folded hands, by a multitude of salutations

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of añjalimālā

añjalimālā - garland of folded hands, multitude of salutations

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (añjali+mālā)

• añjali – hollow of the hands, folded hands (as gesture of reverence)
  noun (masculine)
• mālā – garland, wreath, row, series
  noun (feminine)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered, chosen, appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, selected

Past Passive Participle

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - (Indra) who performed a hundred Vedic rituals (Indra (one with a hundred Vedic rituals (yajñas)))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - one who has performed a hundred (Vedic rituals) (yajñas); an epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice, power, intelligence
  noun (masculine)

गेहम् (geham) - house, abode, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, abode

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of Brahmā (the self-born) (of the self-born (Brahmā))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence; the earth; becoming
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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