वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-41

उल्काशनियुता मेघा विनेदुश्च सुदारुणाः ।
ससागरवना चैव वसुधा समकम्पत ॥४१॥

41. ulkāśaniyutā meghā vineduśca sudāruṇāḥ ,
sasāgaravanā caiva vasudhā samakampata.

41. ulkāśaniyutāḥ meghāḥ vineduḥ ca sudāruṇāḥ
sasāgaravanā ca eva vasudhā samakampata

41. ulkāśaniyutāḥ sudāruṇāḥ meghāḥ vineduḥ ca
sasāgaravanā vasudhā ca eva samakampata

41. Clouds, accompanied by meteors and lightning, roared very terribly, and indeed, the earth, along with its oceans and forests, shook violently.

Words meanings summery:

• उल्काशनियुताः (ulkāśaniyutāḥ) - accompanied by meteors and lightning

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared; they resounded

• च (ca) - and; also

• सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very terrible; exceedingly dreadful

• ससागरवना (sasāgaravanā) - having its oceans and forests; with oceans and forests

• च (ca) - and; also

• एव (eva) - indeed; truly; just

• वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth; the world

• समकम्पत (samakampata) - it trembled; it shook violently

Words meanings and morphology

उल्काशनियुताः (ulkāśaniyutāḥ) - accompanied by meteors and lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ulkāśaniyuta

ulkāśaniyuta - joined with meteors and lightning

Compound type : tatpurusha (ulkā+aśani+yuta)

• ulkā – meteor, firebrand, flaming torch
  noun (feminine)
• aśani – lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• yuta – joined, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yu (to join, unite)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'meghāḥ'.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud, rain-cloud

विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - they roared; they resounded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nad

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very terrible; exceedingly dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, utterly cruel

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, hard, severe
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'meghāḥ'.

ससागरवना (sasāgaravanā) - having its oceans and forests; with oceans and forests

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sasāgaravana

sasāgaravana - accompanied by oceans and forests

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+sāgara+vana)

• saha – with, together, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vasudhā'.

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed; truly; just

(indeclinable)

वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth; the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth (literally 'bearer of wealth')

समकम्पत (samakampata) - it trembled; it shook violently

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of kamp

Prefix: sam

Root: kamp (class 1)

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