वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-46

स लङ्घयित्वा प्राकारं पद्भ्यां पर्वतसंनिभः ।
ददर्शाभ्रघनप्रख्यं वानरानीकमद्भुतम् ॥४६॥

46. sa laṅghayitvā prākāraṃ padbhyāṃ parvatasaṃnibhaḥ ,
dadarśābhraghanaprakhyaṃ vānarānīkamadbhutam.

46. sa laṅghayitvā prākāram padbhyām parvatasaṃnibhaḥ
dadarśa abhraghanaprakhyam vānarānīkam adbhutam

46. saḥ parvatasaṃnibhaḥ padbhyām prākāram laṅghayitvā
abhraghanaprakhyam adbhutam vānarānīkam dadarśa

46. He, massive like a mountain, having leaped over the wall on foot, saw the astonishing monkey army, which resembled a dense mass of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

• लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having leaped, having jumped over

• प्राकारम् (prākāram) - wall, rampart

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by two feet, with the feet, on foot

• पर्वतसंनिभः (parvatasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• अभ्रघनप्रख्यम् (abhraghanaprakhyam) - resembling a mass of clouds, cloud-like

• वानरानीकम् (vānarānīkam) - monkey army

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing, wonderful, amazing

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of 'tad'

लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having leaped, having jumped over

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

प्राकारम् (prākāram) - wall, rampart

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prākāra

prākāra - wall, rampart, fence

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by two feet, with the feet, on foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot, step

Note: Also serves as dative/ablative dual

पर्वतसंनिभः (parvatasaṁnibhaḥ) - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatasaṃnibha

parvatasaṁnibha - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+saṃnibha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  From `sam-` + `√bhā` (to shine/resemble)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'sa' (he)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अभ्रघनप्रख्यम् (abhraghanaprakhyam) - resembling a mass of clouds, cloud-like

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhraghanaprakhya

abhraghanaprakhya - resembling a dense mass of clouds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (abhra+ghana+prakhya)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ghana – dense, thick, mass, cloud
  adjective (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From `pra-` + `√khyā` (to appear, seem)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'vānarānīkam'

वानरानीकम् (vānarānīkam) - monkey army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vānarānīka

vānarānīka - army of monkeys, monkey host

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+anīka)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing, wonderful, amazing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, amazing, marvelous

Note: Refers to 'vānarānīkam'

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