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

तद्वानरानीकमतिप्रचण्डं दिशो द्रवद्भिन्नमिवाभ्रजालम् ।
स कुम्भकर्णः समवेक्ष्य हर्षान्ननाद भूयो घनवद्घनाभः ॥४८॥

48. tadvānarānīkamatipracaṇḍaṃ diśo dravadbhinnamivābhrajālam ,
sa kumbhakarṇaḥ samavekṣya harṣānnanāda bhūyo ghanavadghanābhaḥ.

48. tat vānarānīkam atipracaṇḍam diśaḥ
dravat bhinnam iva abhrajālam
saḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ samavekṣya harṣāt
nanāda bhūyaḥ ghanavat ghanābhaḥ

48. saḥ ghanābhaḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ atipracaṇḍam
diśaḥ dravat bhinnam iva
abhrajālam tat vānarānīkam samavekṣya
harṣāt ghanavat bhūyaḥ nanāda

48. That cloud-like Kumbhakarṇa, observing that exceedingly fierce monkey army scattering in all directions like a dispersed mass of clouds, roared again with joy, like a thunderous cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the monkey army) (that)

• वानरानीकम् (vānarānīkam) - monkey army

• अतिप्रचण्डम् (atipracaṇḍam) - exceedingly fierce, very violent

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• द्रवत् (dravat) - fleeing, running, flowing

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - scattered, broken, divided

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभ्रजालम् (abhrajālam) - network/mass of clouds

• सः (saḥ) - He (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

• कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

• समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having observed, having seen carefully

• हर्षात् (harṣāt) - from joy, with joy

• ननाद (nanāda) - he roared, he sounded

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• घनवत् (ghanavat) - like a cloud, cloud-like

• घनाभः (ghanābhaḥ) - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the monkey army) (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative/accusative singular neuter form of 'tad'

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)

अतिप्रचण्डम् (atipracaṇḍam) - exceedingly fierce, very violent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atipracaṇḍa

atipracaṇḍa - exceedingly fierce, very violent, terrible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+pracaṇḍa)

• ati – exceedingly, very, over
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'over, beyond, excessively'
• pracaṇḍa – fierce, violent, terrible
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Refers to 'vānarānīkam'

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

द्रवत् (dravat) - fleeing, running, flowing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dravat

dravat - flowing, running, fleeing

Present Active Participle

From √dru (to run, flow) with -at suffix

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'vānarānīkam'

भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - scattered, broken, divided

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, scattered, divided

Past Passive Participle

From √bhid (to break, split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Refers to 'vānarānīkam'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अभ्रजालम् (abhrajālam) - network/mass of clouds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhrajāla

abhrajāla - network of clouds, mass of clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+jāla)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - He (Kumbhakarṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of 'tad'

कुम्भकर्णः (kumbhakarṇaḥ) - Kumbhakarṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhakarṇa

kumbhakarṇa - Kumbhakarṇa (name of a rākṣasa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+karṇa)

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

समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having observed, having seen carefully

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with prefixes sam- + ava- and suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

हर्षात् (harṣāt) - from joy, with joy

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, pleasure

Note: The ablative is often used to denote cause or manner

ननाद (nanāda) - he roared, he sounded

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: nad (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of 'bahu' used as an adverb

घनवत् (ghanavat) - like a cloud, cloud-like

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -vat

घनाभः (ghanābhaḥ) - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghanābha

ghanābha - resembling a cloud, cloud-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+ābha)

• ghana – cloud, dense, thick
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, splendor
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ā-` + `√bhā` (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'kumbhakarṇaḥ'

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