वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-28

हयमुच्चैःश्रवः प्रख्यं श्वेतं कनकभूषणम् ।
मनोजवं महाकायमारुरोह नरान्तकः ॥२८॥

28. hayamuccaiḥśravaḥ prakhyaṃ śvetaṃ kanakabhūṣaṇam ,
manojavaṃ mahākāyamāruroha narāntakaḥ.

28. hayam uccaiḥśravaḥ prakhyam śvetam kanakabhūṣaṇam
manojavam mahākāyam āruroha narāntakaḥ

28. narāntakaḥ uccaiḥśravaḥ prakhyam śvetam
kanakabhūṣaṇam manojavam mahākāyam hayam āruroha

28. Narāntaka mounted a huge-bodied, white horse, adorned with gold, which resembled Uccaiḥśravas and was swift as thought.

Words meanings summery:

• हयम् (hayam) - horse

• उच्चैःश्रवः (uccaiḥśravaḥ) - Uccaiḥśravas (Indra's divine horse)

• प्रख्यम् (prakhyam) - resembling, like, famous

• श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white

• कनकभूषणम् (kanakabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

• मनोजवम् (manojavam) - swift as thought

• महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - huge-bodied, gigantic

• आरुरोह (āruroha) - mounted, ascended

• नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (a rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

हयम् (hayam) - horse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Object of 'āruroha'.

उच्चैःश्रवः (uccaiḥśravaḥ) - Uccaiḥśravas (Indra's divine horse)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccaiḥśravas

uccaiḥśravas - Uccaiḥśravas, a divine horse of Indra, born from the churning of the ocean

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uccaiḥ+śravas)

• uccaiḥ – loudly, high
  indeclinable
• śravas – fame, sound, ear
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: In context, taken as nominative to be compared with the horse, or a form that can be used adjectivally.

प्रख्यम् (prakhyam) - resembling, like, famous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prakhya

prakhya - resembling, like, visible, famous

Derivative from root √khyā (to be known) with 'pra-'.

From 'pra-' + √khyā.

Prefix: pra

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'hayam'.

श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śveta

śveta - white, fair

Root: śvit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hayam'.

कनकभूषणम् (kanakabhūṣaṇam) - adorned with gold, having golden ornaments

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kanakabhūṣaṇa

kanakabhūṣaṇa - adorned with gold, golden ornament

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+bhūṣaṇa)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhūṣ (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hayam'.

मनोजवम् (manojavam) - swift as thought

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manojava

manojava - swift as thought

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+java)

• manas – mind, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• java – speed, swiftness
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jū (to be swift).
  Root: jū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hayam'.

महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - huge-bodied, gigantic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - huge-bodied, gigantic

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'hayam'.

आरुरोह (āruroha) - mounted, ascended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of ruh

Perfect active

From root √ruh (to ascend), perfect tense, 3rd person singular active. With prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

नरान्तकः (narāntakaḥ) - Narāntaka (a rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narāntaka

narāntaka - Narāntaka, 'destroyer of men', name of a rākṣasa

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+antaka)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• antaka – ender, destroyer, death
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ant (to end).
  Root: ant (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'āruroha'.