वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-57, verse-77

स भर्तुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा निष्पपाताङ्गदस्तदा ।
अनीकान्मेघसंकाशान्मेघानीकादिवांशुमान् ॥७७॥

77. sa bharturvacanaṃ śrutvā niṣpapātāṅgadastadā ,
anīkānmeghasaṃkāśānmeghānīkādivāṃśumān.

77. saḥ bhartuḥ vacanam śrutvā niṣpapāta aṅgadaḥ
tadā anīkāt meghasaṃkāśān meghānīkāt iva aṃśumān

77. tadā saḥ aṅgadaḥ bhartuḥ vacanam śrutvā,
anīkāt meghasaṃkāśān meghānīkāt iva aṃśumān niṣpapāta

77. Then, Angada, having heard his master's command, sprang forth from the army – its warriors appearing like clouds – just as the sun (aṃśumān) emerges from a mass of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the master, of the lord

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - sprang out, leapt forth, fell down

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (proper name)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अनीकात् (anīkāt) - from the army, from the host

• मेघसंकाशान् (meghasaṁkāśān) - the warriors (implied) within the army, whose appearance was like clouds (cloud-like, resembling clouds)

• मेघानीकात् (meghānīkāt) - from a mass of clouds, from a cloud-host

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (lit. possessor of rays)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Angada.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the master, of the lord

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - master, lord, husband, supporter

agent noun

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

action noun

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb 'niṣpapāta'.

निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - sprang out, leapt forth, fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

perfect active 3rd person singular

From root 'pat' with prefix 'niṣ'.

Prefix: niṣ

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Intransitive.

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Angada (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'niṣpapāta'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pronoun 'tad'.

Note: Temporal adverb.

अनीकात् (anīkāt) - from the army, from the host

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, front of an army

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Denotes origin of movement for 'niṣpapāta'.

मेघसंकाशान् (meghasaṁkāśān) - the warriors (implied) within the army, whose appearance was like clouds (cloud-like, resembling clouds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of meghasaṃkāśa

meghasaṁkāśa - cloud-like, resembling clouds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (megha+saṃkāśa)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective
  From root 'kāś' (to shine) with prefix 'saṃ'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Describes the members (e.g., monkeys/warriors) of the army, not the army itself as a single unit.

मेघानीकात् (meghānīkāt) - from a mass of clouds, from a cloud-host

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of meghānīka

meghānīka - mass of clouds, host of clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+anīka)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• anīka – host, mass, army
  noun (neuter)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Part of the simile: "as if from a cloud mass".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

Note: Introduces the simile.

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (lit. possessor of rays)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - radiant, possessing rays; the sun

possessive suffix -mat

Derived from 'aṃśu' (ray) + '-mat'.

Note: Subject in the simile.