वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-59, verse-18
सध्वजः सपताकश्च सानुकर्षो महारथः ।
चतुःसादिसमायुक्तो मेघस्तनितनिस्वनः ॥१८॥
चतुःसादिसमायुक्तो मेघस्तनितनिस्वनः ॥१८॥
18. sadhvajaḥ sapatākaśca sānukarṣo mahārathaḥ ,
catuḥsādisamāyukto meghastanitanisvanaḥ.
catuḥsādisamāyukto meghastanitanisvanaḥ.
18.
sadhvajaḥ sapatākaḥ ca sānukarṣaḥ mahārathaḥ
catuḥsādisamāyuktaḥ meghastanitanisvanaḥ
catuḥsādisamāyuktaḥ meghastanitanisvanaḥ
18.
sadhvajaḥ sapatākaḥ ca sānukarṣaḥ
catuḥsādisamāyuktaḥ meghastanitanisvanaḥ mahārathaḥ
catuḥsādisamāyuktaḥ meghastanitanisvanaḥ mahārathaḥ
18.
The great chariot, complete with its banner and flag, with its appendage, drawn by four horses, and roaring like a thundering cloud.
Words meanings summery:
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- सध्वजः (sadhvajaḥ) - with a banner, having a flag
- सपताकः (sapatākaḥ) - with a flag, having a pennant
- च (ca) - and
- सानुकर्षः (sānukarṣaḥ) - with an appendage, having a trailer
- महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot, great warrior (in a chariot)
- चतुःसादिसमायुक्तः (catuḥsādisamāyuktaḥ) - equipped with four horses/riders/occupants
- मेघस्तनितनिस्वनः (meghastanitanisvanaḥ) - having the sound/roar of a thundering cloud
Words meanings and morphology
सध्वजः (sadhvajaḥ) - with a banner, having a flag
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadhvaja
sadhvaja - with a banner/flag
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dhvaja)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - dhvaja – flag, banner
noun (masculine)
सपताकः (sapatākaḥ) - with a flag, having a pennant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sapatāka
sapatāka - with a flag/pennant
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+patāka)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - patāka – flag, banner, pennant
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सानुकर्षः (sānukarṣaḥ) - with an appendage, having a trailer
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sānukarṣa
sānukarṣa - with a trailer, having an appendage/drag-cart
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+anukarṣa)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - anukarṣa – a drag-cart, appendage, trailing object
noun (masculine)
Prefix: anu
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot, great warrior (in a chariot)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha
mahāratha - great chariot, great warrior
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - ratha – chariot, car
noun (masculine)
चतुःसादिसमायुक्तः (catuḥsādisamāyuktaḥ) - equipped with four horses/riders/occupants
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of catuḥsādisamāyukta
catuḥsādisamāyukta - equipped with four horses/riders
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+sādi+samāyukta)
- catur – four
numeral - sādi – horse, rider, charioteer
noun (masculine) - samāyukta – connected with, joined, furnished with, equipped
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
मेघस्तनितनिस्वनः (meghastanitanisvanaḥ) - having the sound/roar of a thundering cloud
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of meghastanitanisvana
meghastanitanisvana - sounding like a thundering cloud, having the roar of a cloud's thunder
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+stanita+nisvana)
- megha – cloud
noun (masculine) - stanita – thunder, rumbling sound
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Used as a noun
Root: stan (class 1) - nisvana – sound, roar, noise
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: svan (class 1)