वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-59, verse-4

स भास्करसहस्रस्य संघातमिव भास्वरम् ।
रथमास्थाय शक्रारिरभिदुद्राव वानरान् ॥४॥

4. sa bhāskarasahasrasya saṃghātamiva bhāsvaram ,
rathamāsthāya śakrārirabhidudrāva vānarān.

4. saḥ bhāskarāsahasrasya saṃghātam iva bhāsvaram
ratham āsthāya śakrāriḥ abhidudrāva vānarān

4. He, the enemy of Indra (Śakra), mounted a chariot that shone like the combined radiance of a thousand suns, and then rushed towards the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (he, that one)

• भास्करासहस्रस्य (bhāskarāsahasrasya) - Qualifies the 'multitude' or 'radiance'. (of a thousand suns)

• संघातम् (saṁghātam) - Refers to the combined radiance or mass of suns. (multitude, collection, mass, aggregate)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - Qualifies the 'chariot' as shining. (shining, radiant, lustrous)

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having ascended

• शक्रारिः (śakrāriḥ) - Refers to Atikāya, as Indra's enemies are typically demons. (enemy of Śakra (Indra))

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards, attacked

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Atikāya. (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भास्करासहस्रस्य (bhāskarāsahasrasya) - Qualifies the 'multitude' or 'radiance'. (of a thousand suns)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāskarāsahasra

bhāskarāsahasra - a thousand suns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+sahasra)

• bhāskara – sun, producer of light
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

संघातम् (saṁghātam) - Refers to the combined radiance or mass of suns. (multitude, collection, mass, aggregate)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃghāta

saṁghāta - accumulation, collection, mass, multitude

From sam + han (to strike, unite).

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - Qualifies the 'chariot' as shining. (shining, radiant, lustrous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, radiant, brilliant

From root bhās (to shine)

Root: bhās (class 1)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having ascended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of mounting to the main verb.

शक्रारिः (śakrāriḥ) - Refers to Atikāya, as Indra's enemies are typically demons. (enemy of Śakra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakrāri

śakrāri - enemy of Śakra (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+ari)

• śakra – Śakra (a name of Indra, king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of abhidru

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, from root dru (to run) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Object of 'abhidudrāva'.

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