वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-13

स शङ्खशशिवर्णेन छत्रेण रिपुसादनः ।
रराज परिपूर्णेन नभश्चन्द्रमसा यथा ॥१३॥

13. sa śaṅkhaśaśivarṇena chatreṇa ripusādanaḥ ,
rarāja paripūrṇena nabhaścandramasā yathā.

13. sa śaṅkhaśaśivarṇena chatreṇa ripusādanaḥ
rarāja paripūrṇena nabhaḥ candramasā yathā

13. ripusādanaḥ sa śaṅkhaśaśivarṇena chatreṇa rarāja,
yathā nabhaḥ paripūrṇena candramasā.

13. He, the vanquisher of enemies, shone splendidly with an umbrella the color of a conch and the moon, just as the sky shines with a full moon.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• शङ्खशशिवर्णेन (śaṅkhaśaśivarṇena) - by the conch-and-moon-colored (umbrella) (by the one having the color of a conch and the moon)

• छत्रेण (chatreṇa) - by an umbrella, with an umbrella

• रिपुसादनः (ripusādanaḥ) - subjugator of enemies, destroyer of foes

• रराज (rarāja) - shone, was splendid, appeared grand

• परिपूर्णेन (paripūrṇena) - by the full (moon) (by the completely full, by the perfect)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

• चन्द्रमसा (candramasā) - by the moon

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject who is described as 'destroyer of enemies'.

शङ्खशशिवर्णेन (śaṅkhaśaśivarṇena) - by the conch-and-moon-colored (umbrella) (by the one having the color of a conch and the moon)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaṅkhaśaśivarṇa

śaṅkhaśaśivarṇa - having the color of a conch and the moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+śaśi+varṇa)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• śaśi – moon
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'chatreṇa'.

छत्रेण (chatreṇa) - by an umbrella, with an umbrella

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of chatra

chatra - umbrella

रिपुसादनः (ripusādanaḥ) - subjugator of enemies, destroyer of foes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripusādana

ripusādana - subduing enemies, destroyer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ripu+sādana)

• ripu – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sādana – destroying, subduing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √sad (to sit, settle, destroy) with suffix -ana.
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Functions as an epithet for the main subject.

रराज (rarāja) - shone, was splendid, appeared grand

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada.

Root: rāj (class 1)

परिपूर्णेन (paripūrṇena) - by the full (moon) (by the completely full, by the perfect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paripūrṇa

paripūrṇa - completely full, perfect, abundant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'pari' + √pṝ (to fill) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: pṝ (class 9)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Note: Subject in the simile.

चन्द्रमसा (candramasā) - by the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

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