वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-24

सकृदेव समिद्धस्य विधूमस्य महार्चिषः ।
बभूवुस्तानि लिङ्गानि विजयं यान्यदर्शयन् ॥२४॥

24. sakṛdeva samiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ ,
babhūvustāni liṅgāni vijayaṃ yānyadarśayan.

24. sakṛt eva samiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ
babhūvuḥ tāni liṅgāni vijayam yāni adarśayan

24. sakṛt eva samiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ
yāni vijayam adarśayan tāni liṅgāni babhūvuḥ

24. Immediately, the well-kindled, smokeless fire with mighty flames showed auspicious signs that indicated victory.

Words meanings summery:

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - "immediately", indicating the quick kindling of the fire (once, at once, immediately)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the immediacy or certainty (indeed, only, just)

• समिद्धस्य (samiddhasya) - of the fire that was well-kindled (of the well-kindled, of the inflamed)

• विधूमस्य (vidhūmasya) - of the fire that emitted no smoke, a good omen (of the smokeless, without smoke)

• महार्चिषः (mahārciṣaḥ) - of the fire that had mighty flames, an auspicious sign (of the great-flamed, having mighty flames)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - the signs appeared (they became, they appeared)

• तानि (tāni) - those signs (which are about to be described by the relative pronoun) (those)

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - auspicious signs or omens for victory (signs, marks, characteristics, omens)

• विजयम् (vijayam) - the victory that the signs indicated (victory, conquest)

• यानि (yāni) - referring to the signs (liṅgāni) (which (pl. neut.))

• अदर्शयन् (adarśayan) - the signs showed victory (they showed, they indicated)

Words meanings and morphology

सकृत् (sakṛt) - "immediately", indicating the quick kindling of the fire (once, at once, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying the state of the fire

एव (eva) - emphasizing the immediacy or certainty (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

समिद्धस्य (samiddhasya) - of the fire that was well-kindled (of the well-kindled, of the inflamed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samiddha

samiddha - well-kindled, inflamed, burning brightly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam + indh (to kindle)

Prefix: sam

Root: indh (class 7)

विधूमस्य (vidhūmasya) - of the fire that emitted no smoke, a good omen (of the smokeless, without smoke)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, without smoke

Compound 'vi' (without) + 'dhūma' (smoke)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating privation
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'agneḥ'

महार्चिषः (mahārciṣaḥ) - of the fire that had mighty flames, an auspicious sign (of the great-flamed, having mighty flames)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahārciṣ

mahārciṣ - great-flamed, having mighty rays/flames

Bahuvrihi compound: mahat (great) + arcis (flame/ray)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+arcis)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• arcis – flame, ray of light
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from arc (to shine)
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'agneḥ'

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - the signs appeared (they became, they appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perf. Active 3rd pl.

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural, root bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those signs (which are about to be described by the relative pronoun) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with liṅgāni

लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - auspicious signs or omens for victory (signs, marks, characteristics, omens)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of liṅga

liṅga - sign, mark, characteristic, gender, omen

Note: Subject of babhūvuḥ

विजयम् (vijayam) - the victory that the signs indicated (victory, conquest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from vi + ji (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Direct object of adarśayan

यानि (yāni) - referring to the signs (liṅgāni) (which (pl. neut.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Subject of adarśayan, refers to liṅgāni

अदर्शयन् (adarśayan) - the signs showed victory (they showed, they indicated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active 3rd pl. (causative)

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural, causative form of root dṛś (to see), meaning 'to cause to see' or 'to show'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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