वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-28

स पावकं पावकदीप्ततेजा हुत्वा महेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः ।
सचापबाणासिरथाश्वसूतः खे ऽन्तर्दध आत्मानमचिन्त्यरूपः ॥२८॥

28. sa pāvakaṃ pāvakadīptatejā hutvā mahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ ,
sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūtaḥ khe'ntardadha ātmānamacintyarūpaḥ.

28. saḥ pāvakam pāvakadīptatejāḥ
hutvā mahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ
sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūtaḥ khe
antardadhe ātmānam acintyarūpaḥ

28. pāvakadīptatejāḥ mahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ
acintyarūpaḥ saḥ
hutvā pāvakam sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūtaḥ
ātmānam khe antardadhe

28. He, whose brilliance blazed like fire and whose glory resembled that of great Indra, after offering into the fire, concealed himself (ātman) in the sky with his bow, arrows, sword, chariot, horses, and charioteer, in an inconceivable form.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - into the fire

• पावकदीप्ततेजाः (pāvakadīptatejāḥ) - whose splendor blazes like fire

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (an oblation into fire)

• महेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः (mahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ) - whose glory resembles that of great Indra

• सचापबाणासिरथाश्वसूतः (sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūtaḥ) - with his bow, arrows, sword, chariot, horses, and charioteer

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared, concealed himself, vanished

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self, soul

• अचिन्त्यरूपः (acintyarūpaḥ) - of inconceivable form, whose form is not to be conceived

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पावकम् (pāvakam) - into the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier

Derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

पावकदीप्ततेजाः (pāvakadīptatejāḥ) - whose splendor blazes like fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvakadīptatejas

pāvakadīptatejas - one whose splendor blazes like fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāvaka+dīpta+tejas)

• pāvaka – fire, purifier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• dīpta – blazing, shining, bright
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 6)

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (an oblation into fire)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: hu (class 3)

महेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः (mahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ) - whose glory resembles that of great Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendrapratimaprabhāva

mahendrapratimaprabhāva - one whose power/glory is like that of great Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+indra+pratima+prabhāva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  From mahat
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pratima – image, likeness, resembling
  adjective
• prabhāva – power, might, influence, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सचापबाणासिरथाश्वसूतः (sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūtaḥ) - with his bow, arrows, sword, chariot, horses, and charioteer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūta

sacāpabāṇāsirathāśvasūta - having bow, arrows, sword, chariot, horses, and charioteer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cāpa+bāṇa+asi+ratha+aśva+sūta)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 4)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared, concealed himself, vanished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of dhā

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self, soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

अचिन्त्यरूपः (acintyarūpaḥ) - of inconceivable form, whose form is not to be conceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acintyarūpa

acintyarūpa - one whose form is inconceivable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cintya+rūpa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cintya – to be thought, conceivable, to be pondered
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: cint (class 10)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

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