वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-29

स सैन्यमुत्सृज्य समेत्य तूर्णं महारणे वानरवाहिनीषु ।
अदृश्यमानः शरजालमुग्रं ववर्ष नीलाम्बुधरो यथाम्बु ॥२९॥

29. sa sainyamutsṛjya sametya tūrṇaṃ mahāraṇe vānaravāhinīṣu ,
adṛśyamānaḥ śarajālamugraṃ vavarṣa nīlāmbudharo yathāmbu.

29. sa sainyam utsṛjya sametya tūrṇam mahāraṇe vānaravāhinīṣu
adṛśyamānaḥ śarajālam ugram vavarṣa nīlāmbudharaḥ yathā ambu

29. sa adṛśyamānaḥ sainyam utsṛjya tūrṇam mahāraṇe vānaravāhinīṣu
sametya ugram śarajālam vavarṣa yathā nīlāmbudharaḥ ambu

29. He, remaining invisible, quickly approached the great battle among the monkey armies, having dismissed his own forces. He then rained down a fierce volley of arrows, just as a dark cloud pours forth water.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (referring to Indrajit) (he, that)

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - his own army (army, host, military force)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having dismissed (his army) (having abandoned, having dismissed, having given up)

• समेत्य (sametya) - having approached (the battle) (having approached, having met, having come together)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle (in a great battle, in a major war)

• वानरवाहिनीषु (vānaravāhinīṣu) - upon the monkey armies (among the monkey armies, in the monkey hosts)

• अदृश्यमानः (adṛśyamānaḥ) - remaining invisible (Indrajit) (not being seen, remaining invisible)

• शरजालम् (śarajālam) - a fierce volley of arrows (net of arrows, volley of arrows, multitude of arrows)

• उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce (volley of arrows) (fierce, terrible, mighty, powerful)

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained down (arrows) (rained, poured down)

• नीलाम्बुधरः (nīlāmbudharaḥ) - a dark cloud (dark cloud, blue cloud)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (referring to Indrajit) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - his own army (army, host, military force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, military, relating to an army

Derived from senā (army).

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having dismissed (his army) (having abandoned, having dismissed, having given up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Gerund formed from root sṛj with prefix ut-.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

समेत्य (sametya) - having approached (the battle) (having approached, having met, having come together)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Gerund formed from root i (to go) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root tvar (to hasten), used as an adverb.

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle (in a great battle, in a major war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, major war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)

वानरवाहिनीषु (vānaravāhinīṣu) - upon the monkey armies (among the monkey armies, in the monkey hosts)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vānaravāhinī

vānaravāhinī - army of monkeys, host of monkeys

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vānara+vāhinī)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vah (to carry, to flow).
  Root: vah (class 1)

अदृश्यमानः (adṛśyamānaḥ) - remaining invisible (Indrajit) (not being seen, remaining invisible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśyamāna

adṛśyamāna - not being seen, invisible

present passive participle

Formed from root dṛś with prefix a- and śānac suffix, passive voice.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśyamāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dṛśyamāna – being seen
  adjective (masculine)
  present passive participle
  Formed from root dṛś with śānac suffix, passive voice.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use of a present passive participle.

शरजालम् (śarajālam) - a fierce volley of arrows (net of arrows, volley of arrows, multitude of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarajāla

śarajāla - net of arrows, multitude of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce (volley of arrows) (fierce, terrible, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, powerful

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained down (arrows) (rained, poured down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vṛṣ

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

नीलाम्बुधरः (nīlāmbudharaḥ) - a dark cloud (dark cloud, blue cloud)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlāmbudhara

nīlāmbudhara - dark cloud (bearer of blue/dark water)

Compound type : upapada (nīla+ambu+dhara)

• nīla – blue, dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective/suffix (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix from root dhṛ.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

Note: The verb 'vavarṣa' (rained) is implied for 'ambu'.

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