वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-61, verse-63

स भास्कराध्वानमनुप्रपन्नस्तद्भास्कराभं शिखरं प्रगृह्य ।
बभौ तदा भास्करसंनिकाशो रवेः समीपे प्रतिभास्कराभः ॥६३॥

63. sa bhāskarādhvānamanuprapannastadbhāskarābhaṃ śikharaṃ pragṛhya ,
babhau tadā bhāskarasaṃnikāśo raveḥ samīpe pratibhāskarābhaḥ.

63. saḥ bhāskarādhvānam anuprapannaḥ
tat bhāskarābham śikharam pragṛhya
babhau tadā bhāskarasaṃnikāśaḥ
raveḥ samīpe pratibhāskarābhaḥ

63. saḥ bhāskarādhvānam anuprapannaḥ
tat bhāskarābham śikharam pragṛhya
tadā babhau bhāskarasaṃnikāśaḥ
raveḥ samīpe pratibhāskarābhaḥ

63. He (Hanumān), having reached the sun's path and seizing that peak which shone like the sun, then himself shone with a radiance resembling the sun, appearing like a rival sun in the vicinity of the actual sun.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

• भास्कराध्वानम् (bhāskarādhvānam) - the trajectory of the sun in the sky (the path of the sun)

• अनुप्रपन्नः (anuprapannaḥ) - having followed and reached (the sun's path) (having reached, having attained, having followed)

• तत् (tat) - that (peak, referring back to the one he tore out) (that, it)

• भास्कराभम् (bhāskarābham) - shining with the brilliance of the sun (sun-like, shining like the sun)

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - the mountain peak (he had uprooted) (peak, summit)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized (the peak) (having seized, having grasped)

• बभौ (babhau) - shone brightly (shone, appeared)

• तदा (tadā) - at that moment (of shining) (then, at that time)

• भास्करसंनिकाशः (bhāskarasaṁnikāśaḥ) - shining with the brilliance of the sun itself (resembling the sun, sun-like)

• रवेः (raveḥ) - of the actual sun (of the sun)

• समीपे (samīpe) - in the close proximity of (near, in the vicinity of)

• प्रतिभास्कराभः (pratibhāskarābhaḥ) - shining as if he were a competing or second sun (shining like a rival sun, resembling a counter-sun)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Hanumān) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `babhau`.

भास्कराध्वानम् (bhāskarādhvānam) - the trajectory of the sun in the sky (the path of the sun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskarādhvan

bhāskarādhvan - sun's path, solar orbit

Tatpuruṣa compound `bhāskara` (sun) + `adhvan` (path).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+adhvan)

• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `bhās` (light) + `kara` (maker).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• adhvan – path, road, journey, course
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `anuprapannaḥ` (implied with directional meaning).

अनुप्रपन्नः (anuprapannaḥ) - having followed and reached (the sun's path) (having reached, having attained, having followed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuprapanna

anuprapanna - having reached, attained, followed

Past Passive Participle

From `anu-pra-√pad` 'to follow and reach' (`anu` + `pra` + `pad` + `kta`).

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: √pad (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (peak, referring back to the one he tore out) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

भास्कराभम् (bhāskarābham) - shining with the brilliance of the sun (sun-like, shining like the sun)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāskarābha

bhāskarābha - resembling the sun, shining like the sun

Tatpuruṣa or Upamāna compound `bhāskara` (sun) + `ābha` (splendor, likeness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+ābha)

• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `bhās` (light) + `kara` (maker).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• ābha – splendor, light, likeness, resembling
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from `ā-√bhā` 'to shine upon'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `śikharam`.

शिखरम् (śikharam) - the mountain peak (he had uprooted) (peak, summit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top of a mountain, crest

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized (the peak) (having seized, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From `pra-√grah` 'to seize' (`pra` + `grah` + `lyap`).

Prefix: pra

Root: √grah (class 9)

बभौ (babhau) - shone brightly (shone, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √bhā

Perfect active indicative

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: √bhā (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - at that moment (of shining) (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb, formed from `tad` + `dā`.

भास्करसंनिकाशः (bhāskarasaṁnikāśaḥ) - shining with the brilliance of the sun itself (resembling the sun, sun-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskarasaṃnikāśa

bhāskarasaṁnikāśa - resembling the sun, like the sun

Compound `bhāskara` (sun) + `saṃnikāśa` (resembling, like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+saṃnikāśa)

• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `bhās` (light) + `kara` (maker).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• saṃnikāśa – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From `sam-ni-√kāś` 'to appear like, resemble'.
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: √kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ` (Hanumān).

रवेः (raveḥ) - of the actual sun (of the sun)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - sun, sun-god

Note: Qualifies `samīpe`.

समीपे (samīpe) - in the close proximity of (near, in the vicinity of)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of the noun `samīpa` used adverbially.

प्रतिभास्कराभः (pratibhāskarābhaḥ) - shining as if he were a competing or second sun (shining like a rival sun, resembling a counter-sun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibhāskarābha

pratibhāskarābha - resembling a rival sun, shining like another sun

Bahuvrīhi compound `prati` (counter, rival) + `bhāskara` (sun) + `ābha` (splendor, likeness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prati+bhāskara+ābha)

• prati – towards, against, in return, rival
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition, here implying rivalry or likeness.
• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `bhās` (light) + `kara` (maker).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• ābha – splendor, light, likeness, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `ā-√bhā` 'to shine upon'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ` (Hanumān).