वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-62, verse-23

नारी जनस्य धूमेन व्याप्तस्योच्चैर्विनेदुषः ।
स्वनो ज्वलनतप्तस्य शुश्रुवे दशयोजनम् ॥२३॥

23. nārī janasya dhūmena vyāptasyoccairvineduṣaḥ ,
svano jvalanataptasya śuśruve daśayojanam.

23. nārī janasya dhūmena vyāptasya uccaiḥ vineduṣaḥ
svanaḥ jvalanataptasya śuśruve daśayojanam

23. dhūmena vyāptasya uccaiḥ vineduṣaḥ jvalanataptasya
nārī janasya svanaḥ daśayojanam śuśruve

23. The cries of the women, who were enveloped by smoke, loudly screaming, and scorched by the flames, were heard for a distance of ten yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

• नारी (nārī) - women (among the populace) (woman, female)

• जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of the folk

• धूमेन (dhūmena) - by smoke

• व्याप्तस्य (vyāptasya) - of the people enveloped by smoke (of him pervaded, of him filled, of him enveloped)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

• विनेदुषः (vineduṣaḥ) - of the people who were screaming (of him who cried out, of him who screamed)

• स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, noise, cry

• ज्वलनतप्तस्य (jvalanataptasya) - of the people scorched by the flames (of him burnt by fire, of him scorched by flames)

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

• दशयोजनम् (daśayojanam) - for ten yojanas (a measure of distance)

Words meanings and morphology

नारी (nārī) - women (among the populace) (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female, wife

जनस्य (janasya) - of the people, of the folk

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, folk

Root: jan (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of the people'.

धूमेन (dhūmena) - by smoke

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, fume, vapor

Note: Agent or instrument for `vyāptasya`

व्याप्तस्य (vyāptasya) - of the people enveloped by smoke (of him pervaded, of him filled, of him enveloped)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

from √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `janasya`

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `vineduṣaḥ`

विनेदुषः (vineduṣaḥ) - of the people who were screaming (of him who cried out, of him who screamed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vinad

vinad - to cry out, to roar, to scream

Perfect Active Participle (genitive singular masculine)

from √nad (to roar, sound) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `janasya`

स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound, noise, cry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, cry, roar

from √svan (to sound)

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of `śuśruve`

ज्वलनतप्तस्य (jvalanataptasya) - of the people scorched by the flames (of him burnt by fire, of him scorched by flames)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jvalanatapta

jvalanatapta - burnt by fire/flames

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvalana+tapta)

• jvalana – burning, blazing, fire, flame
  noun (masculine)
  action noun from √jval (to burn)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• tapta – heated, burnt, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √tap (to heat, burn)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `janasya`

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, perfect (Lit) of śru

Perfect Middle/Passive Third Person Singular

reduplicated perfect, middle voice indicating passive sense here

Root: śru (class 5)

दशयोजनम् (daśayojanam) - for ten yojanas (a measure of distance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daśayojana

daśayojana - a distance of ten yojanas (a yojana is a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km)

Compound type : dvigu (daśan+yojana)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km), yoking, union
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adverbial accusative of measure.